Toutle is an unincorporated community in Cowlitz County, Washington.
Toutle, Washington | |
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  Toutle Location in the state of Washington | |
| Coordinates: 46°19′29″N 122°44′11″W / 46.32472°N 122.73639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Cowlitz |
| Elevation | 152 m (499 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 98649 |
| Area code | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-72100 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1511568 |
Etymology
editBoth the town and Toutle River, derive their name from a band of the Skillot people of the Chinookan tribe, the Hullooetell.[2]
Geography
editToutle 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ "USGS—Toutle, Washington". Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Washington State Legislature. "RCW 47.17.655: State Route 504". Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ^ "Toutle Lake School District". www.toutlesd.org. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
External links
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