Brewster, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Brewster-Wakefield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98812. It stands on Swamp Creek. The Survey maps it on the Brewster quadrangle. 1,983 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 814 feet above sea level.
On record in Brewster
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Fort Okanogan Interpretive Centerlisted 2018
Population over time
2 figuresBrewster fell from 2,370 to 1,983 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,370 | |
| 2020 | 1,983 | -387 (-16%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1905 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Brewster quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Omak quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Brewster quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
44 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Brewster between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,711 acres in total. 13 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.3 acres | Okanogan County Fire Districts | MONSE |
| 24 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ROLLING HILL |
| 20 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | INDIAN DAN CANYON |
| 18 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Spokane District | CASTLE ROCK |
| 12 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 87 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BREWSTER FLAT |
| 9 August 1996 | Fireworks | 9.9 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 31 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PATEROS DRAW |
| 29 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colville Agency | BREW BRIDG |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Brewster: 9 past producers, 6 unknowns, 2 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Gold, Limestone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewster | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Brewster | Mica | Unknown | ||
| Godbey Red E Mix | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Cassimer Bar Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Cassimer Bar Placer | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Brewster | Granite | Prospect | Granite | |
| Pateros Quarries | Granite | Prospect | Granite | |
| Pateros Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Brewster Red-E-Mix Concrete Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brewster Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
7 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brewster in 7 storm reports between 1997 and 2018: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | $100,000 | Damage to orchards and buildings in area |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | $10,000 | 66 mph gust from spotter. Many trees down |
| April 2018 | Debris Flow | Brewster | $3,000 | Paradise Road Hill was rendered impassable due to water and mud over the roadway. The road was opened by noon the next day. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Brewster | $1,000 | A member of the public reported roadway washed out on SR 97 on Indian Dan Canyon Road which is approximately 4 miles west northwest of Brewster, WA. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Brewster | - | Hail size, location, and crop damage were estimated. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brewster | - | Half-inch diameter hail. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Brewster | - | 1 inch hail |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia City (historical) | 0.4 miles | 12 | |
| Thompson (historical) | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Monse | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Pateros | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Wakefield | 8.2 miles | 12 | |
| Paradise Hill | 8.3 miles | 13 | |
| Ophir | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Starr | 8.7 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Brewster | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1506880 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1516938. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





