Toutle, Washington
Toutle, Washington | |
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Toutle Location in the state of Washington | |
Coordinates: 46°19′29″N 122°44′11″W / 46.32472°N 122.73639°WCoordinates: 46°19′29″N 122°44′11″W / 46.32472°N 122.73639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Cowlitz |
Elevation | 152 m (499 ft) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 98649 |
Area code(s) | 360 |
FIPS code | 53-72100 |
GNIS feature ID | 1511568 |
Toutle is an unincorporated community in Cowlitz County, Washington.
Etymology[]
Both the town and Toutle River, derive their name from a band of the Skillot people of the Chinookan tribe, the Hullooetell.[2]
Geography[]
Toutle is located 10 miles (16 km) east of Castle Rock along Washington State Route 504, which is also known as the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway.[3] Toutle is near Mount St. Helens and the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, which lies at the end of the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway.
Education[]
The Toutle community is part of the Toutle Lake School District, a K-12 school district of about 720 students that serves the communities of Toutle and Silver Lake, Washington.
References[]
- ^ "USGS—Toutle, Washington". Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ Waldman, Carl; Braun, Molly (February 1, 2009). "Major Native Place-Names in the United States and Canada". Atlas of the North American Indian (3rd ed.). Infobase Publishing. pp. 387. ISBN 978-0-8160-6858-6.
- ^ Washington State Legislature. "RCW 47.17.655: State Route 504". Retrieved 12 June 2014.
External links[]
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Cowlitz County, Washington
- Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
- Washington (state) geography stubs