Cougar, Washington

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Cougar, Washington

| settlement_type = Unincorporated community and Census-designated place

| image_skyline = File:Cougar, Washington, United States Post Office, March 2020.jpg

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| image_caption = Cougar Post Office

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| pushpin_map = Washington#USA

| pushpin_label = Cougar

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the state of Washington

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{nowrap|United States}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Washington

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Cowlitz

| unit_pref = Imperial

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| population_as_of = 2020

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| population_total = 118

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| timezone = PST

| utc_offset = −8

| timezone_DST = PDT

| utc_offset_DST = −7

| coordinates = {{coord|46|03|05|N|122|17|58|W|region:US-WA|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url={{Gnis3|1518146}} |title=USGS—Cougar, Washington |accessdate=12 June 2014}}

| elevation_ft = 512

| postal_code_type = ZIP code

| postal_code = 98616

| area_code = 360

| blank_name = FIPS code

| blank_info = 53-15010

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| blank1_info = 2807175{{GNIS|2807175}}

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Cougar is an unincorporated community and former town in Cowlitz County, Washington. Cougar is located around {{convert|30|mi|km}} northeast of Woodland along Washington State Route 503 and situated along the northwest bank of Yale Lake, a reservoir on the Lewis River.

The population of Cougar was 122 at the 1990 Census, when it was still incorporated as a town, but disincorporated before the 2000 Census. As of the 2020 census, the population is 118.{{Cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Cougar, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Cougar%20CDP,%20Washington |access-date=May 9, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}

The Cougar community is part of the Woodland School District, a K-12 school district of about 2,200 students.

Cougar is the nearest community to Mount St. Helens, which lies 13 miles (20.9215 km) to its northeast. The eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980 was the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States.

A post office called Cougar was established in 1902.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=26 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120103/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA |archivedate=6 March 2016 }} The community was named after the cougar which were abundant in the area at that time.{{cite book|last=Meany|first=Edmond S.|title=Origin of Washington geographic names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027074981;view=1up;seq=73|year=1923|publisher=University of Washington Press|location=Seattle|page=57}}

Geography

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Cougar has a warm-summer mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Cougar was {{convert|112|F|C|1}} on June 29, 2021, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|4|F|C|1}} on December 30, 1968.

{{Weather box

|location = Cougar, Washington, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1943–present

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 61

|Feb record high F = 69

|Mar record high F = 79

|Apr record high F = 91

|May record high F = 100

|Jun record high F = 112

|Jul record high F = 107

|Aug record high F = 108

|Sep record high F = 104

|Oct record high F = 92

|Nov record high F = 70

|Dec record high F = 60

|Jan avg record high F = 55.5

|Feb avg record high F = 59.5

|Mar avg record high F = 69.6

|Apr avg record high F = 79.3

|May avg record high F = 87.9

|Jun avg record high F = 92.7

|Jul avg record high F = 98.3

|Aug avg record high F = 97.6

|Sep avg record high F = 92.5

|Oct avg record high F = 78.6

|Nov avg record high F = 62.3

|Dec avg record high F = 54.4

|year avg record high F = 101.4

|Jan high F = 44.8

|Feb high F = 48.7

|Mar high F = 53.8

|Apr high F = 59.3

|May high F = 66.8

|Jun high F = 72.4

|Jul high F = 80.4

|Aug high F = 80.9

|Sep high F = 75.1

|Oct high F = 62.7

|Nov high F = 50.4

|Dec high F = 43.9

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 39.7

|Feb mean F = 41.9

|Mar mean F = 45.6

|Apr mean F = 49.7

|May mean F = 56.1

|Jun mean F = 61.1

|Jul mean F = 67.2

|Aug mean F = 67.3

|Sep mean F = 62.9

|Oct mean F = 53.7

|Nov mean F = 44.7

|Dec mean F = 39.0

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 34.6

|Feb low F = 35.2

|Mar low F = 37.3

|Apr low F = 40.1

|May low F = 45.5

|Jun low F = 49.7

|Jul low F = 54.0

|Aug low F = 53.8

|Sep low F = 50.8

|Oct low F = 44.8

|Nov low F = 39.0

|Dec low F = 34.0

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 25.3

|Feb avg record low F = 27.6

|Mar avg record low F = 30.3

|Apr avg record low F = 32.6

|May avg record low F = 36.7

|Jun avg record low F = 41.2

|Jul avg record low F = 45.4

|Aug avg record low F = 45.7

|Sep avg record low F = 42.0

|Oct avg record low F = 36.6

|Nov avg record low F = 29.3

|Dec avg record low F = 25.7

|year avg record low F = 20.2

|Jan record low F = 8

|Feb record low F = 5

|Mar record low F = 15

|Apr record low F = 28

|May record low F = 29

|Jun record low F = 33

|Jul record low F = 38

|Aug record low F = 38

|Sep record low F = 34

|Oct record low F = 28

|Nov record low F = 12

|Dec record low F = 4

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 17.01

|Feb precipitation inch = 12.97

|Mar precipitation inch = 12.34

|Apr precipitation inch = 9.08

|May precipitation inch = 5.41

|Jun precipitation inch = 4.10

|Jul precipitation inch = 1.24

|Aug precipitation inch = 1.65

|Sep precipitation inch = 3.85

|Oct precipitation inch = 9.11

|Nov precipitation inch = 18.65

|Dec precipitation inch = 17.33

|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 20.9

|Feb precipitation days = 17.2

|Mar precipitation days = 20.4

|Apr precipitation days = 18.2

|May precipitation days = 14.9

|Jun precipitation days = 11.7

|Jul precipitation days = 5.3

|Aug precipitation days = 4.7

|Sep precipitation days = 8.3

|Oct precipitation days = 14.8

|Nov precipitation days = 21.0

|Dec precipitation days = 19.8

|Jan snow inch = 6.0

|Feb snow inch = 3.5

|Mar snow inch = 1.6

|Apr snow inch = 0.2

|May snow inch = 0.0

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.0

|Oct snow inch = 0.0

|Nov snow inch = 0.6

|Dec snow inch = 3.6

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|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 2.1

|Feb snow days = 1.2

|Mar snow days = 0.6

|Apr snow days = 0.1

|May snow days = 0.0

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.0

|Nov snow days = 0.6

|Dec snow days = 1.7

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|source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&stations=USC00451760&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Cougar 6 E, WA

|access-date = March 31, 2025

}}

|source 2 = National Weather Service

{{cite web

|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=pqr

|publisher = National Weather Service

|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Portland (OR)

|access-date = March 31, 2025

}}

Education

Cougar is in the territory of Woodland Public Schools,{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st53_wa/schooldistrict_maps/c53015_cowlitz/DC20SD_C53015.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cowlitz County, WA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2021-05-30}} which operates Woodland High School.

External links

[http://www.woodlandschools.org/ Woodland Public Schools website]

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Cowlitz County, Washington

Category:Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)