Doty, Washington

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Doty, Washington
Unincorporated community
Doty is located in Washington (state)
Doty
Doty
Coordinates: 46°38′04″N 123°16′40″W / 46.63444°N 123.27778°W / 46.63444; -123.27778Coordinates: 46°38′04″N 123°16′40″W / 46.63444°N 123.27778°W / 46.63444; -123.27778
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyLewis
Elevation
[1]312 ft (95 m)
Population
 • Totalapprox. 250
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
zip code
98539
Area code(s)360

Doty, Washington is an unincorporated community located 1.3-miles directly west of Dryad and north of Pe Ell on Washington State Route 6.[1] Today, about 250 people reside in or around Doty, which boasts a general store, post office, fire department, and two churches. Logging and farming are the industries that most of the residents rely on for income.

History[]

Chauncey A. Doty built a sawmill in the area around 1900, and the community that sprang up around it was named after him.[2][3] Doty once boasted the largest sawmill in Lewis County.[4]

Parks and recreation[]

Many residents in Doty participate in the annual Pe Ell River Run that has been held since 1978. The event consists of entrants buying or building water crafts and floating down the Chehalis River from Pe Ell to Rainbow Falls State Park, where riders can float over a slight waterfall that still remains despite severe flooding damage due to the Great Coastal Gale of 2007.[5][6]

The Willapa Hills Trail passes thru the area.[7]

Climate[]

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Doty has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Doty". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 71.
  3. ^ "Lewis County - Doty". jtenlen.drizzlehosting.com. Lewis Co., WA GenWeb Project.
  4. ^ Experience WA: Doty
  5. ^ Brown, Alex (April 17, 2018). "Swollen Chehalis Doesn't Impede River Run Revelry". The Chronicle. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  6. ^ Collucci, Paula (April 13, 2009). "Pe Ell River Runners Hit the Rapids". The Chronicle. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Willapa Hills State Park Trail". parks.state.wa.us. Washington State Parks.
  8. ^ Climate Summary for Doty, Washington
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