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Population in July 2007: 3,221. Population change since 2000: +3.0%

Males: 1,699	(52.8%)
Females: 1,522	(47.2%)

Median resident age:	31.3 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 98331.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,600 (it was $34,280 in 2000)

Forks	$38,600
Washington:	$55,591

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $151,000 (it was $83,500 in 2000)

Forks	$151,000
Washington:	$300,800

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Races in Forks:

White Non-Hispanic (76.0%)
Hispanic (15.5%)
Other race (8.5%)
American Indian (6.5%)
Two or more races (2.9%)
Chinese (0.6%)
Vietnamese (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Forks: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (16.0%), English (10.0%), United States (9.6%), Irish (8.5%), Norwegian (3.5%), Scottish (2.5%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1945

Elevation: 300 feet

Land area: 3.12 square miles.

Population density: 1031 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Forks

High school or higher: 79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
Unemployed: 8.9%
Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Forks city

Never married: 30.3%
Now married: 51.6%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 4.0%
Divorced: 12.1%

321 residents are foreign born (8.8% Latin America).

This city:	10.3%
Washington:	10.4%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Forks, Washington in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Forks to the number of sex offenders is 1611 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Forks:	1.2% ($961)
Washington:	1.1% ($1,915)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, WA (138.8 miles , pop. 58,211).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (142.7 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (1044.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Clallam Bay-Neah Bay, WA (20.2 miles ), West End, WA (20.7 miles ), Neah Bay, WA (32.8 miles ), Quinault Reservation, WA (41.4 miles ), Taholah, WA (42.4 miles ), Crescent, WA (45.8 miles ), Neilton, WA (51.0 miles ), Moclips, WA (52.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 1 building, cost: $67,200
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 1 building, cost: $120,000
2004: 1 building, cost: $106,300
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $129,600
2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $167,000
2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $175,500

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Latitude: 47.95 N, Longitude: 124.38 W

24 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

Area code: 360

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Population change in the 1990s: -167 (-5.1%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
Public administration (21%)
Wood products (11%)
Construction (9%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Public administration (14%)
Educational services (13%)
Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Social assistance (8%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (16%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Woodworkers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Personal appearance workers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Child care workers (4%)

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Crime in Forks by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	4	0	2	0	2	6
per 100,000	126.2	0.0	62.6	0.0	62.4	184.8
Robberies	3	0	0	1	0	1
per 100,000	94.6	0.0	0.0	31.1	0.0	30.8
Assaults	11	3	3	7	8	6
per 100,000	347.0	93.4	93.9	217.9	249.8	184.8
Burglaries	46	48	53	43	51	49
per 100,000	1451.1	1493.9	1658.3	1338.3	1592.3	1509.1
Thefts	211	124	125	106	149	148
per 100,000	6656.2	3859.3	3911.1	3299.1	4651.9	4558.1
Auto thefts	5	7	8	12	7	3
per 100,000	157.7	217.9	250.3	373.5	218.5	92.4
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	579.2	295.1	361.4	308.4	414.9	489.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 15 (7 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.17
US city average:	3.00

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Hospital/medical center in Forks:

FORKS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (530 BOGACHIEL WAY)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Forks:

OLYMPIC MEDICAL CENTER (about 69 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA)
GRAYS HARBOR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 82 miles; ABERDEEN, WA)
MARK REED HOSPITAL (about 100 miles; MCCLEARY, WA)

Political contributions by individuals in Forks, WA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Forks:

WILLIAM R FAIRCHILD INTL (about 64 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; ID: CLM)
OLYMPIA (about 123 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; ID: OLM)
ASTORIA REGIONAL (about 129 miles; ASTORIA, OR; ID: AST)

Other public-use airports nearest to Forks:

FORKS (about 2 miles; FORKS, WA; ID: S18)
QUILLAYUTE (about 12 miles; QUILLAYUTE, WA; ID: UIL)
SEKIU (about 22 miles; SEKIU, WA; ID: 11S)

Local government website: www.forkswashington.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Forks:

PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 69 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 115 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 117 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,908)
OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 124 miles; BREMERTON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,889)
TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 137 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 139 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 5,921)
UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND (about 140 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,754)

Public high schools in Forks:

FORKS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 314; Location: 261 South Spartan Avenue; Grades: 9 - 12)
FORKS ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students: 52; Location: 161 East E Street; Grades: 9 - 12)
DISTRICT RUN HOME SCHOOL (Students: 29; Location: 261 S Spartan Avenue; Grades: K - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Forks:

FORKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 530; Location: 301 South Elderberry Ave; Grades: PK - 5)
FORKS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 254; Location: 121 South Spartan Avenue; Grades: 6 - 8)
QUEETS-CLEARWATER ELEMENTARY (Students: 32; Location: 146000 HWY 101; Grades: K - 8)

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Notable location: Forks Ranger Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Forks: Tilicum Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Forks Timber Museum (Po Box 873), Braack's Bank Fishing (Tours & Charters; Highway 101).

Hotels: Dew Drop Inn (100 Fern Hill Road), Mill Creek Inn (1061 South Forks Avenue), Forks Motel (351 South Forks Avenue), Olson's Vacation Cabin (2423 Mora Road), Far West Motel (251 North Forks Avenue), Pacific Inn Motel (352 South Forks Avenue), Kalaloch Lodge (157151 Highway 101), HOH HUMM Ranch (Hoh Lowr), Grizzley Charters (1061 South Forks Avenue).

Courts: Clallam County - District Justice Court- Public Health- Health Depart (140 Centre Street), Clallam County - District Justice Court (500 East Division Street).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Forks and their reported violations in the past:

HOH RIVER RESORT (Population served: 86, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

5 routine major monitoring violations

HARD RAIN CAFE & MERCANTILE (Population served: 71, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-31-1999), St Public Notif requested (AUG-31-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-31-1999)

SNOW CREEK ACCESS (Population served: 4, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2000

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Unfilt) - In JUN-1999

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUN-1999

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAY-1999

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In OCT-1998

4 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

8 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	67.8%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	8.2%
Whole state:	6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	20.5%
Whole state:	10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	10.0%
Whole state:	4.6%

Forks compared to Washington state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Forks (2007 data):

Sterling Savings Bank: Forks Branch at 1020 South Forks Avenue, branch established on 1998-06-15. Info updated 2006-12-19: Bank assets: $9,550.3 mil, Deposits: $6,518.2 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 175 total offices, Holding Company: Sterling Financial Corporation
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Port Angeles: Forks Branch at 215 Calawah Way, branch established on 1923-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $764.6 mil, Deposits: $491.0 mil, headquarters in Port Angeles, WA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 8 total offices
Bank of America, National Association: Forks Branch at 481 So. Forks Ave, branch established on 1944-11-20. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable	4	$10,074	$30,222	0	$0
Water Supply	3	$12,004	$48,016	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	1	$4,894	$58,728	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	8	$31,726	$47,589	0	$0
Financial Administration	4	$14,336	$43,008	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$4,072	$48,864	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$3,032	$36,384	0	$0
Correction	6	$15,350	$30,700	0	$0
Police - Other	1	$2,378	$28,536	1	$704
Totals for Government	29	$97,866	$40,496	1	$704

Forks government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $250,000
Sewerage: $181,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $517,000
Police Protection: $497,000

Corrections - Other: $364,000

Sewerage: $177,000

Air Transportation: $166,000

Regular Highways: $134,000

Parks & Recreation: $112,000

General - Other: $88,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $74,000

Central Staff Services: $71,000

Health Services - Other: $64,000

Financial Administration: $22,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $13,000

Fire Protection: $6,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $52,000
All Other: $16,000
General - Interest on Debt: $20,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $184,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $305,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $251,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $142,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $275,000
Other, NEC: $75,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $34,000
Water Utilities: $30,000
Miscellaneous - Rents: $162,000
Interest Earnings: $105,000

General Revenue, NEC: $85,000

Property Sale Other: $48,000

Special Assessments: $20,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $341,000
General - Other: $303,000

Police Protection: $106,000

Corrections - Other: $41,000

Sewerage: $37,000

Transit Utilities: $29,000

Water Utilities: $24,000

Parks & Recreation: $11,000

Central Staff: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,500,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $552,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $340,000
All Other: $186,000

General Support: $28,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $324,000
Public Utilities: $296,000

Property: $244,000

Other Selective Sales: $94,000

NEC: $10,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,081,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $22,000

7.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,559 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.10%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($294 average AGI)
Clallam County: 0.07%
Washington average: 0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from King County, WA	0.71% ($73,989 average AGI)
from Snohomish County, WA	0.32% ($42,024)
from Pierce County, WA	0.28% ($34,297)

5.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,745 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.87%
Washington average:	7.07%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($408 average AGI)
Clallam County: 0.07%
Washington average: 0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to King County, WA	0.59% ($36,458 average AGI)
to Kitsap County, WA	0.37% ($40,354)
to Snohomish County, WA	0.35% ($32,289)

Strongest AM radio stations in Forks:

KVAC (1490 AM; 1 kW; FORKS, WA; Owner: ALCO SERVICES, INC.)
KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
KARI (550 AM; 25 kW; BLAINE, WA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
KRPI (1550 AM; 50 kW; FERNDALE, WA; Owner: BBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Forks:

KLLM (103.9 FM; FORKS, WA; Owner: ALCO SERVICES, INC.)
K201FD (88.1 FM; FORKS, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Forks fatal accident list for 2006:
Jun 8, 2006 06:45 AM, Calawah Wy, Lat: 47.957281, Lon: -124.356703, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

Forks fatal accident list for 1994:
Dec 11, 1994 12:40 AM, Calawahway, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Forks fatal accident list for 1992:
Feb 11, 1992 02:35 AM, 101, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1

Forks fatal accident list for 1986:
Sep 26, 1986 09:52 AM, Bogachilwy, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

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