Washougal, Washington
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Camas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98671. It lies near Woodburn Hill. The Survey maps it on the Washougal quadrangle. 17,039 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 79 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWashougal grew from 14,095 to 17,039 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 | 14,095 | |
| 2020 | 17,039 | +2,944 (+21%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 24 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.
- 1918 USGS Troutdale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1934 USGS Troutdale quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS Camas quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Camas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Camas quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Washougal quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Washougal quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Washougal quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
55 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Washougal between 1992 and 2020, burning about 303 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | L1560 SPUR |
| 4 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | STOREDAHL |
| 29 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 24 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 23 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 2 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | SANDY 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Washougal: 16 past producers, 8 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 plant. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Troutdale Smelter | Aluminum | Plant | ||
| Camas Placer | Titanium, Iron, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Corbett | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Image | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Red Rock Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Washington | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Haag & Shaw Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Midvale Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Midvale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Washougal in 5 storm reports between 2007 and 2017: 2 heavy rain, 2 flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2015 | Heavy Rain | Washougal | $30,000 | There were several reports of 3 to 4 inches of 24-hour Rain totals in Clark County. A trained spotter reported that the Washougal River was near bank full. Another weather spotter reported a minor mudslide on Washougal River Road between mile posts 3 and 4 where the debris was 3 inches deep. An Emergency Manager claimed were three residential floodings, several places with high water, and two road closures (Southeast Mill Plain and Southeast Village Loop). |
| October 2017 | Flood | Washougal | - | Heavy rain caused the Washougal River at Washougal to flood. The river crested at 14.97 feet, which is 0.97 foot above flood stage. |
| January 2009 | Flood | Washougal | - | Heavy rain and subsequent flooding resulted in the evacuation of 10 homes along the Washoughal River. |
| January 2007 | Heavy Rain | Washougal | - | A total accumulation of 1.76 inches was reported at Washougal. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Washougal | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkersville | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Parker Landing Light | 1.6 miles | 24 | |
| Oak Park | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Camas | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| Sunnyside | 4.3 miles | 21 | |
| Fern Prairie | 4.4 miles | 23 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 5.3 miles | 24 | |
| Ireland | 5.4 miles | 21 |
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 Washougal | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q986371 | 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 1512779. 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.












