Centralia, Washington
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Centralia (/sɛnˈtreɪliə/) is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. It is located along Interstate 5 near the midpoint between Seattle and Portland, Oregon. The city had a population of 18,183 at the 2020 census.[4] Centralia is twinned with Chehalis, located to the south near the confluence of the Chehalis and Newaukum rivers.
History
The area was first settled by the
Upon hearing of the imminent arrival of the Northern Pacific Railway (NP) in 1872, Washington and his wife, Mary Jane, filed a plat for the town of Centerville, naming the streets with a Biblical theme, and offering lots for $10 each with one lot free to buyers who built houses. Washington also donated land for a city park, a cemetery, and a Baptist church.[9] Responding to new settlers' concern about a town in Klickitat County with the same name, the town was renamed Centralia by 1883, as suggested by a recent settler from Centralia, Illinois, and officially incorporated on February 3, 1886.[8] The town's population boomed, then collapsed in the Panic of 1893, when the NP went bankrupt; entire city blocks were offered for as little as $50 with no takers. Washington (despite facing racial prejudice from some newcomers) made personal loans and forgave debt to keep the town afloat until the economy stabilized; the city then boomed again based on the coal, lumber and dairying industries. When Washington died in 1905, all businesses in the town closed, and 5,000 mourners attended his funeral.[8] The city bestowed an honor to Washington in 2023 by declaring August 15, his recognized birthday, as Centralia's Founder's Day.[10]
The boom lasted until November 11, 1919, when the infamous Centralia Massacre occurred. Spurred on by local lumber barons, American Legionnaires (many of whom had returned from WWI to find their jobs filled by pro-union members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)), used the Armistice Day parade to attack the IWW hall. Marching unarmed,[11] the Legionnaires broke from the parade and stormed the hall in an effort to bust union organizing efforts by what was seen to be a Bolshevik-inspired labor movement. IWW workers including recently returned WWI veteran Wesley Everest, stood their ground, engaged and killed four Legionnaires. Everest was captured, jailed and then brutally lynched. Other IWW members were also jailed.[citation needed] The event made international headlines, and coupled with similar actions in Everett, Washington and other lumber towns, stifled the American labor movement until the economic devastation of the 1930s Great Depression changed opinions about labor organizations.[12]
The town's name was originally a reference to the town's location as the midway point between Tacoma and Kalama, which were originally the NP's Washington termini. This central moniker continued to have longevity when it became the midpoint between Seattle and Portland, Oregon after the constructions of Interstate 5 and its predecessor, U.S. Route 99.[13]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.56 square miles (19.58 km2), of which, 7.42 square miles (19.22 km2) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) is water.[14]
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the
Climate data for Centralia, Washington, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 68 (20) |
75 (24) |
85 (29) |
93 (34) |
98 (37) |
107 (42) |
107 (42) |
103 (39) |
100 (38) |
92 (33) |
75 (24) |
73 (23) |
107 (42) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 57.1 (13.9) |
60.8 (16.0) |
69.3 (20.7) |
77.8 (25.4) |
84.8 (29.3) |
88.0 (31.1) |
93.7 (34.3) |
93.1 (33.9) |
87.6 (30.9) |
76.0 (24.4) |
62.3 (16.8) |
56.1 (13.4) |
96.8 (36.0) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 46.1 (7.8) |
49.5 (9.7) |
54.1 (12.3) |
59.5 (15.3) |
66.6 (19.2) |
71.1 (21.7) |
77.5 (25.3) |
78.2 (25.7) |
72.6 (22.6) |
61.1 (16.2) |
50.7 (10.4) |
45.0 (7.2) |
61.0 (16.1) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 40.2 (4.6) |
41.7 (5.4) |
45.0 (7.2) |
49.3 (9.6) |
55.5 (13.1) |
60.1 (15.6) |
65.2 (18.4) |
65.5 (18.6) |
60.5 (15.8) |
51.9 (11.1) |
43.9 (6.6) |
39.4 (4.1) |
51.5 (10.8) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 34.2 (1.2) |
33.9 (1.1) |
35.9 (2.2) |
39.1 (3.9) |
44.4 (6.9) |
49.1 (9.5) |
52.9 (11.6) |
52.8 (11.6) |
48.4 (9.1) |
42.7 (5.9) |
37.1 (2.8) |
33.9 (1.1) |
42.0 (5.6) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 22.8 (−5.1) |
23.2 (−4.9) |
27.0 (−2.8) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
35.3 (1.8) |
41.8 (5.4) |
45.9 (7.7) |
45.8 (7.7) |
39.8 (4.3) |
31.1 (−0.5) |
25.2 (−3.8) |
22.2 (−5.4) |
17.3 (−8.2) |
Record low °F (°C) | −4 (−20) |
0 (−18) |
13 (−11) |
20 (−7) |
27 (−3) |
31 (−1) |
33 (1) |
35 (2) |
24 (−4) |
20 (−7) |
5 (−15) |
0 (−18) |
−4 (−20) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.85 (149) |
4.24 (108) |
4.39 (112) |
3.24 (82) |
2.44 (62) |
1.53 (39) |
0.50 (13) |
0.84 (21) |
1.59 (40) |
4.00 (102) |
6.53 (166) |
6.44 (164) |
41.59 (1,058) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.4 (8.6) |
1.4 (3.6) |
0.5 (1.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
0.9 (2.3) |
6.6 (16.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 21.7 | 17.6 | 19.5 | 17.1 | 12.1 | 8.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 8.1 | 15.6 | 21.1 | 22.1 | 172.3 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
Source 1: NOAA[16] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service[17] |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 2,026 | — | |
1900 | 1,600 | −21.0% | |
1910 | 7,311 | 356.9% | |
1920 | 7,549 | 3.3% | |
1930 | 8,058 | 6.7% | |
1940 | 7,414 | −8.0% | |
1950 | 8,657 | 16.8% | |
1960 | 8,586 | −0.8% | |
1970 | 10,054 | 17.1% | |
1980 | 11,555 | 14.9% | |
1990 | 12,101 | 4.7% | |
2000 | 14,742 | 21.8% | |
2010 | 16,336 | 10.8% | |
2020 | 18,183 | 11.3% | |
2021 (est.) | 18,629 | [5] | 2.5% |
U.S. Decennial Census[18] 2020 Census[4] |
2010 census
As of the
There were 6,640 households, of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.7% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.8% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.06.
The median age in the city was 34.8 years. 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.7% were from 25 to 44; 22.3% were from 45 to 64; and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.
2000 census
As of the
There were 5,943 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,078, and the median income for a family was $35,684. Males had a median income of $31,595 versus $22,076 for females. The
Economy and employment
Founded as a railroad town, Centralia's economy was originally dependent on such industries as railroads and timber,[7] as well as coal and agriculture. At one time, five railroad lines crossed in Centralia, including the Union Pacific Railroad, Northern Pacific Railway, Milwaukee Road, Great Northern Railroad and a short line.[citation needed]
The explosion of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, devastated the local lumber industry, as 12 million board feet of stockpiled lumber and 4 billion board feet of salable timber was damaged or destroyed.[20] Unemployment surged to double digits, and the town lost most of its retail base.[21]
In 1988,
The Port of Centralia, created in 1986 and located northwest of the city center near
Chehalis Mints was founded in the city in 1994 and produces various mint and mint chocolate candies, with a specialty in butter mints. The company's products are sold primarily in the Pacific Northwest.[23]
As extractive industries faced decline, Centralia's development refocused on freeway oriented food, lodging, retail and tourism, as well as regional shipping and warehousing facilities, leading to 60 percent growth in population since the 1980s.[when?][citation needed] Additional development of regional distribution and transportation facilities, along with in-migration from retirees from more populated counties to the north, have helped diversify the economy, though unemployment remains stubbornly high and per-capita income well below the state average.[citation needed]
TransAlta Coal Mine and Power Plant
On November 28, 2006, it was announced that TransAlta, the largest employer in Centralia and operator of the Centralia Coal Mine and Centralia Power Plant, would eliminate over 550 coal mining jobs; the coal mine was the last operational mine in the state. The mine, which spread over 14,000 acres (5,700 ha), had been owned by TansAlsta since 2000. The company offered land donations to the city, as well as financial contributions to the local community to offset economic losses, in the wake of the closure.[24] Despite fears that the city would suffer economically from the closure,[24] there was little noticeable economic effect upon the City of Centralia as a result. Data indicated that Centralia was experiencing growth both in its light industrial areas as well as its core business district, the historic downtown Centralia.[25] The mine has since undergone a reclamation to fill, regrade, dredge water sources, and plant new trees. As of 2023[update], half of the reclamation project was considered complete. The site has been determined as a potential recreation area once the recovery processes are complete.[26]
The power plant, completed in two unit stages in the early 1970s and owned by TransAlta since 2000, is Washington state's last energy factory powered by coal. At its peak, it generated energy ample enough to power
Arts and culture
Festivals and events
Centralia has hosted the annual Hub City Car Show since the early 2000s. The one-day event, usually held in late summer, is held in the downtown district, shutting down the main artery through the historic center of the city.[27][28]
The Centralia Lighted Tractor Parade has been an annual winter holiday event since 2009. Hosted by the Centralia Downtown Association in early December, the parade begins at Centralia College and traverses through the core downtown district. The festival nominates a local resident, recognized for their contributions to the community, as a Grand marshal.[29][30]
Historic buildings and sites
The Carnegie Library[31] is located in Washington Park and was originally built in 1913 followed by a remodel in 1977–78. The library is now part of the Timberland Regional Library system.[32]
Located in Fort Borst Park are the Fort Borst blockhouse and the Borst Home. The blockhouse is a log structure that was built in 1856 and was used as grain storage during local wars with Native Americans. Originally constructed near the confluence of the Chehalis and Skookumchuck rivers, the building was moved twice, in 1915 due to an alteration of the Chehalis River's course, and then in 1922 to its present-day site in the park. Joseph Borst, an Oregon Trail migrant, purchased the blockhouse from the U.S. government in 1857 and his family would use the building as a residence until he built the Borst Home next to the structure in 1864. The house was constructed near a toll ferry crossing that existed at the time and the home site contains a replicated one-room schoolhouse and a church. The Borst Home, but not the blockhouse, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[33]
Centralia is host to various other NRHP sites including the George E. Birge House, the Hubbard Bungalow, and the Wesley Everest Gravesite. The NRHP-listed Centralia Downtown Historic District is home to McMenamin's Olympic Club Hotel & Theater[34] a registered historic hotel and restaurant that opened in 1908.
Additional buildings of note include the one-room Salzer Valley Schoolhouse. Situated southeast of the city on a donated land claim from the Salzer family, it was built in 1894 and existed as school until 1944.[35][36]
Movie Theaters
The city was once home to the Twin City Drive-In, located immediately north of the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds.[37] It began in 1933 as a single-screen outdoor theater,[38] with a reopening in 1961 after a transfer of ownership.[39] During the 1950s, the outdoor screens were known locally to show risque movies, such as Baby Doll and the nudist film, Garden of Eden.[40][41] The drive-in had a train ride for children on the property; the ride was purchased by a local enthusiast and rebuilt for use at the 2015 fair.[42] The premises installed a second screen but eventually the venue fell into disuse and the grounds left to decay. In 2002, a prior resident of Chehalis purchased the neon entrance sign to the drive-in with plans to display it as a highway memorial to graduates from the area; he would donate the sign later to an agriculture museum located in Centralia.[43][44] Damages from windstorms decimated the screens and a fire in 2023, declared to be most likely arson, burned down the remaining building on the property, the ticket booth that also housed the projectors.[38][45] As of 2023[update], the theater grounds are mostly bereft of any immediately visible remnants and are covered in brush.[46][47]
Music
Seattle-based rock band Harvey Danger used Centralia as a metaphor in its song "Moral Centralia," found on the 2005 album Little by Little.
Public art
Murals are found throughout historic downtown Centralia. Examples include murals depicting the founder of Centralia (Centerville) named George Washington, Buffalo Bill and his Wild West Show and an abstract mural depicting the 1919 Armistice Day Centralia Massacre, also known as the Wobbly War.
Centralia is part of the ARTrails of Southwest Washington initiative. The cooperative, begun in 2003, showcases local artists, art studios and galleries throughout the region, and holds an annual autumnal studio tour that incorporates events in smaller towns within Lewis County.[48][49] ARTrails opened a gallery for its members in the city in 2015[50] and the Centralia Train Depot is used as the nexus of the tour.[51]
Theater
The city has been home to the Evergreen Playhouse since 1959. Beginning as a troupe performance at a ballroom of the local historic Lewis and Clark Building, it raised funds by selling $5 non-redeemable stock to patrons for its first production,
Sports
Centralia once hosted a minor league baseball team in the early 20th century. The team moniker varied, going under the names of Midgets, Pets, and Railroaders. The ballclub won the 1911 Washington State League championship. Similar to the Chehalis teams, the Centralia team folded in 1912, and the city has not had an official minor league team since. The team played its home games at Riverside Park.[57]
Parks and recreation
The Centralia parks system is classified into distinct areas categorized as natural areas or open space corridors, neighborhood parks, or community parks.[58] Recreational areas include sports related ballfields or water parks, and the city designates certain locations, such as buildings and other open spaces, as special facilities.[59]
George Washington Park, in Centralia's downtown district, is home to the Centralia Timberland Library. The park contains the statue, The Sentinel, and the Freedom Walk War Memorial, both honoring Centralia soldiers who lost their lives during
A preserve encompassing over 80 acres (32 ha), known as the Seminary Hill Natural Area, was once the home of a seminary. The grounds contains over two miles of trails.[63] [64]
Along the
A sports complex known as Bob Peters Field is situated at the Centralia College campus. Named after a long-serving athletic director at the school, the 4.0-acre (1.6 ha) site hosts fields for baseball, softball, and soccer. It was completed in 2023 and was built, in part, by using over $3 million of student fees.[67]
A community pool, known as the Veteran's Memorial Pearl Street Pool, was built in the 1950s in Centralia's downtown district,[68] it once contained a bathhouse.[69] The city owned and oversaw operations of the facility until the 1980s when it was transferred to a local nonprofit. Centralia would regain possession of the pool in 2008 but closed it in 2011 due to a combination of expensive repairs and maintenance, lack of funds, and a decrease in staffing.[68] Since its 2011 cessation, various city and community groups have made improvements to the recreation parcel by adding a playground and spray park.[70] Unable to cover approximately $5 million renovation and rebuild costs, the city council, in 2023, decided to permanently cease operations at the pool.[69] The city would fill the pool with dirt, for liability and injury concerns, months later.[71] A second community pool, known as the Centralia Community Pool, was created by a bond passed in the 1970s and is run under a joint contract between the city, the school district, and a local fitness company. Open to all residents, children and school activities are given priority at the facility.[72]
Fort Borst Park
Centralia's largest park is Fort Borst Park located at the junction of the Chehalis and Skookumchuck rivers. The 101.0-acre (40.9 ha) park provides 2.1 miles (3.4 km) of paved trails in a forested setting. The site includes a dog park and a large picnic area. Visitors can fish from the river banks or access the waters via a boat launch, or at the park's Borst Lake, which is stocked with rainbow trout.[73]
The park contains the original Borst Home, a reproduced schoolhouse, and a replicated pioneer church from the 1860s that was completed in 2021.
Located within Fort Borst Park is Centralia's NW Sports Hub. Officially opened in 2014, the 76,500 square feet (7,107.08 m2) complex is owned by a various group of Centralia government bodies and businesses. The hub contains enclosed buildings that house numerous volleyball and basketball courts and fields for indoor baseball and soccer. An attached outdoor component encompasses a mixture of previously built
Government and politics
Centralia is a non-charter code city with a council–manager form of government. The City Council consists of seven members with positions one through three being at-large positions.
Although slightly less so than Lewis County as a whole, Centralia is conservative and leans Republican.
Education
Students and their education are overseen by the Centralia School District.
Centralia College
Centralia College is the oldest continuously operating junior college in the state of Washington, and was founded on September 14, 1925.[81]
Media
Newspaper
Centralia's leading newspaper is The Chronicle, ranked seventeenth in the state based on weekday circulation,[82] and serves most of Lewis County. There are also several community-based newspapers that are published bi-weekly, such as The Lewis County News and The East County Journal.
Radio
The Centralia area is served by two AM radio stations, KELA - 1470 AM and KITI - 1420 AM. The FM station, KCED - 91.3 FM operates from within the city. Radio broadcasts are accessible from nearby Chehalis stations KMNT - 104.3 FM and KACS - 90.5 FM. Centralia is able to pick up Winlock station KITI-FM - 95.1 FM as well as the transmission of KZTM - 102.9 FM from Olympia.
Infrastructure
Transportation
).Utilites
As of 2023[update], Centralia Public Works was granted $85,000 to fund searches for lead pipes in the city, the only water utility in Washington state to accept monies from a $63 million federal bill passed in 2021 meant to help find and replace lead piping. In 2018, the city investigated the use of lead pipes in the municipal water system, specifically for homes built from the 1920s through the 1940s. The city has found only five pigtail connections made of lead since the late 1970s.[83]
Notable people
- Charlie Albright, pianist[84]
- Calvin Armstrong, American football player
- Ann Boleyn, singer[85]
- Bob Coluccio, baseball player
- Merce Cunningham, modern dancer[86]
- Noah Gundersen, singer[87]
- Sandy Marth Hill, American television journalist[88]
- Soren Johnson, video game designer
- James Kelsey, sculptor
- Craig McCaw, entrepreneur
- Angela Meade, operatic soprano[89]
- C. D. Moore, U.S. Air Force general
- Patricia Anne Morton, first woman to serve as a Diplomatic Security special agent[90]
- Lyle Overbay, baseball player
- Tavita Pritchard, American football coach
- Jimmy Ritchey, country music songwriter and record producer[91]
- Detlef Schrempf, NBA player
- Skyler Wheeler, Iowa state representative
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