Curlew Lake, Washington

Curlew Lake, Washington
Curlew Lake is located in Washington (state)
Curlew Lake
Curlew Lake
Location within Washington (state)
Curlew Lake is located in the United States
Curlew Lake
Curlew Lake
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 48°44′40″N 118°39′46″W / 48.74444°N 118.66278°W / 48.74444; -118.66278[1]
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyPierce
Area
 • Total
5.7 sq mi (14.8 km2)
 • Land4.4 sq mi (11.3 km2)
 • Water1.4 sq mi (3.5 km2)
Elevation2,356 ft (718 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
462
 • Density106/sq mi (40.9/km2)
Time zonePacific
ZIP code
99166[2]
Area code360
GNIS feature ID2631348[1]

Curlew Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ferry County, Washington that surrounds Curlew Lake northeast of Republic, Washington. As of the 2020 census, Curlew Lake had a population of 512.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010462—
202051210.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
2000[5] 2010[6]

Curlew Lake first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[6]

Racial and ethnic composition

Curlew Lake CDP, Washington – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[7] Pop 2020[8] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 419 453 90.69% 88.48%
Black or African American alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 5 5 1.08% 0.98%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 1 0.00% 0.20%
Other race alone (NH) 0 5 0.00% 0.98%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 17 34 3.68% 6.64%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 21 14 4.55% 2.73%
Total 462 512 100.00% 100.00%

2010 census

In 2010, it had a population of 462.[9] The census reported a gender makeup of 228 males and 234 females.[10]

Geography

Curlew Lake is located in northwestern Ferry County. The community includes all of Curlew Lake, a 5-mile-long (8 km) water body at the head of Curlew Creek, as well as land on all sides of the lake, bounded to the east by Washington State Route 21, to the south by West Herron Creek Road, and to the west and north by West Curlew Lake Road.[11] The CDP contains the unincorporated community of Pollard, located on the west side of the lake. Curlew State Park is on the east side of the lake, directly across from Pollard. The CDP is bordered to the south by Torboy, and Republic, the Ferry County seat, is 9 miles (14 km) to the southwest via WA 21.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Curlew Lake CDP has a total area of 5.7 square miles (14.8 km2), of which 4.4 square miles (11.3 km2) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.5 km2), or 23.47%, is water,[9] comprising the lake itself. The lake drains to the north via Curlew Creek, a tributary of the Kettle River, which flows north, then east, then south to the Columbia River near Kettle Falls, Washington.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Curlew Lake, Washington
  2. ↑ "Curlew Lake WA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  5. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Washington" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.
  6. 1 2 "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Washington" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Curlew Lake CDP, Washington". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Curlew Lake CDP, Washington". United States Census Bureau.
  9. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Curlew Lake CDP, Washington". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Curlew Lake, Washington". Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  11. ↑ "TIGERweb". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. Retrieved October 21, 2016.