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Pateros /pəˈtærəs/ pə-TARR-əs is a city in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. The population was 643 at the 2000 census and increased 3.7% to 667 in the 2010 census.

Pateros city overview:
Name:	Pateros city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Washington
County:	Okanogan County
Founded:	c. 1886
Incorporated:	May 1, 1913
Elevation:	804 ft (245 m)
Total Area:	0.70 sq mi (1.82 km²)
Land Area:	0.51 sq mi (1.31 km²)
Water Area:	0.20 sq mi (0.51 km²)
Total Population:	667
Population Density:	1,413.86/sq mi (546.23/km²)
ZIP code:	98846
Area code:	509
FIPS code:	5353720
GNISfeature ID:	1524247

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History

Pateros was originally established as Ive’s Landing in around 1886 by Lee Ives. Ives began farming the area near the confluence of the Methow and Columbia Rivers, which was populated by a small band of Native Americans and around 20 Chinese miners. Ives also built an 18-room hotel at the town site and operated a ferry crossing. The first post office was built in 1895.

In 1900, Charles Nosler acquired most of the townsite. He renamed the town to Pateros, after a town in the Philippines he previously visited. In 1903, the city consisted of four commercial establishments and nine residences and the town was sold to J.C. Steiner. Steiner vigorously promoted the town, making Pateros the principal rail shipping point between Oroville and Wenatchee. Pateros was officially incorporated on May 1, 1913.

In 1962, the Federal Power Commission granted the Douglas County Public Utility District a 50-year license to build and operate Wells Dam about 8 miles downstream of Pateros. Construction of the dam would flood much of the original city. The Pateros City Council accepted an offer to relocate the town, and the PUD spent about US$1,000,000 on moving or demolishing buildings and improving the town’s infrastructure. Wells Dam went into operation in 1967. Despite relocation of the city, the population dropped by almost a third from 1960 to 1970.

Much of Pateros was destroyed by the Carlton Complex wildfire on July 17 and 18, 2014. No injuries or fatalities were reported, but at least 95 homes in the area were reported destroyed, along with at least one business.

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Geography

Pateros is located at 48°3′12″N 119°54′9″W / 48.05333°N 119.90250°W / 48.05333; -119.90250 (48.053457, -119.902544).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.49 square miles (1.27 km), all of it land.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Pateros has a humid continental climate, abbreviated “Dfb” on climate maps.