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47-680: Sequim ( / ˈ s k w ɪ m / SKWIM ) is a city in Clallam County, Washington , United States. It is located along the Dungeness River near the base of the Olympic Mountains . The 2020 census counted a population of 8,018, with an estimated population in 2022 of 8,319. Sequim lies within the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains and receives, on average, less than 16 inches (410 mm) of rain per year – about

94-454: A characteristic of the Mollisol order, is attributed to the minimal leaching of bases caused by low annual rainfall. Sequim experiences a warm-summer Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csb ), sometimes classified as an oceanic climate owing to the relatively cool temperatures. Sequim is in the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains , so annual precipitation is the lowest in

141-430: A family was $ 54,837. Males had a median income of $ 44,609 versus $ 32,125 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 24,449. About 9.5% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2000 census , there were 64,525 people, 27,164 households, and 18,064 families living in the county. The population density

188-479: A female householder with no husband present, and 48.6% were non-families. 44.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 30.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.90 and the average family size was 2.55. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 15.3% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 15.2% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 44.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

235-523: A herd of Roosevelt elk . The herd occasionally crosses US 101 just to the southeast of the town. Radio collars on some members of the herd trigger warning lights for motorists. The Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge is located just north of the city, near the mouth of the Dungeness River . It includes the Dungeness Spit and a five-mile (8 km) hike to the New Dungeness Lighthouse at

282-478: A significant size. Historically, much of the area was an open, oak-studded prairie, supported by somewhat excessively-drained gravelly and sandy loam soil; agriculture and development of the Dungeness valley have changed this ecosystem. Most soils under Sequim have been placed in a series that is named after the city. This "Sequim series" is one of the few Mollisols in western Washington and its high base saturation ,

329-447: A social media post, students from the rotary club of Sequim High School were able to procure a film screening of The Boys in the Boat , a movie centered around Joe Rantz and his gold-medal 1936 Summer Olympics rowing team. The 2023 motion picture, directed by George Clooney , was planned to be shown at a school auditorium as the city lacks a formal movie theater. A number of students from

376-523: Is Ozette , the westernmost town in the contiguous United States. Clallam County also contains the west-northwesternmost, northwesternmost, and north-northwesternmost points in the contiguous United States. As of the 2010 census , there were 71,404 people, 31,329 households, and 19,713 families living in the county. The population density was 41.1 inhabitants per square mile (15.9/km ). There were 35,582 housing units at an average density of 20.5 units per square mile (7.9 units/km ). The racial makeup of

423-415: Is a commercial station featuring classic hits. Newsradio KONP also provides local news, talk and sports programming on 1450 AM and 101.3 FM. Sequim's sister city is Shiso, Hyōgo , Japan. Sequim and Shiso have an exchange student program set up through Sequim High School and Sequim Middle School. Clallam County, Washington Clallam County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington . As of

470-438: Is generally considered a battleground area. The Forks area is generally Republican, with the exception of American Indian areas. The Makah tribe areas around Neah Bay are some of the most Democratic areas in the state. Otherwise, with the exception of a few locations (such as Blyn and Jamestown near Sequim), unincorporated Clallam County has a strong Republican lean. Clallam Transit operates bus service between and within

517-506: Is the first hunting weapon found that dates to the pre- Clovis period. The S'Klallam tribe had inhabited the region prior to the arrival of the first Europeans. S'Klallam means "the strong people". The band of S'Klallam Indians disbanded into their own individual federally recognized tribes in the early 1900s. The local tribe is the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe, named after one of their early leaders, Lord James Balch. According to other tales,

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564-470: The 2016 presidential election , Republican Donald Trump won with 46.4% of the vote, compared to 43.6% of the vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton . In the 2012 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama narrowly won with 48.4% of the vote, compared to 48.0% of the vote for Republican Mitt Romney . In the 2008 presidential election , Barack Obama won the county with 50.5% of the vote, compared to 47.2% for candidate Republican John McCain . Clallam County

611-588: The 2020 census , the population was 77,155, with an estimated population of 77,616 in 2023. The county seat and largest city is Port Angeles ; the county as a whole comprises the Port Angeles, WA Micropolitan Statistical Area . The name is a Klallam word for "the strong people". The county was formed on April 26, 1854. Located on the Olympic Peninsula , it is south from the Strait of Juan de Fuca , which forms

658-492: The 2024 Washington gubernatorial election for the first time since the 2000 Washington gubernatorial election , despite Ferguson underperforming Kamala Harris, indicating a potential leftward shift in the county. Democratic candidates are generally most successful in the county seat and largest city, Port Angeles , which casts a significant number of votes. The city of Sequim and its general vicinity (excepting newer developments such as Bell Hill which tend to be Republican)

705-497: The Canada–US border , as British Columbia 's Vancouver Island is across the strait. Clallam County was a bellwether , voting for the winning candidate in every presidential election from 1980 to 2020 , holding the longest record for predicting official presidential election winners in the entire country. It has also voted the winning candidate in every election since 1920 except for 1968 , 1976 , and 2024 . According to

752-550: The Klallam language. A common mispronouncing is "see-quim". Fossils discovered in the late 1970s – at a dig near Sequim known as the Manis Mastodon site , by Carl Gustafson, an archaeologist at Washington State University – included a mastodon bone with an embedded bone point, evidencing the presence of hunters in the area about 14,000 years ago. According to Michael R. Waters, an archaeologist at Texas A&M University , this

799-699: The Paraná River basin receiving abundant but erratic rainfall and extensive deposition of clay -rich minerals from the Andes . Mollic epipedons also occur in some Andisols but the andic properties take precedence. In the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB), Mollisols are split up into Chernozems , Kastanozems and Phaeozems . Shallow or gravelly Mollisols may belong to the Leptosols . Many Aquolls are Gleysols , Stagnosols or Planosols . Mollisols with

846-554: The United States Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 2,671 square miles (6,920 km ), of which 1,738 square miles (4,500 km ) is land and 932 square miles (2,410 km ) (35%) is water. Located in Clallam County is Cape Alava , the westernmost point in both Washington and the contiguous United States , with a longitude of 124 degrees, 43 minutes and 59 seconds West (−124.733). Near Cape Alava

893-492: The excavation . Every year there's an annual Irrigation Festival in May which celebrates the lavender capstone, as well as water, farming and art. The celebration includes parades, pageants, and arts and crafts which often include a lavender theme, such as scented soaps or flower arrangements. The Sequim School District served a population of almost 29,000 as of 2018. It is home to the following schools: Private schools: Due to

940-454: The poverty line , including 19.9% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over. Sequim holds an Irrigation Festival every May. As of 2019, it is the longest continually running festival in the state and is in its 124th year. Over the past two decades, Sequim has become known for growing lavender and holds the annual Sequim Lavender Weekend (the third weekend in July). Sequim is home to

987-506: The Andean altiplano . Such soils are called Molliturbels or Mollorthels and provide the best grazing land in such cold climates because they are not acidic like many other soils of very cold climates. Other soils which have a mollic epipedon are classified as Vertisols because high shrink swell characteristics and relatively high clay contents dominate over the mollic epipedon. These soils are especially common in parts of South America in

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1034-406: The age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 37.1% were non-families, and 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.70. The median age was 49.0 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 44,398 and the median income for

1081-428: The age of 18 living with them, 53.90% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.50% were non-families. 28.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.78. In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.00% under

1128-467: The age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 22.80% from 25 to 44, 26.90% from 45 to 64, and 21.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 98.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.60 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 36,449, and the median income for a family was $ 44,381. Males had a median income of $ 35,452 versus $ 24,628 for females. The per capita income for

1175-473: The area remained arid prairie, known as "the desert". Irrigation canals first brought water to the prairie in the 1890s, allowing the expansion of farmlands. Sequim was officially incorporated on October 31, 1913. For many decades small farms, mostly dairy farms, dotted the area around the small town. Near the end of World War I, Sequim became a stop for a railway that passed through from Port Angeles to Port Townsend , built primarily to carry wood products from

1222-673: The beginning of the Carboniferous Ice Age 280 million years ago, Mollisols are best known from the paleopedological record as early as the Eocene . Their development is very closely associated with cooling and drying of the global climate that occurred during the Oligocene , Miocene and Pliocene . Soils which are mostly similar to Mollisols but contain either continuous or discontinuous permafrost , consequently affected by cryoturbation are common in high mountain plateaus of Tibet and

1269-618: The city was 44.7% male and 55.3% female. As of the 2010 census , there were 6,606 people, 3,340 households, and 1,626 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,046.9 inhabitants per square mile (404.2/km). There were 3,767 housing units at an average density of 597.0 per square mile (230.5/km). The racial makeup of the city was 91.3% (2020=86.7%) White , 0.4% (2020=1.9%) African American , 1.2% Native American , 1.9% (2020=3.1%) Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 1.7% from other races , and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 4.8% (2020=8.5%) of

1316-406: The city was 93.91% White , 0.30% African American , 1.15% Native American , 1.75% Asian , 0.09% Pacific Islander , 0.92% from other races , and 1.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.86% of the population. There were 2,163 households, out of which 15.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were married couples living together, 9.1% had

1363-406: The county was $ 19,517. About 8.90% of families and 12.50% of the population were below the poverty line , including 17.10% of those under age 18 and 6.80% of those age 65 or over. Modern Clallam County is generally regarded as a competitive area politically. In the 2020 presidential election , Democrat Joe Biden won with 50.2% of the vote versus 46.8% of the vote for Republican Donald Trump . In

1410-428: The county was 87.0% white, 5.1% American Indian, 1.4% Asian, 0.8% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 1.8% from other races, and 3.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 5.1% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 21.4% were German , 16.4% were English , 12.6% were Irish , 6.5% were Norwegian , and 5.2% were American . Of the 31,329 households, 22.7% had children under

1457-516: The end of the spit. To the east along Highway 101 is Sequim Bay, a 4-mile (6.5 km) long inlet from the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Along the western stretch is the Sequim Bay State Park . The inlet is a popular birdwatching area. The Museum and Arts Center features both natural and cultural exhibits, including a mastodon mural mounted with the remaining mastodon bones, artifacts, and a video on

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1504-511: The forests of the western Olympic Peninsula . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 6.37 square miles (16.50 km), of which 6.31 square miles (16.34 km) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km) is water. The forests around Sequim are dominated by Douglas-fir and western red cedar . Other trees growing in the area include black cottonwood , red alder , bigleaf maple , Pacific madrone , lodgepole pine and Garry oak , all of which can grow to

1551-457: The low average rate of annual precipitation. The city and the surrounding area are particularly known for the commercial cultivation of lavender , supported by the unique climate. It makes Sequim the "Lavender Capital of North America", rivaled only in France. The area is also known for its Dungeness crab . Sequim is pronounced as one syllable, with the e elided: "skwim". The name developed from

1598-441: The population. There were 3,340 households, of which 17.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.5% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 51.3% were non-families. 45.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 29.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

1645-483: The restoration of the historic sailing vessel Tally Ho took place in Sequim from 2017 to 2021 and often visited other places in Clallam County. The county had demanded that donations and work on the project be stopped, citing lack of permits and an unwillingness to issue those permits. In July 2021, Goolden's Sampson Boat Company and Tally Ho relocated to the nearby Port of Port Townsend, Washington , boatyard to complete

1692-500: The restoration there. 48°6′45″N 123°26′27″W  /  48.11250°N 123.44083°W  / 48.11250; -123.44083 Mollisol Mollisols typically occur in savannahs and mountain valleys (such as Central Asia, and the North American Great Plains ). These environments have historically been strongly influenced by fire and abundant pedoturbation from organisms such as ants and earthworms. It

1739-449: The same as Los Angeles, California – giving rise to the region's local nickname of Sunny Sequim . However, the city is relatively close to some of the wettest temperate rainforests of the contiguous United States . This climate anomaly is sometimes called the "Blue Hole of Sequim". Fogs and cool breezes from the Juan de Fuca Strait make Sequim's climate more humid than would be expected from

1786-633: The school district were in invited attendance at the premiere in December 2023, held at the SIFF Cinema Downtown in Seattle. The local news publications consist of the community newspaper Sequim Gazette and the Peninsula Daily News . Sequim is served by several radio stations. KSQM, FM 91.5 is a non-commercial station staffed by community volunteers featuring a variety of music. Z-104.9 FM, KZQM

1833-462: The town Sequim in S'Klallam means "a place for going to shoot", which represents the abundance of game and wildlife of the area. Manuel Quimper and George Vancouver explored the region's coast in the 1790s. The first European settlers arrived in the Dungeness Valley in the 1850s, settling nearby Dungeness, Washington . While the lands along the river became fertile farmlands, the remainder of

1880-501: The towns of the county and to destinations outside Clallam County. The following public use airports are located in the county: The popular Twilight Saga novels and film series are set in Clallam County. The main storyline is set in Forks ; however, the characters also visit neighboring Port Angeles . The rural-comedy film series Ma and Pa Kettle (1949–1957) is set in a fictionalized Cape Flattery . A popular YouTube series following

1927-448: The western portion of the state at only 16 inches, Winters are mostly mild with very little snowfall. Many years there is no snow at all. The highest temperature recorded in Sequim was 99 °F (37.2 °C) on 16 July 1941, and the lowest −3 °F (−19.4 °C) on 19 January 1935. As of the 2020 census , there were 8,018 people and 3,480 households in the city. The population density

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1974-401: Was 1,269.8 inhabitants per square mile (490.3/km). The racial makeup of the city was 86.7% White , 1.9% African American , 0.9% Native American , 3.1% Asian , 0.0% Pacific Islander , and 6.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 8.5% of the population. 19.3% of residents were under the age of 18; and 34.0% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

2021-418: Was 1.87 and the average family size was 2.57. The median age in the city was 57.9 years. 15.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.9% were from 25 to 44; 22.1% were from 45 to 64; and 40.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.4% male and 55.6% female. More detailed information from the 2000 census indicated that the racial makeup of

2068-689: Was 37 people per square mile (14 people/km ). There were 30,683 housing units at an average density of 18 units per square mile (6.9 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 89.12% White , 0.84% Black or African American , 5.12% Native American , 1.13% Asian , 0.16% Pacific Islander , 1.18% from other races , and 2.44% from two or more races. 3.41% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 17.2% were of German , 13.1% English , 9.3% Irish , 8.3% United States or American and 6.0% Norwegian ancestry. 95% spoke English and 3.2% Spanish as their first language. There were 27,164 households, out of which 25.70% had children under

2115-407: Was 59 years. For every 100 females, there were 73.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 27,880, and the median income for a family was $ 35,652. Males had a median income of $ 35,160 versus $ 20,347 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 19,253. About 9.8% of families and 13.9% of the population were below

2162-480: Was a bellwether , holding the longest record, until 2024, for predicting official presidential election winners in the entire country. In every election since 1920 , except for 1968 , 1976 , and 2024 , it has voted for the presidential election winner. It voted the winning candidate in every presidential election from 1980 to 2020 , the longest streak of any county in the country before ending its streak in 2024. Clallam County also voted for Bob Ferguson in

2209-501: Was estimated that in 2003, only 14 to 26 percent of grassland ecosystems still remained in a relatively natural state (that is, they were not used for agriculture due to the fertility of the horizon). Globally, they represent ~7% of ice-free land area. As the world's agriculturally most productive soil order, the Mollisols represent one of the most economically important soil orders. Though most other soil orders known today were formed at

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