Methow, Washington
Methow, Washington | ||
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FIPS code 53-53720[1] | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1523030[2] | |
Methow (/ˈmɛthaʊ/ MET-how),[3] is an unincorporated community in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. The community had a population of 246 at the 2020 census.
History
Methow was founded in 1889 by W.A. Bolinger when he moved his store from the former mining boom-town at Squaw Creek (approx. 4 miles south).
The original Methow Store can be seen just off Washington State Route 153. Directly across the street sits a large historic stone house and homestead that was built by the Bolinger family. This small town is also host to two old single room schoolhouses. One of these schoolhouses sits just north of the Methow Store, and most people recognize it as "the old log cabin". The other schoolhouse is now used as a community center. The Methow Church was formed over a century ago. Methow's population has stayed consistent for the past several decades at about fifty people. The population of the surrounding area, the Methow Valley, has grown significantly over the past two decades.
Geography
Methow is located on the Methow River 13 miles (21 km) upriver from the confluence of the Methow and Columbia rivers in Okanogan County, Washington. It sits at an elevation of 1,156 feet above sea level in the foothills of the Cascade Range.
Climate
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| Climate data for Methow | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 57 (14) |
69 (21) |
76 (24) |
87 (31) |
100 (38) |
105 (41) |
107 (42) |
105 (41) |
102 (39) |
88 (31) |
72 (22) |
53 (12) |
107 (42) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 29.1 (−1.6) |
39.4 (4.1) |
50.5 (10.3) |
62 (17) |
72.3 (22.4) |
81.5 (27.5) |
89.1 (31.7) |
88 (31) |
79 (26) |
61.3 (16.3) |
42.9 (6.1) |
31.3 (−0.4) |
60.5 (15.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 14.7 (−9.6) |
22.3 (−5.4) |
26.7 (−2.9) |
33.9 (1.1) |
41.5 (5.3) |
49.4 (9.7) |
53.3 (11.8) |
52.3 (11.3) |
44.6 (7.0) |
34.2 (1.2) |
26.3 (−3.2) |
19.4 (−7.0) |
34.9 (1.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −20 (−29) |
−15 (−26) |
0 (−18) |
21 (−6) |
25 (−4) |
33 (1) |
35 (2) |
35 (2) |
24 (−4) |
2 (−17) |
−17 (−27) |
−21 (−29) |
−21 (−29) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.48 (38) |
1.27 (32) |
1.23 (31) |
0.75 (19) |
1.17 (30) |
0.84 (21) |
0.51 (13) |
0.52 (13) |
0.54 (14) |
0.75 (19) |
1.71 (43) |
1.93 (49) |
12.7 (320) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 14.5 (37) |
2.9 (7.4) |
1.5 (3.8) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3.8 (9.7) |
17.5 (44) |
40.4 (103) |
| Average precipitation days | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 60 |
| Source: [5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Methow". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Webster's Geographical Dictionary.
- ^ Methow Mining Boom, The Town of Methow.
- ^ "METHOW 2 S, WASHINGTON (455326)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |||