Republic, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Republic census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99166. It stands on Granite Creek. The Survey maps it on the Republic quadrangle. 992 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,569 feet above sea level.
On record in Republic
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 4 records
Creaser Hotellisted 1982
Fairweather-Trevitt Houselisted 2000
Ferry County Courthouselisted 2018
Jesse W. & Elizabeth Slagle Houselisted 2011
Population over time
2 figuresRepublic fell from 1,073 to 992 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 | 1,073 | |
| 2020 | 992 | -81 (-8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1904 USGS Republic quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Republic quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Republic quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Republic quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Republic quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Republic quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
131 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of Republic between 1992 and 2020, burning about 181 acres in total. 66 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 | 66 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BUMP ROAD |
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GIBRALTAR TWO |
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GIBRALTAR |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | COLD KNOB HILL |
| 30 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Spokane District | REPUBLIC |
| 29 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | POINT REPUBLIC |
| 24 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | OLD GOLD RUN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 150 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 150 workings within 5 miles of Republic: 66 occurrences, 39 past producers, 21 prospects, 19 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Silver, Silver, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | Copper, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Flag Hill | Gold, Selenium, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Knob Hill Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Antimony, Selenium, Tellurium, Arsenic | Producer | 1904 | |
| Last Chance | Gold, Silver, Antimony | Producer | Pyrite, Tetrahedrite | |
| New Republic Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | ||
| Republic | Brick Clay | Past Producer | Clay | |
| Republic | Gold, Silver, Selenium | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Republic | Silver, Selenium, Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Republic | Gold, Silver, Selenium, Copper, Zinc, Antimony | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Weisman -Mc-Gillis | Stone, Dimension | Prospect | Sandstone |
Storms near this place
14 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Republic in 14 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 hail, 2 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Flash Flood | Republic | $3,500,000 | 5-6 inches of rain overnight. Highways washed out in and around Republic |
| March 2012 | Flood | Republic | $100,000 | About a dozen basements flooded in and around Republic and in the Curlew Lake area. Several roads had some washout damage, including Fishermans Cove Road, which was impassable. Large rocks were also reported on Highway 21 south of Republic. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Republic | $50,000 | An observer in Republic reported a power outage with trees on houses in Republic. Time of event was estimated from radar. |
| August 1997 | Lightning | Republic | $20,000 | 10 head of cattle were killed by lightning |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Republic | $5,000 | The county highway department reported travel restrictions along Highway 20 due to toppled trees and downed power lines west of Republic. A second report from a member of the public indicated about 100 trees toppled at and near this location from thunderstorm winds. Time of event estimated from radar. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Republic | $5,000 | Numerous large trees and power lines were blown down in and around Republic between 4 PM and 430 PM. Trees fell on a houses and blocked Highway 20 for a period of time. |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Republic | $5,000 | heavy rain flooded basement of library |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Republic | $5,000 | Newspaper reported 80 mph wind. Trees down (aprox. 20) and power outages |
| May 2024 | Lightning | Republic | $1,000 | Observer reported out building structure fire caused by lightning strike. |
| February 2015 | Debris Flow | Republic | - | Heavy rain produced a mudslide on SR-21 at milepost marker 158 which partially blocked the road. A tractor was able to clear the slide and reopen the lane by 8 AM. Rainfall amounts in the area ranged from .40 to .60 up to the time the slide occurred. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Republic | - | A woman was killed by a falling tree while camping along Trout Creek. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Republic | - | Newspaper reported 3/4 inch hail. Power outages on west side of town |
| June 2004 | Hail | Republic | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Republic | - | no account filed |
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.
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 Republic | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1006641 | 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 1525005. 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.







