Alpha, Washington
Alpha, Washington | ||
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ZIP code 98570 | ||
Area code | 360 | |
GNIS feature ID | 1515823[1] |
Alpha is an unincorporated community located in Lewis County, Washington. The town rests alongside Washington State Route 508, between Cinebar, 3.5 miles away to the east,[2] and Onalaska to the west.
A post office existed from 1890 to 1954
The area has been named Alpha Prairie, Shoestring, and Tilton, with the current iteration chosen by either a local postmaster after the Greek letter or by settler Harold Hanson.[3][4][5]
Government and politics
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third parties
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2020[6] | 70.97% 594 | 26.28% 220 | 2.75% 23 |
Alpha has historically voted Republican and conservative. As this is an unincorporated community, there are no defined bounds, and the precinct may be incongruous with the census boundaries.
The 2020 election included 16 votes for candidates of the
References
- ^ "Alpha". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Map data". Google Maps. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
- ^ a b Nicholls, Julia (July 23, 2005). "Bringing a lost town to life". The Chronicle. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "Alpha History". revistwa.org. Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Lewis County Towns, Alpha". jtenlen.drizzlehosting.com. Lewis Co. WA GenWeb Project.
- ^ "Lewis County 2020 Election". Results.Vote.WA. Results.Vote.WA. Retrieved July 22, 2021.