Hoquiam

History

One of the first logging operations in Hoquiam was established by Ed Campbell in 1872. About 10 years later, Captain Asa M. Simpson, a Pacific Coast mariner and businessman in the lumber industry from San Francisco, provided the financing for the Northwestern Mill. In 1881, Simpson sent his manager, George Emerson, to Hoquiam to establish a mill there, and Emerson purchased for the new mill and lumber operation. By September 1882, the Simpson mill was producing its first lumber products. The mill was later renamed the Simpson Lumber Company, and retained that name until 1906. In 1913, Frank J. Shields became the new manager at the mill at Hoquiam. The extension of the railroad from Aberdeen to Hoquiam, beginning in 1898, contributed to the continued importance of logging and lumber in Hoquiam. In 1907, Hoquiam was home to Industrial Workers of the World Industrial Union No. 276.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. Hoquiam experiences a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csb) that borders closely on an oceanic climate. Outside of the mild and dry summer season, rainfall is generally very high and monthly totals of over are not unknown. Snowfall is rare and indeed does not fall many years; however, in the winter of 1964/1965 as much as of snow fell in two storms.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• J M Weatherwax High School
  High · Aberdeen · 916 students · 18:1 ratio
• Miller Junior High
  Middle · Aberdeen · 718 students · 17.9:1 ratio
• Hoquiam High School
  High · Hoquiam · 450 students · 18.8:1 ratio
• Hoquiam Middle School
  Middle · Hoquiam · 370 students · 20.6:1 ratio
• Stevens Elementary School
  Elementary · Aberdeen · 345 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• A J West Elementary
  Elementary · Aberdeen · 306 students · 13.9:1 ratio
• McDermoth Elementary
  Elementary · Aberdeen · 287 students · 15.1:1 ratio
• Emerson Elementary
  Elementary · Hoquiam · 269 students · 15.8:1 ratio