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Moclips, Washington | |
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 Location of Moclips, Washington | |
| Coordinates: 47°14′10″N 124°12′46″W / 47.23611°N 124.21278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Grays Harbor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.81 sq mi (4.69 km2) |
| • Land | 1.78 sq mi (4.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 211 |
| • Density | 120/sq mi (45/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 98562 |
| Area code | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-46405[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1512471[2] |
Moclips is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 211 at the 2020 census.[3] It is located near the mouth of the Moclips River.
According to Edmond S. Meany, the word moclips comes from a Quinault word meaning a place where girls were sent as they were approaching puberty.[4] However, according to William Bright, the name comes from the Quinault word meaning simply "large stream".[5]
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Moclips CDP, Washington". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "Moclips". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Moclips, Washington". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1920). "Origin of Washington Geographic Names". The Washington Historical Quarterly. XI. Washington University State Historical Society: 207. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
- ^ Bright, William (2007). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.