Aberdeen, Washington
Location of Aberdeen in Grays Harbor County, Washington
Coordinates: 46°58′33″N 123°49′7″W / 46.97583, -123.81861
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Grays Harbor
Area
- Total	12. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. There are 39 counties in the US state of Washington. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory Grays Harbor County is a county of Washington State, in the United States of America. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 2 sq mi (31. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 km²)
- Land	10. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi (27. 5 km²)
- Water	1. 6 sq mi (4. 0 km²)
Elevation	23 ft (7 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	16,461
- Density	1,548. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/sq mi (598. 0/km²)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	98520
Area code(s)	360
FIPS code	53-00100[1]
GNIS feature ID	1511950[2]

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Aberdeen (pronounced /ˈæbɚdiːn/) is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States, founded by Samuel Benn in 1884. Grays Harbor County is a county of Washington State, in the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Aberdeen was officially incorporated on May 12, 1890. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The city is the economic center of Grays Harbor County, bordering the cities of Hoquiam and Cosmopolis. Grays Harbor County is a county of Washington State, in the United States of America. Hoquiam (ˈhoʊkwiəm is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. Cosmopolis is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. Aberdeen is called the "Gateway to the Olympic Peninsula," but it is more famous as being the "Birthplace of Grunge," and the hometown of Nirvana members, Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic. Geography The Olympic Peninsula is home to some of the only Temperate rain forests in the world including the Hoh, Queets, and Quinault Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20 1967 – c April 5 1994 was an American musician who served as lead singer, Guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle Krist Anthony Novoselic II (born May 16, 1965) is an American rock musician best known as the Bassist for Nirvana. The population was 16,461 at the 2000 census.

History

Aberdeen was named for a local salmon cannery, a namesake of Aberdeen, Scotland, because it is situated at the mouth of two rivers just like Aberdeen, Washington. Namesake (sometimes "name's sake" is a term used to characterize a person place thing quality action state or idea that is called after or named out of regard to Aberdeen ( pronounced; Aiberdeen Obar Dheathain is Scotland 's third most populous city and one of Scotland's 32 local government council Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Although it became the largest and best known city in Grays Harbor, Aberdeen lagged behind neighbors Hoquiam and Cosmopolis in the early years. Grays Harbor is an estuarine bay located north of the mouth of the Columbia River, on the southwest Pacific coast of Washington State in the Hoquiam (ˈhoʊkwiəm is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. Cosmopolis is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. When A. J. West built the town's first sawmill in 1884, the other two municipalities had been in business for several years. Aberdeen and its neighbors vied to be the terminus for Northern Pacific Railroad, but instead of ending at one of the established mill towns, the railroad skimmed through Cosmopolis and headed west for Ocosta. The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the north-central region of the United States. Cosmopolis is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. Hoquiam and Aberdeen citizens banded together to build a spur; and in 1895, the line connected Northern Pacific tracks to Aberdeen. Hoquiam (ˈhoʊkwiəm is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. Aberdeen ( pronounced; Aiberdeen Obar Dheathain is Scotland 's third most populous city and one of Scotland's 32 local government council

By 1900, Aberdeen was considered one of the grittiest towns on the West Coast, with many saloons, whorehouses, and gambling establishments populating the area. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The " West Coast " " Western Seaboard " or " Pacific Seaboard " are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the Western United States For the 2008 film of this name see The Brothel. For the television series of this name see Cathouse The Series. Aberdeen was nicknamed "The Hellhole of the Pacific", or "The Port of Missing Men", because of its high murder rate. One notable resident was Billy Gohl, known locally as Billy "Ghoul", who was rumored to have killed at least 140 men. (Gohl was convicted of 2 murders ^[3][4])

During the Great Depression, Aberdeen was hit hard, reducing the number of major saw mills from 37 to 9. Mill owners hired Filipino and Jewish immigrants to keep wages low in order to stay in business. The timber industry continued to boom, but by the late 1970s most of the timber had been logged. Most of the mills were closing down by the 1970s and 1980s.

Salmon runs dwindled as spawning grounds were destroyed and rivers filled with silt. The Satsop Nuclear Plant was built in 1978, creating thousands of construction jobs with the promise of permanent employment once the plant was complete. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The project was aborted in 1982, doubling the unemployment rate. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Recently a local sawmill was shut down, causing the community to lose 342 jobs. However, a new biodiesel plant has opened on the Aberdeen / Hoquiam border, bringing 80 jobs into the community.

Aberdeen is also the home port of the tall ship Lady Washington, a reproduction of a smaller vessel used by the explorer Captain Robert Gray, featured in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film The Curse of the Black Pearl(2003). See also Nautical terms Rigging Tall ship List of US state ships Robert Gray ( May 10, 1755 – c July 1806 was an American merchant sea-captain and explorer Pirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar Walt Disney franchise encompassing a theme park ride a series of films For the video game see Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl (video game Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black

In 2006, Tom Cruise made a visit to Aberdeen for a private viewing of Mission Impossible III. Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer Mission Impossible III (abbreviated MiIII) is the third 2006 Action film based on the spy-themed television series Mission The Aberdeen city council has since named May 9th "Tom Cruise Day".

Education

The city's school district has two high schools: J. M. Weatherwax High School, or Aberdeen High School as it is called, and Harbor High School, an alternative high school with an enrollment exceeding 200 students. Aberdeen School District No 5 is a public School district in Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA and serves the city of Aberdeen. J M Weatherwax High School, commonly Aberdeen High School, is a public High school located in Aberdeen Washington. An alternative school (sometimes called a minischool) is an educational establishment with a curriculum and methods that are nontraditional or sometimes ultratraditional Aberdeen High has a long time school sports rivalry with Hoquiam High School, in Hoquiam. Their 100^th football game was played on September 17, 2005, with thousands of community members in attendance. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In 2002, the Weatherwax building of Aberdeen High School, built in 1909, was burned to the ground by two of its own students. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The new building was completed in 2007 and held its grand opening on August 25, 2007. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

The Weatherwax building of Aberdeen High School burned down in 2002

Aberdeen School District also consists of one junior high: Miller Junior High; 5 elementary schools: Central Park Elementary, McDermoth Elementary, Stevens Elementary, AJ West Elementary and Robert Gray Elementary; and 1 parochial school: St. Mary's Catholic School.

Aberdeen is home to Grays Harbor College, located in south Aberdeen, and is represented by the Charlie Choker mascot. Grays Harbor College, http//wwwghcedu/ is a Community college located in Aberdeen, Washington. In January 2007, the college completed the Jewell C Manspeaker building to replace older classrooms. January 2007 is the first month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. The college emphasizes student opportunities, and has resources to help students transfer to a four year college to complete a degree.

Famous people

Main category: People from Aberdeen, Washington

Robert Motherwell, painter; Douglas Osheroff Nobel-winning physicist; Eric Edens, Chemist; Lee Friedlander, photographer; Trisha Brown, choreographer; Elton Bennett, artist; Mike Melinkovich, former Detroit Lions and St. Louis Cardinals defensive end; Mark Bruener, former Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans tight-end; Michael McKean, former Assistant Attorney General and nationwide housing builder; Jack Elway, football coach and father of John Elway; Robert Cantwell, novelist; "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson, professional wrestler; Peter Norton, software engineer; Jeff Burlingame, author; Victor Grinich, founder of Silicon Valley; and Violetta Blue, porn star. Robert Motherwell ( January 24, 1915 – July 16, 1991) was an American abstract expressionist painter and Douglas Dean Osheroff (born August 1, 1945) is an American physicist Lee Friedlander (born July 14, 1934) is an American Photographer and Artist. Trisha Brown ( 25 November 1936, Aberdeen Washington, US) is a Postmodernist American choreographer and Dancer. The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The Houston Texans is a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. Robert Cantwell ( January 31, 1908 &mdash December 8, 1978) was a novelist and critic Bryan Danielson (born May 22 1981) is a American independent professional wrestler, also known as the "American Dragon" Peter Norton (born November 14 1943) is an American Software Publisher, Author, and Philanthropist. Jeff Burlingame (born June 14, 1971, is an American author of several books including the best-selling "Kurt Cobain Oh Well Whatever Nevermind" which Victor Grinich ( November 24, 1924 - November 5, 2000) was a pioneer in the Semiconductor industry and a member of the Traitorous For the valley nicknamed "Silicone Valley" see San Fernando Valley.

Rock musicians

Aberdeen is best known, however, for producing seminal grunge and punk rock bands and musicians such as Nirvana including Kurt Cobain, and Dale Crover of The Melvins. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20 1967 – c April 5 1994 was an American musician who served as lead singer, Guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle Dale Crover is an American rock Musician. Crover is best known as the Drummer for The Melvins, Guitarist for The Men The Melvins is an American Sludge metal band that usually perform as a Power trio. Some of Cobain's lyrics, in songs such as "Something in the Way" and parts of the Bleach album referred to locations within the town. Nevermind is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24 1991 Bleach is the debut album by the American Alternative rock band Nirvana.

Krist Novoselic, Nirvana's bassist, was born in Compton, California, but moved to Aberdeen in his youth, where he met Cobain. Krist Anthony Novoselic II (born May 16, 1965) is an American rock musician best known as the Bassist for Nirvana. Compton is a city located in Southern Los Angeles County California, USA, south-southeast of downtown Los Angeles.

Kurdt Vanderhoof of heavy metal-band Metal Church is also from Aberdeen as is Patrick Simmons of the Doobie Brothers. Kurdt Vanderhoof is the guitarist and founding member of the American heavy metal band Metal Church. Metal Church is an American heavy metal band from Aberdeen Washington. ---- Patrick Simmons (born October 19, 1948) is an American Singer and Guitarist best known as a member of the rock The Doobie Brothers are an American rock group. They have sold over 22 million albums in the United States from the 1970s to the present

Industry

Despite attempts to diversify the local economy, Aberdeen and the rest of Grays Harbor remain dependent on the timber industry.

On December 19, 2005, Weyerhaeuser closed the Aberdeen large-log sawmill, and would close the Cosmopolis pulp mill in early 2006. Weyerhaeuser is one of the largest pulp and paper companies in the world the world's largest private owner of Softwood Timberland This resulted in the loss of at least 342 jobs. Many employees were not told by Weyerhaueser management, but learned about the closures from local radio stations who received a press release prior to a scheduled press conference.

Employers on the Harbor include locally owned Grays Harbor Paper L. P. , The Westport Shipyard, Sierra Pacific, The Simpson Door Co. , Hoquiam Plywood, the Stafford Creek Corrections Center, a state prison which opened in 2000, and Safe Harbor Technology, a technical support center. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

Other major employers include cranberry-growing cooperative Ocean Spray, Wal-Mart and Washington Crab Products. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (or Walmart as written in its new logo is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores

In 2007, Imperium Renewables of Seattle invested $40 million in the construction of the biodiesel plant at the Port of Grays Harbor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Grays Harbor Biodiesel Plant is the largest Biodiesel production facility in the United States with an annual capacity of 100 million gallons per year It is estimated the plant will produce as much as 100 million gallons of biodiesel fuel made from plants and vegetable material annually.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 16,461 people, 6,517 households, and 4,112 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,548. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8 people per square mile (597. 9/km²). There were 7,536 housing units at an average density of 709. 1/sq mi (273. 7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 84. 87% White, 0. 47% African American, 3. 70% Native American, 2. 10% Asian, 0. 14% Pacific Islander, 5. 15% from other races, and 3. 57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9. 22% of the population. 16. 4% were of German, 9. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as 3% English, 9. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English 3% American, 8. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 7% Irish and 5. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate 9% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000. Norwegians See also History of Norway and Demography of Norway. 90. 2% spoke English and 7. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States 7% Spanish as their first language.

There were 6,517 households out of which 31. 8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43. 9% were married couples living together, 13. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36. 9% were non-families. 29. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12. 0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 49 and the average family size was 3. 05.

In the city the population was spread out with 26. 8% under the age of 18, 10. 3% from 18 to 24, 27. 1% from 25 to 44, 21. 9% from 45 to 64, and 14. 0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98. 0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96. 0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,683, and the median income for a family was $37,966. Males had a median income of $32,710 versus $20,446 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,092. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 16. 1% of families and 22. 2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 7% of those under age 18 and 9. 6% of those age 65 or over.

Sister Cities

Aberdeen has the following sister cities, according to Washington State Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen's website. [1]:

• Hakui, Ishikawa, Japan
• Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan

References

• Ed Van Syckle, "The River Pioneers," Pacific Search Press, 1982.
• Ed Van Syckle, "They Tried to Cut It All," Pacific Search Press, 1980.
• Murray Morgan, "The Last Wilderness," Viking Press, 1955.
• Anne Cotton, "The History of Aberdeen," Grays Harbor Regional Planning Commission, 1982.
• John C. Hughes & Ryan Teague Beckwith, "On the Harbor: From Black Friday to Nirvana," Stephens Press, LLC. 2005.
• Jeff Burlingame, "Kurt Cobain: 'Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind'" Enslow Publishers, 2006.

External links

• Aberdeen, Washington is at coordinates 46°58′33″N 123°49′07″W / 46.975833, -123.818669 (Aberdeen, Washington)Coordinates: 46°58′33″N 123°49′07″W / 46.975833, -123.818669 (Aberdeen, Washington)