Toutle, Washington

Toutle, Washington
Toutle is located in Washington (state)
Toutle
Toutle
Location in the state of Washington
Coordinates: 46°19′29″N 122°44′11″W / 46.32472°N 122.73639°W / 46.32472; -122.73639
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyCowlitz
Elevation152 m (499 ft)
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98649
Area code360
FIPS code53-72100
GNIS feature ID1511568

Toutle is an unincorporated community in Cowlitz County, Washington.

Etymology

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Both the town and Toutle River, derive their name from a band of the Skillot people of the Chinookan tribe, the Hullooetell.[2]

Geography

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Toutle is located 10 miles (16 km) east of Castle Rock along Washington State Route 504, which is also known as the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway.[3] 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

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The Toutle community is part of the Toutle Lake School District, a K–12 school district of about 694 students[4] that serves the communities of Toutle and Silver Lake, Washington.

References

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  1. ^ "USGS—Toutle, Washington". Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  2. ^ Waldman, Carl; Braun, Molly (February 1, 2009). "Major Native Place-Names in the United States and Canada". Atlas of the North American Indian (3rd ed.). Infobase Publishing. pp. 387. ISBN 978-0-8160-6858-6.
  3. ^ Washington State Legislature. "RCW 47.17.655: State Route 504". Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  4. ^ "Toutle Lake School District". www.toutlesd.org. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
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