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Copalis Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 415 at the 2010 census.

The name “Copalis” comes from the Quinault language term /k’ʷpíls/. The Copalis are a Native American group. Both the Chehalis people and Quinault Indian Nation claim the Copalis are a subdivision of their tribe.

Copalis Beach CDP overview:
Name:	Copalis Beach CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Washington
County:	Grays Harbor County
Elevation:	23 ft (7 m)
Total Area:	3.8 sq mi (9.8 km²)
Land Area:	3.7 sq mi (9.6 km²)
Water Area:	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
Total Population:	415
Population Density:	132.0/sq mi (51.0/km²)
ZIP code:	98535
Area code:	360
FIPS code:	5314660
GNISfeature ID:	1530849

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History

The Copalis Native Americans belong to the coastal division of the Salishan language family and historically occupied the area of Copalis River and the Pacific Coast between the mouth of Joe Creek and Grays Harbor. In 1805, Lewis and Clark estimated a population of 200 Copalis in 10 houses. The 5 individuals assigned to a “Chepalis” tribe in an enumeration given by Olson of the year 1888 probably refers to them.

The first non-Native American people settled in Copalis Beach in the 1890s. Copalis, along with the beach of the same name, has become famed as the “Home of the razor clam.” The community sits near the northern end of probably the greatest razor clam bed in the world for the flavor renowned variety abounds, apparently only in the Pacific Northwest, and particularly on Copalis Beach. During the commercial season, Copalis’ normal population of about 350 persons, leaped fourfold.

During 1947 and 1948, commercial diggers took more than a million pounds of bivalves from Copalis Beach, earned themselves approximately $200,000.00 and brought huge additional sums to cannery men and workers. Tourists dug thousands of pounds more.

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Geography

Copalis Beach is located at 47°7′4″N 124°10′42″W / 47.11778°N 124.17833°W / 47.11778; -124.17833 (47.117784, -124.178435).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km), of which, 3.7 square miles (9.6 km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km) of it (2.63%) is water.