Cougar, Washington

Unincorporated community in Washington, United States

Cougar, Washington

Unincorporated community

Cougar Post Office

Cougar

Location in the state of Washington

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Cougar

Cougar (the United States)

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Coordinates: 46°03′05″N 122°17′58″W﻿ / ﻿46.05139°N 122.29944°W﻿ / 46.05139; -122.29944
Country| United States
State| Washington
County| Cowlitz
Elevation

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| 156 m (512 ft)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 118
Time zone| UTC−8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP code|

98616

Area code| 360
FIPS code| 53-15010
GNIS feature ID| 1518146

Cougar is an unincorporated community and former town in Cowlitz County, Washington. Cougar is located around 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Woodland along Washington State Route 503 and situated along the northwest bank of Yale Lake, a reservoir on the Lewis River. The population of Cougar was 122 at the 1990 Census, when it was still incorporated as a town, but disincorporated before the 2000 Census. As of the 2020 census, the population is 118.[2] The Cougar community is part of the Woodland School District, a K-12 school district of about 2,200 students. Cougar is the nearest community to Mount St. Helens, which lies 13 miles (20.9215 km) to its northeast. The eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980 was the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States.

A post office called Cougar was established in 1902.[3] The community was named after the cougar which were abundant in the area at that time.[4]

## Geography

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Cougar is located at 46°03′05″N 122°17′58″W﻿ / ﻿46.05139°N 122.29944°W﻿ / 46.05139; -122.29944 (46.0514993, -122.2995413).[5]

### Climate

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Climate data for Cougar, Washington

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °F (°C)  | 60
(16)  | 69
(21)  | 78
(26)  | 91
(33)  | 100
(38)  | 104
(40)  | 107
(42)  | 106
(41)  | 104
(40)  | 92
(33)  | 70
(21)  | 60
(16)  | 107
(42)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)  | 42.8
(6.0)  | 47.3
(8.5)  | 52.1
(11.2)  | 57.6
(14.2)  | 65.3
(18.5)  | 71.8
(22.1)  | 79.1
(26.2)  | 78.8
(26.0)  | 73
(23)  | 61.8
(16.6)  | 49.6
(9.8)  | 43.1
(6.2)  | 60.2
(15.7)
Daily mean °F (°C)  | 37.9
(3.3)  | 41
(5)  | 44.2
(6.8)  | 48.4
(9.1)  | 54.9
(12.7)  | 60.7
(15.9)  | 66.2
(19.0)  | 66
(19)  | 61.6
(16.4)  | 53.1
(11.7)  | 44
(7)  | 38.5
(3.6)  | 51.4
(10.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)  | 33.1
(0.6)  | 34.7
(1.5)  | 36.3
(2.4)  | 39.3
(4.1)  | 44.5
(6.9)  | 49.6
(9.8)  | 53.2
(11.8)  | 53.2
(11.8)  | 50.2
(10.1)  | 44.5
(6.9)  | 38.4
(3.6)  | 33.9
(1.1)  | 42.6
(5.9)
Record low °F (°C)  | 8
(−13)  | 5
(−15)  | 15
(−9)  | 28
(−2)  | 29
(−2)  | 33
(1)  | 34
(1)  | 38
(3)  | 34
(1)  | 28
(−2)  | 12
(−11)  | 2
(−17)  | 2
(−17)
Average precipitation inches (mm)  | 17.9
(450)  | 13.6
(350)  | 12.2
(310)  | 8.5
(220)  | 5.3
(130)  | 3.8
(97)  | 1.3
(33)  | 2.1
(53)  | 4
(100)  | 9
(230)  | 17.9
(450)  | 18.9
(480)  | 114.7
(2,910)
Average snowfall inches (cm)  | 12.8
(33)  | 4
(10)  | 1.5
(3.8)  | 0.1
(0.25)  | 0.0
(0.0)  | 0.0
(0.0)  | 0.0
(0.0)  | 0.0
(0.0)  | 0.0
(0.0)  | 0.0
(0.0)  | 1.5
(3.8)  | 5.8
(15)  | 25.7
(65)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in.) | 21  | 18  | 20  | 18  | 15  | 11  | 5  | 6  | 9  | 15  | 21  | 21  | 180
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in.) | 2.1  | 1.2  | 0.6  | 0.1  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.6  | 1.7  | 6.3
Source: weatherbase.com

## Education

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Cougar is in the territory of Woodland Public Schools,[6] which operates Woodland High School.

## External links

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* Woodland Public Schools website

## References

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1. ^ "USGS—Cougar, Washington". Retrieved June 12, 2014.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Cougar, Washington". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
4. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 57.
5. ^ "2013 U.S. Gazetteer Files". census.gov. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cowlitz County, WA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

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Municipalities and communities of Cowlitz County, Washington, United States

County seat: Kelso

Cities|

* Castle Rock
* Kalama
* Kelso
* Longview
* Woodland‡

Map of Washington highlighting Cowlitz County

CDPs|

* Beacon Hill
* Cougar
* Lexington
* Longview Heights
* Ryderwood
* West Side Highway

Other
communities|

* Ariel
* Bunker Hill
* Caples
* Caples Landing
* Carrolls
* Coal Creek
* Davis Terrace
* Eufaula
* Eufaula Heights
* Evergreen Terrace
* Kid Valley
* Oak Point
* Olequa
* Ostrander
* Pleasant Hill
* Rocky Point
* Rose Valley
* Saint Helens
* Sandy Bend
* Sightly
* Silver Lake
* Stella
* Toutle
* Vision Acres
* West Longview
* Yale

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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