Naselle, Washington

The community first flourished as a logging town, and logging remains the dominant private industry. Settled primarily by Finnish and Scandinavian immigrants, the community has maintained this cultural heritage despite a declining percentage of traditional family names. Since 1982, Naselle has hosted a "Finnish-American Folk Festival" every other year, and in 2006 co-hosted, with the nearby city of Astoria, Oregon, the national festival FinnFest USA.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Naselle has an Oceanic climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.

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| Jan record high F = 60

| Feb record high F = 59

| Mar record high F = 69

| Apr record high F = 74

| May record high F = 86

| Jun record high F = 93

| Jul record high F = 93

| Aug record high F = 92

| Sep record high F = 91

| Oct record high F = 87

| Nov record high F = 62

| Dec record high F = 52

| year record high F = 93

| Jan high F = 43.4

| Feb high F = 49.1

| Mar high F = 51.1

| Apr high F = 55.9

| May high F = 61.4

| Jun high F = 65.2

| Jul high F = 69.9

| Aug high F = 74.1

| Sep high F = 73.1

| Oct high F = 60.7

| Nov high F = 49.4

| Dec high F = 46.7

| year high F = 58.3

| Jan low F = 30.9

| Feb low F = 32.9

| Mar low F = 35.6

| Apr low F = 37.3

| May low F = 39.3

| Jun low F = 45.8

| Jul low F = 49.3

| Aug low F = 51.3

| Sep low F = 47.1

| Oct low F = 41

| Nov low F = 31.9

| Dec low F = 29.8

| year low F = 39.4

| Jan record low F = 3

| Feb record low F = 5

| Mar record low F = 24

| Apr record low F = 28

| May record low F = 30

| Jun record low F = 35

| Jul record low F = 40

| Aug record low F = 40

| Sep record low F = 38

| Oct record low F = 29

| Nov record low F = 25

| Dec record low F = 22

| year record low F = 3

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation inch = 17.05

| Feb precipitation inch = 13.38

| Mar precipitation inch = 12.87

| Apr precipitation inch = 7.78

| May precipitation inch = 4.65

| Jun precipitation inch = 3.54

| Jul precipitation inch = 1.67

| Aug precipitation inch = 2.2

| Sep precipitation inch = 4.34

| Oct precipitation inch = 9.93

| Nov precipitation inch = 16.59

| Dec precipitation inch = 19

| year precipitation inch = 112.99

| Jan precipitation days = 21

| Feb precipitation days = 18

| Mar precipitation days = 21

| Apr precipitation days = 18

| May precipitation days = 15

| Jun precipitation days = 13

| Jul precipitation days = 8

| Aug precipitation days = 8

| Sep precipitation days = 10

| Oct precipitation days = 16

| Nov precipitation days = 20

| Dec precipitation days = 22

| unit precipitation days = 0.01 inch

| Jan snow inch = 3.4

| Feb snow inch = 1.1

| Mar snow inch = 0.1

| Apr snow inch = 0

| May snow inch = 0

| Jun snow inch = 0

| Jul snow inch = 0

| Aug snow inch = 0

| Sep snow inch = 0

| Oct snow inch = 0

| Nov snow inch = 0.1

| Dec snow inch = 1.1

| year snow inch = 5.9

| source 1 = {{cite web

|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?wa5774 |title=NASELLE 2 ENE, WASHINGTON (455774) |access-date=November 15, 2015 |publisher=Western Regional Climate Center }}

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{{US Census population

| footnote = US Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
2020 Census{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Naselle, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Naselle%20CDP,%20Washington |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 12, 2024}}

| 2000 = 377

| 2010 = 419

| 2020 = 421

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As of the census of 2000, there were 377 people, 160 households, and 110 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 164.6 people per square mile (63.6/km²). There were 184 housing units at an average density of 80.3/sq mi (31.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.57% White, 0.27% African American, 2.12% Native American, 0.53% Asian, and 4.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population. 33.2% were of Finnish, 10.0% German, 7.9% Irish and 7.5% American ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 160 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,769, and the median income for a family was $40,250. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $18,125 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,714. About 4.0% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.

Jennifer L. Holm's Newbery Honor-winning novel Our Only May Amelia is set in pioneer Naselle, then spelled "Nasel", and is based on Holm family documents of life as a Finnish-American frontier family.

• Wilho Saari, kantele, performer and teacher
• Tobi Vail, independent musician, music critic and feminist
• Oscar Wirkkala, logger and inventor
• Rex Ziak, historian

• Willapa Bay
• Steamboats of Willapa Bay

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Category:Finnish-American culture in Washington (state)