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Raymond is a city in Pacific County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,882 at the 2010 census. The 2020 census showed the population of 3,081, an increase of 6.4%. The town’s economy has traditionally been based on logging and fishing, together with a limited amount of tourism.

Raymond city overview:
Name:	Raymond city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Washington
County:	Pacific County
Elevation:	13 ft (4 m)
Total Area:	4.69 sq mi (12.14 km²)
Land Area:	4.09 sq mi (10.59 km²)
Water Area:	0.60 sq mi (1.55 km²)
Total Population:	2,882
Population Density:	732.39/sq mi (282.75/km²)
ZIP code:	98577
Area code:	360
FIPS code:	5357430
GNISfeature ID:	1507743

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History

Raymond was incorporated on August 6, 1907. Raymond was named after L.V. Raymond, who was the first postmaster in Raymond. In the early years, Raymond’s business section was built on stilts five or six feet above the tidelands and sloughs that crisscrossed the site. Elevated sidewalks and streets connected most of the buildings. Raymond claimed a population of 6,000 in the year 1913 and had a reputation as a wild and wooly lumber mill town. City fathers resisted the unwanted reputation with promotions of Raymond as “The Empire City of Willapa Harbor” and “The City That Does Things”. Lyricist Robert Wells, who wrote “The Christmas Song” with Mel Tormé, was born in Raymond in 1922. Raymond was the city where the grunge band Nirvana played their first gig, on March 7, 1987.

Raymond saw an influx of cannabis manufacturing and agricultural jobs after the passing of Initiative 502 in November 2012, which legalized the recreational use of marijuana. Raymond has embraced all aspects of this lucrative industry by welcoming many new start-up businesses including commercial marijuana grow operations, marijuana-infused goods manufacturing, as well as retail marijuana stores.

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Geography

Raymond is located at 46°40′47″N 123°44′17″W / 46.67972°N 123.73806°W / 46.67972; -123.73806 (46.679599, -123.738091).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.62 square miles (11.97 km), of which, 4.06 square miles (10.52 km) is land and 0.56 square miles (1.45 km) is water.