Mineral, Washington

Mineral, Washington
Census-designated place
Downtown Mineral
Downtown Mineral
Mineral is located in Washington (state)
Mineral
Mineral
Mineral is located in the United States
Mineral
Mineral
Coordinates: 46°43′01″N 122°10′51″W / 46.71694°N 122.18083°W / 46.71694; -122.18083
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyLewis
Area
[1]
 • Total0.66 sq mi (1.72 km2)
 • Land0.66 sq mi (1.72 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,470 ft (448 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total193
 • Density290/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98355
Area code360
FIPS code53-46090
GNIS feature ID1523205[2]

Mineral is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lewis County, Washington,[3] on State Route 7 near the Pierce/Lewis county line. Mineral originally began as a logging camp and mining town. Prospectors searching the area for gold instead found coal and arsenic. By the early 1920s, the mines closed, and with a devastating fire to the town's largest sawmill, Mineral began to turn to tourism as its main industry, primarily through recreational fishing on Mineral Lake.[4] The population was 193 at the 2020 census,[5] down from 202 at the 2010 census.[6]

The Mineral Log Lodge, built in 1906, was listed to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[7]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files –Washington". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mount Rainier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  3. ^ "Mineral". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference BLTTBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Mineral, Washington". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Mineral CDP, Washington". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "National status for lodge". The Daily Chronicle. April 19, 1975. p. 17. Retrieved 22 July 2021.