Mineral, Washington
Census-designated place in Washington, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mineral is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lewis County, Washington,[3] on State Route 7 near the Pierce/Lewis county line. Mineral originally began as a logging camp and mining town. Prospectors searching the area for gold instead found coal and arsenic. By the early 1920s, the mines closed, and with a devastating fire to the town's largest sawmill, Mineral began to turn to tourism as its main industry, primarily through recreational fishing on Mineral Lake.[4] The population was 193 at the 2020 census,[5] down from 202 at the 2010 census.[6]
Mineral, Washington | |
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Coordinates: 46°43′01″N 122°10′51″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Lewis |
Area | |
• Total | 0.66 sq mi (1.72 km2) |
• Land | 0.66 sq mi (1.72 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,470 ft (448 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 193 |
• Density | 290/sq mi (110/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 98355 |
Area code | 360 |
FIPS code | 53-46090 |
GNIS feature ID | 1523205[2] |
The Mineral Log Lodge, built in 1906, was listed to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[7]