Manson, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Manson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98831. The Survey maps it on the Manson quadrangle. 1,523 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,140 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresManson grew from 1,468 to 1,523 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 | 1,468 | |
| 2020 | 1,523 | +55 (+4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1901 USGS Chelan quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Manson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Chelan quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Manson quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
47 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Manson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,667 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 3 were 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Spokane District | GRANITE |
| 29 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 9 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SWANSON GULCH |
| 7 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 August 2009 | Natural | 1.2 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | SLIDE RIDGE |
| 4 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | FEDCO |
| 31 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | SLIDE PEAK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Manson: 7 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Creek | Titanium, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Lovitt Mine | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Manson | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Slide Area | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Wapato Lake | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Fields Point Development | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ewer Lumber Co | Pumice | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Manson in 9 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 7 debris flow, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Debris Flow | Manson | $50,000 | Heavy rain on Slide Ridge above South Lakeshore Drive near Chelan washed mud and debris across the road to a depth of 10 to 12 feet in places. The road was closed for a week while highway crews cleared the road and stabilized the hill side. |
| March 2017 | Debris Flow | Manson | $50,000 | A debris flow consisting of rocks and mud 30 feet deep cut State Route 971 near Manson. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manson | $20,000 | 78 mph gust recorded at warehouse...damage to building and apple orchards |
| October 2016 | Debris Flow | Manson | $1,200 | The Chelan County Sheriff reported four to five debris flows in areas including near South Lakeshore Road. Some of these debris flows were three feet deep and caused some damage to a driveway. |
| May 2023 | Debris Flow | Manson | $1,000 | Heavy rain of 0.40 of an inch and snow melt caused a partial washout of roadway and debris flow into nearby state park. |
| September 2019 | Debris Flow | Manson | - | A debris flow occurred along South Lakeshore Drive near Manson during the early morning hours of September 10th. The road was buried under 8 feet of mud, rock and debris. A nearby rain gauge recorded 1.17 inches of rain between 4:20 am and 6:20 am PDT. |
| October 2017 | Debris Flow | Manson | - | Heavy rain produced a debris flow across South Lake Shore Road at Slide Ridge near Manson. A 16 foot wide slide of mud, logs and rocks temporarily closed the highway. |
| August 2013 | Debris Flow | Manson | - | Highway 971 was closed between mile markers nine and eleven due to a mudslide blocking the highway. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Manson | - | A trained spotter reported minor flooding of First Creek which resulted in some damage along First Creek Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnybank | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Granite Falls | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Greens Landing | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Shrine Beach | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Hollywood Beach | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Chelan Hills | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Lakeside | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Maplecreek | 6.8 miles | 14 |
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 Manson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5991830 | 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 1522682. 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.




