Toutle, Washington

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Toutle is an unincorporated community in Cowlitz County, Washington.

Etymology

Both the town and Toutle River, derive their name from a band of the Skillot people of the Chinookan tribe, the Hullooetell.{{cite book |last1=Waldman |first1=Carl |last2=Braun |first2=Molly |title=Atlas of the North American Indian |edition=3rd |publisher=Infobase Publishing |date=February 1, 2009 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/atlasofnorthamer00wald/page/387 387] |chapter=Major Native Place-Names in the United States and Canada |isbn=978-0-8160-6858-6 |chapter-url-access=registration |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/atlasofnorthamer00wald/page/387 }}

Geography

Toutle is located {{convert|10|mi|km}} east of Castle Rock along Washington State Route 504, which is also known as the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway.{{cite web|url=http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=47.17.655 |title=RCW 47.17.655: State Route 504 |author=Washington State Legislature |author-link=Washington State Legislature |accessdate=12 June 2014}} Toutle is near Mount St. Helens and the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, which lies at the end of the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway.

Education

The Toutle community is part of the Toutle Lake School District, a K–12 school district of about 694 students{{Cite web |title=Toutle Lake School District |url=https://www.toutlesd.org/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=www.toutlesd.org}} that serves the communities of Toutle and Silver Lake, Washington.

References

External links

[https://www.toutlesd.org Toutle Lake School District website]

Category:Unincorporated communities in Cowlitz County, Washington

Category:Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)