Humptulips, Washington
Location of Humptulips, Washington
Coordinates: 47°13′54″N 123°58′5″W / 47.23167, -123.96806
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Grays Harbor
Area
- Total	9.5 sq mi (24.5 km²)
- Land	9.5 sq mi (24.5 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	161 ft (49 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	216
- Density	22.8/sq mi (8.8/km²)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	98552
Area code(s)	360
FIPS code	53-32650[1]
GNIS feature ID	1521060[2]

A sign designating the area.

Humptulips is a census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 216 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Humptulips is located at 47°13′54″N, 123°58′5″W (47.231645, -123.967977)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.5 square miles (24.5 km²), all of it land.

Humptulips is located on the Humptulips River.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 216 people, 81 households, and 60 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 22.8 people per square mile (8.8/km²). There were 93 housing units at an average density of 9.8/sq mi (3.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 79.17% White, 3.24% Native American, 0.93% Asian, 11.57% from other races, and 5.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.89% of the population.

There were 81 households out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 109.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,000, and the median income for a family was $22,188. Males had a median income of $38,125 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $10,210. About 26.9% of families and 32.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 23.5% of those sixty five or over.

Reference in Fiction

Humptulips is mentioned in Another Roadside Attraction by Tom Robbins as a base of operations for an order of assassin monks.

Name Origins

The name Humptulips may have come from a local Native American language, meaning 'hard to pole', referring to the difficulty local Native Americans had poling their canoes along the Humptulips River. According to other sources the word means 'chilly region'.^[4] Another possibility is that Humptulips was the name of a band of the Chehalis tribe. Noted is the obvious double entendre to oral sex.

References

External links

• Current streamflow gauge of the Humptulips River

• Humptulips, Washington is at coordinates 47°13′54″N 123°58′05″W / 47.231645, -123.967977 (Humptulips, Washington)Coordinates: 47°13′54″N 123°58′05″W / 47.231645, -123.967977 (Humptulips, Washington)

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