Hoquiam, Washington

Hoquiam, Washington
City of Hoquiam
Downtown Hoquiam
Downtown Hoquiam
Location of Hoquiam, Washington
Location of Hoquiam, Washington
Coordinates: 46°58′49″N 123°53′8″W / 46.98028°N 123.88556°W / 46.98028; -123.88556
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyGrays Harbor
Established1867
IncorporatedMay 21, 1890
Government
 • MayorBen Winkelman
Area
 • City16.42 sq mi (42.54 km2)
 • Land9.54 sq mi (24.72 km2)
 • Water6.88 sq mi (17.82 km2)
Elevation
20 ft (6 m)
Population
 • City8,776
 • Estimate 
(2022)[3]
8,798
 • Density906.85/sq mi (350.15/km2)
 • Metro
77,038
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98550
Area code360
FIPS code53-32300
GNIS feature ID1512309[4]
Websitecityofhoquiam.com

Hoquiam (/ˈhkwiəm/ HOH-kwee-əm) is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. It borders the city of Aberdeen at Myrtle Street, with Hoquiam to the west. The two cities share a common economic history in lumbering and exporting, but Hoquiam has maintained its independent identity. It shares a long rivalry with its more populated neighbor, especially in high school sports.

Hoquiam (Ho'-kwee-um, or Ho-kwim, to natives) was incorporated on May 21, 1890. Its name comes from a Native-American word meaning "hungry for wood", from the great amount of driftwood at the mouth of the Hoquiam River.[5][6] The population was 8,776 at the 2020 census.[2]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Hoquiam". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ Gulick, Bill (1996). A Traveler's History of Washington. Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Press. p. 164. ISBN 0-87004-371-4.
  6. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 161.