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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.

Manson within Chelan County

Population over time

2 figures

Manson 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.

YearPeople Change
20101,468
20201,523+55 (+4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

47 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Debris and open burning9
Recreation and ceremony4
Other causes4
Arson/incendiarism3
Fireworks2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2019Naturalunder an acreSpokane DistrictGRANITE
29 September 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
25 September 1998Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
9 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined13 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersSWANSON GULCH
7 August 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
5 August 2009Natural1.2 acresOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestSLIDE RIDGE
4 August 1999Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestFEDCO
31 August 2011Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestSLIDE PEAK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Chelan County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
First CreekTitanium, IronOccurrence
Lovitt MineStoneUnknown
MansonGranitePast Producer
Slide AreaFluorine-FluoriteOccurrence
Wapato LakeLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Fields Point DevelopmentStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ewer Lumber CoPumicePast Producer

Every working recorded in Chelan County

Storms near this place

9 since 1997

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2019Debris FlowManson$50,000Heavy 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 2017Debris FlowManson$50,000A debris flow consisting of rocks and mud 30 feet deep cut State Route 971 near Manson.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindManson$20,00078 mph gust recorded at warehouse...damage to building and apple orchards
October 2016Debris FlowManson$1,200The 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 2023Debris FlowManson$1,000Heavy rain of 0.40 of an inch and snow melt caused a partial washout of roadway and debris flow into nearby state park.
September 2019Debris FlowManson-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 2017Debris FlowManson-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 2013Debris FlowManson-Highway 971 was closed between mile markers nine and eleven due to a mudslide blocking the highway.
March 2011FloodManson-A trained spotter reported minor flooding of First Creek which resulted in some damage along First Creek Road.

Every storm recorded in Chelan County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Sunnybank1.8 miles14
Granite Falls3.0 miles13
Greens Landing3.6 miles13
Shrine Beach3.7 miles13
Hollywood Beach4.1 miles13
Lake Chelan Hills5.5 miles14
Lakeside6.7 miles14
Maplecreek6.8 miles14

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 MansonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5991830The 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.