Skamokawa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wahkiakum County, Washington, north of the town of Cathlamet. The population was 401 as of the 2010 census. The CDP includes the Sleepy Hollow community. The Skamokawa community is part of the Wahkiakum School District, a K-12 school district of about 430 students. The name of the CDP comes from that of the Wahkiakum Chief Skamokawa who met with Meriwether Lewis and William Clark while their expedition spent the winter of 1805–06 at Fort Clatsop. His name, Skamokawa, is a Chinook word meaning “smoke over the water,” a reference to the area’s foggy climate.
Name: | Skamokawa Valley CDP |
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LSAD Code: | 57 |
LSAD Description: | CDP (suffix) |
State: | Washington |
County: | Wahkiakum County |
Elevation: | 240 ft (73 m) |
Total Area: | 28.410 sq mi (73.580 km²) |
Land Area: | 28.193 sq mi (73.018 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.217 sq mi (0.562 km²) 0.76% |
Total Population: | 401 |
ZIP code: | 98647 |
Area code: | 360 |
FIPS code: | 5364755 |
GNISfeature ID: | 2585038 |
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Geography
Skamokawa is located at 46°18′55″N 123°24′5″W / 46.31528°N 123.40139°W / 46.31528; -123.40139 (46.315246, -123.401355).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CCP has a total area of 28.41 square miles (73.6 km), of which, 28.19 square miles (73.0 km) of it is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km) of it (0.76%) is water.
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