Forest, Washington
Forest, Washington | |
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  Forest  Forest | |
| Coordinates: 46°35′56″N 122°51′28″W / 46.59889°N 122.85778°WCoordinates: 46°35′56″N 122°51′28″W / 46.59889°N 122.85778°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Lewis |
| Elevation | [1] 305 ft (93 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| zip code | 98532 |
| Area code(s) | 360 |
Forest is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1] It is located on Jackson Highway, between the Port of Chehalis and Washington State Route 508. The area is also called "Newaukum Prairie".[1][2]
History
Forest was founded in the 1890s.[1] A post office was established and named in 1896 by the first postmaster, Amanda Monroe,[lower-alpha 1] and was moved in 1897, remaining in operation until 1934.[2][3][4]
Government and politics
Politics
Forest is recognized as being majority Republican and conservative.
The results for the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election for the Forest voting district were as follows:[5]
- Donald J. Trump (Republican) - 530 (75.18%)
- Joe Biden (Democrat) - 160 (22.70%)
- Jo Jorgensen (Libertarian) - 7 (0.99%)
- Other candidates - 4 (0.57%)
- Write-in candidate - 4 (0.57%)
Notes
- ↑ Records also list a W.R. Monroe
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forest, Washington
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 88. Search this book on
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Lewis County - Forest". jtenlen.drizzlehosting.com/walewis/townsal.html. Lewis Co. WA GenWeb Project.
- ↑ "Lewis County 2020 Election". Results.Vote.WA. Results.Vote.WA. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
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