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62-498: Port Angeles ( / ˈ æ n dʒ əl ə s / AN -jəl-əs ) is a city and county seat of Clallam County , Washington , United States. With a population of 19,960 as of the 2020 census , it is the largest city in the county. The population was estimated at 20,134 in 2021. The city's harbor was dubbed Puerto de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles (Port of Our Lady of the Angels) by Spanish explorer Francisco de Eliza in 1791. By

124-526: A Superior Court and Sheriff (as an officer of the court ), both located in a designated "shire town". Bennington County, Vermont has two shire towns; the court for "North Shire" is in the shire town Manchester , and the Sheriff for the county and court for "South Shire" are in the shire town Bennington. In 2024, Connecticut , which had not defined their counties for anything but statistical, historical and weather warning purposes since 1960, along with ending

186-410: A county seat may be an independent city surrounded by, but not part of, the county of which it is the administrative center; for example, Fairfax City is both the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia and completely surrounded by Fairfax County, but the city is politically independent of the county. When the county seat is in the independent city, government offices such as the courthouse may be in

248-461: A federal town site on the reserve land, laying out the street plan which still exists today. The fact that Washington, D.C. , was the only other city officially laid out by the federal government led the U.S. Board of Trade in 1890 to dub Port Angeles the "Second National City." Settlers soon followed slowly, but Smith's death in the sinking of the Brother Jonathan led to the loss of interest in

310-862: A joint venture, that owns or leases approximately 417,000 acres of timberlands in New Zealand . Rayonier was founded in 1926 as the Rainier Pulp and Paper Company in Shelton, Washington , with a headquarters office in San Francisco , California . Its name was inspired by Mount Rainier in Washington state. Its first mill opened the next year in Shelton Washington , on the Olympic Peninsula . The mill used Tsuga heterophylla (western hemlock) trees to create

372-479: A large mill and a railway connecting the hinterlands to the mill. Other mills were soon built and the lumber and pulp mills supported the economy of the area until well into the century. Tourism became increasingly important as the growing national affluence, and especially the 1961 opening of the Hood Canal Bridge that cut driving time from the populated central Puget Sound region, brought more visitors drawn by

434-453: A premium bleached paper pulp. In September 1930, Rainier Pulp and Paper began working with the DuPont chemical company to produce hemlock pulp for the manufacture of rayon . Two additional pulp mills were constructed and began operation in the state of Washington at Hoquiam, Washington and Port Angeles, Washington . Rainier Pulp and Paper changed its name to Rayonier, a portmanteau of

496-529: A protege of Salmon Chase , was Collector of Customs for the Puget Sound District. He quickly gained approval to relocate the U.S. Customs port of entry for Washington Territory from Port Townsend to Port Angeles. With Chase's support, he also succeeded in getting President Abraham Lincoln to designate 3,520 acres (1,424 ha) at Port Angeles as a federal reserve for lighthouse, military and naval purposes. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers platted

558-513: A sustainable rate. On October 5, 2017, the court entered orders approving the settlement and a plan of distribution terminating these class actions. In June 2014, Rayonier spun off its performance fibers business into an independent, publicly traded company, Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (NYSE: RYAM). Shareholders of Rayonier received one share of the new Rayonier Advanced Materials company for every three shares of Rayonier on June 27, 2014. In August 2015, Rayonier announced its ownership in

620-641: Is a community college based in Port Angeles that serves the Olympic Peninsula. [REDACTED] Mutsu, Aomori , Japan, is a sister city of Port Angeles. The cities have an exchange student program set up through the Port Angeles School District . County seat In Canada , the provinces of Ontario , Quebec , New Brunswick , Prince Edward Island , and Nova Scotia have counties as an administrative division of government below

682-581: Is in the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains , resulting in much lower precipitation (only 26.54 in [674 mm] per year) than locations to the west outside of the rain shadow. As of the 2020 census , of 2020, there were 19,960 people, 8,783 households, and 4,826 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,863.68 inhabitants per square mile (719.6/km). There were 9,567 housing units at an average density of 893.28 units per square mile (344.90 units/km). The racial makeup of

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744-409: Is known as the seat of its county. Generally, the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility are located in the county seat, though some functions (such as highway maintenance, which usually requires a large garage for vehicles, along with asphalt and salt storage facilities) may also be located or conducted in other parts of

806-495: Is located at FM 102.1 Port Angeles is the home base of Rygaard Logging , one of the logging companies featured in the second season of the History Channel program Ax Men . The Strait of Juan de Fuca north of Port Angeles was used for filming some of the open water scenes in the 1990 film The Hunt for Red October . Port Angeles was also used in the last scene of the 1994 movie Wyatt Earp when Wyatt and Josie were on

868-534: Is provided across the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Victoria, British Columbia , Canada on the MV Coho . This area was long occupied by succeeding cultures of indigenous peoples . In 1791, the harbor was entered by Spanish explorer Francisco de Eliza , who named it Puerto de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles (Port of Our Lady of the Angels), claiming it for Spain. He was on an expedition from southern California. This name

930-459: Is water. The city is situated on the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula along the shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca . Port Angeles features a long and narrow glacial moraine named Ediz Hook that projects northeasterly nearly three miles into the Strait. Ediz Hook creates a large, natural deep-water harbor shielded from the storms and swells that move predominantly eastward down the Strait from

992-557: The Great Depression . Port Angeles has a warm summer mediterranean climate ( Köppen Csb ). It is heavily moderated by the Pacific Ocean , resulting in cool summers and mild winters for its latitude. Summers are far cooler than those of nearby Seattle . On June 27, 2021, Port Angeles set a new all-time record high of 97 °F (36 °C), breaking the city's previous all-time record high of 96 °F (36 °C). Port Angeles

1054-418: The Olympic Mountains , which means the city gets significantly less rain than other areas of western Washington. The average annual precipitation total is approximately 25 in (640 mm), compared to Seattle's 38 in (970 mm). Temperatures are moderated by the maritime location, with winter lows rarely below 25 °F (−4 °C) and summer highs rarely above 80 °F (27 °C). However, in

1116-534: The Port Angeles Evening News (founded 1916). The Peninsula Daily News publishes six days a week and hosts a website for the North Olympic Peninsula. Newsradio 1450 KONP is a local radio station offering news, sports, information and talk programming on AM 1450. The station is also broadcast on FM 101.7 (founded 1945). The Strait 102 KSTI is an FM radio station playing country music. KSTI

1178-644: The New Zealand joint venture will increase from 65% to approximately 77%, as part of an anticipated recapitalization of the JV. In May 2016, Rayonier announced upgrades to it Pacific Northwest timberland portfolio through the acquisition of 61,000 acres of timberlands in western Oregon for $ 263 million, and a disposition of 55,000 acres comprising predominantly pre-merchantable timber in Washington state for $ 130 million. In August 2017, Rayonier consolidated its corporate headquarters, real estate, and forest resources offices into

1240-546: The Pacific Northwest. The Rayonier Foundation was created in 1952 to provide assistance to charitable, civic and education organizations in the communities where Rayonier did business. Rayonier opened international sales offices in Europe and Asia during 1954. That same year, another pulp mill in the southeast was constructed at Jesup, Georgia . High demand prompted the facility to double its capacity by 1957. ITT purchased

1302-465: The Pacific Ocean. Coast Guard Air Station / Sector Field Office (SFO) Port Angeles is situated on the end of Ediz Hook. The harbor is deep enough to provide anchorage for large ocean-going ships such as tankers and cruise ships. The south shore of Vancouver Island and the city of Victoria, British Columbia are visible across the Strait to the north. Port Angeles is located in the rain shadow of

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1364-488: The U.S. and New Zealand. In March 2008, the company purchased 56,300 acres (228 km ) for $ 215 million in southwest Washington state from Sierra Pacific In March 2013, the company sold its wood products division, including its mills in Baxley, Swainsboro, and Eatonton, Georgia , to British Columbia -based International Forest Products (Interfor) for $ 80 million. In April 2013, the company increased its shareholding in

1426-935: The United States, followed by Towson , the county seat of Baltimore County, Maryland . Likewise, some county seats may not be incorporated in their own right, but are located within incorporated municipalities. For example, Cape May Court House, New Jersey , though unincorporated, is a section of Middle Township , an incorporated municipality. In some states, often those that were among the original Thirteen Colonies , county seats include or formerly included "Court House" as part of their name, such as Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia . Most counties have only one county seat. However, some counties in Alabama , Arkansas , Georgia , Iowa , Kentucky , Massachusetts , Mississippi , Missouri , New Hampshire , New York , and Vermont have two or more county seats, usually located on opposite sides of

1488-605: The ages of 18 and 64, and 10% of people over 65 being in poverty. As of the 2010 census , there were 19,038 people, 8,459 households, and 4,808 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,779.3 inhabitants per square mile (687.0/km). There were 9,272 housing units at an average density of 866.5 units per square mile (334.6 units/km). The racial makeup of the city was 88.9% White , 0.8% African American , 3.2% Native American , 1.8% Asian , 0.2% Pacific Islander , 0.9% from other races , and 4.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.0% of

1550-514: The area. The Port of Entry was returned to Port Townsend and the area sank into obscurity until the 1880s. In 1884, a hotel was built and the trading post was expanded into the area's first general store. A wharf was soon built upon the site where the current ferry pier stands. A village of 300 in 1886, Port Angeles' population grew to 3,000 by 1890. Hundreds of its new residents were part of the Puget Sound Cooperative Colony , which

1612-403: The average family size was 2.84. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males. The median income for a household in

1674-564: The boat out from the harbor with the Olympic Mountains in the distance. Public school education is provided by the Port Angeles School District which operates five elementary schools, one middle school, a high school , an alternative high school and a vocational school. In addition, there are two private schools, Queen of Angels Catholic School and Olympic Christian School, both of which serve grades K-8. Peninsula College

1736-482: The city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female. The ancestry of Port Angeles was 15.3% German , 15.1% English , 13.2% Irish , 5.5% Norwegian , 3.3% Italian , 3.2% French , 2.9% Scottish , 2.3% Polish , and 0.1% Sub-Saharan African . The median household income was $ 53,690, with families having $ 65,994, married couples having $ 79,727, and non-families having $ 30,368. A total of 11.5% of the population were in poverty, with 13.4% of people under 18, 11.5% of people between

1798-482: The city was 86.9% White , 1.5% African American , 2.8% Native American , 2.5% Asian , 0.2% Pacific Islander , 1.4% from other races , and 5.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.6% of the population. The median age in the city was 38.9 years. 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.1% were from 25 to 44; 23.1% were from 45 to 64; and 21.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

1860-467: The city was US$ 33,130, and the median income for a family was $ 41,450. Males had a median income of $ 33,351 versus $ 25,215 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 17,903. About 9.9% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over. The local newspaper is the Peninsula Daily News , originally

1922-438: The city. The population density was 1,823.1 people per square mile (703.9 people/km). There were 8,682 housing units at an average density of 860.4 units per square mile (332.2 units/km). The racial makeup of the city was 91.35% White , 0.69% Black , 3.26% Native American , 1.29% Asian , 0.17% Pacific Islander , 0.38% from other races , and 2.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.34% of

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1984-509: The company in 1968 and the name changed to ITT Rayonier. The Jesup mill grew larger in 1974, becoming the largest pulp mill on earth. Company headquarters were moved again in 1978; this time to Stamford, Connecticut . Diplomatic relations with China were restored in 1979. The following year, Rayonier received orders for pulp and logs. It took almost five years to receive permission to open an office in Beijing in 1985. A log-trading office

2046-442: The corporate offices to Jacksonville, Florida , to be closer to company employees and properties. Rayonier converted to a real estate investment trust (REIT) on January 1, 2004. TerraPointe LLC was established in 2005 to manage properties with development potential. The 2006 purchase of 228,000 acres (920 km ) in six states brought the company's total of land owned, leased or managed to 2,600,000 acres (11,000 km ) in

2108-517: The counties after his unification, there were about 1,000. Under the Eastern Han dynasty , the number of counties increased to above 1,000. About 1400 existed when the Sui dynasty abolished the commandery level (郡 jùn), which was the level just above counties, and demoted some commanderies to counties. In Imperial China, the county was a significant administrative unit because it marked the lowest level of

2170-418: The county, especially if it is geographically large. A county seat is usually an incorporated municipality . The exceptions include the county seats of counties that have no incorporated municipalities within their borders, such as Arlington County, Virginia , where the county seat is the entire county. Ellicott City , the county seat of Howard County, Maryland , is the largest unincorporated county seat in

2232-420: The county. Examples include Harrison County, Mississippi , which has both Biloxi and Gulfport as county seats, and Hinds County, Mississippi , which has both Raymond and the state capital of Jackson . The practice of multiple county seat towns dates from the days when travel was difficult. There have been few efforts to eliminate the two-seat arrangement, since a county seat is a source of civic pride for

2294-424: The imperial bureaucratic structure; in other words, it was the lowest level that the government reached. Government below the county level was often undertaken through informal non-bureaucratic means, varying between dynasties. The head of a county was the magistrate , who oversaw both the day-to-day operations of the county as well as civil and criminal cases. The current number of counties mostly resembled that of

2356-572: The increase of Han Chinese population in Taiwan, the number of counties also grew by time. By the end of Qing era, there were 11 counties in Taiwan. Protestant missionaries in China first romanized the term as hien . When Taiwan became a Japanese colony in 1895, the hierarchy of divisions also incorporated into the Japanese system in the period when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. By September 1945, Taiwan

2418-611: The independent city under an agreement, such as in Albemarle , or may in be enclaves of the county surrounded by the independent city, such as in Fairfax . Others, such as Prince William , have the courthouse in an enclave surrounded by the independent city and have the county government, the Board of Supervisors, in a different part of the county, far from the county seat. The following counties have their county seat in an independent city: Bedford

2480-422: The joint venture Matariki Forestry Group in New Zealand from 26% to 65% for $ 140 million. In May 2014, Rayonier named David L. Nunes as post-separation president and CEO for Rayonier. A class action against members of the former management team by certain shareholders was launched for the period from October 26, 2010, to November 7, 2014, claiming over-harvesting while communicating publicly harvesting below

2542-414: The late 18th and early 19th centuries. Archeologists were called in to conduct a professional excavation. They found about 300 graves and 785 pieces of human bones, in addition to numerous ritual and ceremonial Indian artifacts of the former Tse-whit-zen village of the federally recognized Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe . This site had appeared to have been continuously occupied for thousands of years; some of

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2604-732: The later years of the Qing dynasty . Changes of location and names of counties in Chinese history have been a major field of research in Chinese historical geography, especially from the 1960s to the 1980s. There are 1,355 counties in Mainland China out of a total of 2,851 county-level divisions. In Taiwan , the first counties were first established in 1661 by the Kingdom of Tungning . The later ruler Qing empire inherited this type of administrative divisions. With

2666-416: The mid-19th century, after settlement by English speakers from the United States, the name was shortened and partially anglicized to its current form, Port Angeles Harbor. Port Angeles is home to Peninsula College . It is the birthplace of football hall of famer John Elway and residents include writers and other celebrities. The city is served by William R. Fairchild International Airport . Ferry service

2728-490: The most productive softwood timber growing regions in the United States and New Zealand. Its core business segments are timber and real estate. As of December 31, 2022, the company owned or leased approximately 2.8 million acres of timberlands overall, located in the U.S. South (1.92 million acres) and U.S. Pacific Northwest (474,000 acres). The company also has a 77% ownership interest in Matariki Forestry Group,

2790-516: The mountains, rivers, and rainforest of Olympic National Park and by fishing and boating along the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The mills began to close in the 1970s and 1980s until only one pulp mill remained in operation; the Rayonier specialty pulp mill was shuttered in 1997. In August 2003, a $ 275 million construction project known as the Graving Dock Project was started in Port Angeles near

2852-591: The people living in the Northwest before European American settlement of the area. In 2016, Port Angeles installed two street signs in English and Klallam to revitalize and preserve the area's Klallam culture. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 14.52 square miles (37.61 km), of which 10.70 square miles (27.71 km) is land and 3.82 square miles (9.89 km)

2914-407: The population. There were 8,053 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and

2976-442: The population. There were 8,459 households, of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.9% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.2% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

3038-752: The provincial level, and thus county seats. In the provinces of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia the term "shire town" is used in place of county seat. County seats in China are the administrative centers of the counties in the People's Republic of China . Xian have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin dynasty . The number of counties in China proper gradually increased from dynasty to dynasty. As Qin Shi Huang reorganized

3100-688: The remains date back at least 8,000 years. Because of the significance of the site for Native American history, in December 2004, the graving dock project was abandoned. Many of the graves uncovered appeared to hold entire families, who seemed to have died suddenly. Archeologists speculate that this could have been the result of pandemics of smallpox and other infectious illnesses. These caused massive death tolls among Native American populations in 1780 and 1835, as they had no acquired immunity . Infectious diseases contracted from interactions with European fur traders are believed to have killed about 90 percent of

3162-764: The state's area, has no borough government or borough seat. One borough, the Lake and Peninsula Borough , has its borough seat located in another borough, namely King Salmon in Bristol Bay Borough . In Louisiana , which is divided into parishes rather than counties, county seats are referred to as "parish seats". In New England , counties have served mainly as dividing lines for the states' judicial systems. Rhode Island has no county level of government and thus no county seats, and Massachusetts has dissolved many but not all of its county governments. In Vermont , Massachusetts , and Maine county government consists only of

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3224-416: The towns involved, along with providing employment opportunities. There are 33 counties with multiple county seats in 11 states: Alaska is divided into boroughs rather than counties; the county seat in these case is referred to as the "borough seat"; this includes six consolidated city-borough governments (one of which is styled as a "municipality"). The Unorganized Borough, Alaska , which covers 49% of

3286-538: The use of county seats in particular, will fully transition with the permission of the United States Census Bureau to a system of councils of government for the purposes of boundary definition and as county equivalents. Two counties in South Dakota , Oglala Lakota and Todd , have their county seat and government services centered in a neighboring county. Their county-level services are provided by Fall River County and Tripp County , respectively. In Virginia ,

3348-585: The water as part of the Hood Canal Bridge east-half replacement project. It was intended to construct an area for anchoring pontoons for the bridge. During construction, human remains and artifacts were discovered. This site was found to be the "largest prehistoric Indian village and burial ground found in the United States," according to a senior archaeologist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Seattle. The archeology site also included Native American burials of

3410-449: The winter, the city can be vulnerable to windstorms and Arctic cold fronts that sweep across the Strait of Juan de Fuca . Port Angeles receives about 4 in (10 cm) of snow each year, but it rarely stays on the ground for long. Port Angeles is also the location of the headquarters of Olympic National Park , which encompasses most of the Olympic Mountains. This park was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938, during

3472-404: The words rayon and Rainier , in 1937, when it became a publicly traded company. The following year, the company acquired timber stands in the southeastern United States, and began construction of a Fernandina Beach, Florida , pulp mill, which began production in 1939. In 1944, the company moved its offices to New York City . As World War II ended, Rayonier began making large land purchases in

3534-433: Was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.79. The median age in the city was 41.6 years. 20.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.4% were from 25 to 44; 28.3% were from 45 to 64; and 18% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.6% male and 51.4% female. As of the 2000 census , there were 18,397 people, 8,053 households, and 4,831 families residing in

3596-533: Was an independent city from 1968 to 2013, while also being the county seat of Bedford County . Bedford reverted to an incorporated town, and remains the county seat, though is now part of the county. The state with the most counties is Texas, with 254, and the state with the fewest counties is Delaware, with 3. Rayonier Rayonier Inc , headquartered in Wildlight, Florida , is a timberland real estate investment trust ("REIT") with assets located in some of

3658-623: Was divided into 8 prefectures ( 州 and 廳 ), which remained after the Republic of China took over. There are 13 county seats in Taiwan, which function as county-administered cities , urban townships , or rural townships . In most of the United States , a county is an administrative or political subdivision of a state that consists of a geographic area with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. The city, town, or populated place that houses county government

3720-425: Was established in 1887 and built several of the settlement's first permanent civic facilities, including a sawmill, church, office building, and opera house . The town was incorporated on June 11, 1890, and was named the county seat of Clallam County later that year. A depression a few years later was weathered and the town continued to grow into the new century. In 1914, large-scale logging began with construction of

3782-516: Was opened in New Zealand during 1988. The New Zealand government sold Rayonier 250,000 acres (1,000 km ) of timberland in 1992. The company was spun off from ITT in 1994 with the company name reverting to Rayonier and shares again traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Rayonier purchased 969,000 acres (3,920 km ) of timberland in Florida, Georgia and Alabama in 1999, then relocated

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3844-469: Was shortened to the current one of Port Angeles. It was not until the 19th century that European Americans began to settle here. A small whaling, fishing and shipping village developed, which traded with Victoria, British Columbia . In 1856–57, the first settlers arrived and were followed by the Cherbourg Land Company in 1859. Soon afterwards the site caught the attention of Victor Smith. Smith,

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