La Grande, Washington
La Grande, Washington | |
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 US Post Office in La Grande, WA | |
  La Grande, Washington Location within Washington (state) | |
| Coordinates: 46°49′11″N 122°17′46″W / 46.81972°N 122.29611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Pierce |
| Elevation | 1,660 ft (510 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 98348 |
| Area code | 360 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584992[1] |
La Grande is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, La Grande had a population of 121.[2] La Grande is located along Washington State Route 7 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southwest of Eatonville. La Grande has a post office with ZIP code 98348.[3]
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, La Grande has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[4]
| Climate data for La Grande | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) |
70 (21) |
74 (23) |
83 (28) |
92 (33) |
96 (36) |
98 (37) |
102 (39) |
94 (34) |
85 (29) |
75 (24) |
66 (19) |
102 (39) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 45 (7) |
49.1 (9.5) |
51.9 (11.1) |
57.7 (14.3) |
65.8 (18.8) |
71 (22) |
77.6 (25.3) |
77 (25) |
71 (22) |
60.6 (15.9) |
50.6 (10.3) |
46.3 (7.9) |
60.3 (15.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 33.1 (0.6) |
35.4 (1.9) |
35.9 (2.2) |
38.7 (3.7) |
44 (7) |
48.9 (9.4) |
52.2 (11.2) |
52.8 (11.6) |
49.6 (9.8) |
43.7 (6.5) |
37.6 (3.1) |
34.9 (1.6) |
42.2 (5.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 6 (−14) |
10 (−12) |
14 (−10) |
28 (−2) |
32 (0) |
33 (1) |
35 (2) |
40 (4) |
31 (−1) |
28 (−2) |
7 (−14) |
4 (−16) |
4 (−16) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.06 (129) |
3.67 (93) |
3.88 (99) |
3.21 (82) |
2.4 (61) |
2.12 (54) |
0.9 (23) |
1.57 (40) |
2.09 (53) |
3.3 (84) |
4.73 (120) |
5.59 (142) |
38.52 (978) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 1.8 (4.6) |
0.7 (1.8) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
1.1 (2.8) |
4.2 (11) |
| Average precipitation days | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 183 |
| Source: [5] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 109 | — | |
| 2020 | 121 | 11.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2000[7] 2010[8] | |||
La Grande first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[8]
Racial and ethnic composition
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010[9] | Pop 2020[10] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 94 | 99 | 86.24% | 81.82% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 1 | 1 | 0.92% | 0.83% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 3 | 2 | 2.75% | 1.65% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.83% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 6 | 11 | 5.50% | 9.09% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5 | 7 | 4.59% | 5.79% |
| Total | 109 | 121 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: La Grande, Washington
- ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". www.zipinfo.com. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ↑ "La Grande, Washington Köppen climate classification (Weatherbase)". www.weatherbase.com. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ↑ "LA GRANDE, WASHINGTON (454360)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ "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.
- 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.
- ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – La Grande CDP, Washington". United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – La Grande CDP, Washington". United States Census Bureau.
External links
Media related to La Grande, Washington at Wikimedia Commons
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |