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Population (year 2000): 3,120. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,192 (+2.3% change)
Males: 1,646 (52.8%), Females: 1,474 (47.2%)
Clallam County
Zip code:
98331
Median resident age: 31.3 years
Median household income: $34,280 (year 2000)
Median house value: $83,500 (year 2000)
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)
Ancestries: German (16.0%), English (10.0%),
United States (9.6%), Irish (8.5%), Norwegian (3.5%), Scottish
(2.5%).
Elevation: 300 feet
Land area: 3.1 square miles
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%
10.3% Foreign born (8.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -167 (-5.1%).
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 78 miles;
ABERDEEN, WA)
- MARK REED HOSPITAL (about 99 miles; MCCLEARY, 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)
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 118
miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,908)
- OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 124 miles; BREMERTON, WA; FT
enrollment: 3,889)
- TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 138 miles; TACOMA,
WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
- PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 138 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: 319; Location:
261 SOUTH SPARTAN AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- FORKS ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students: 66;
Location: 161 EAST E STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Forks:
- FORKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 576;
Location: 301 SOUTH ELDERBERRY AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- FORKS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 294; Location:
121 SOUTH SPARTAN AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DISTRICT RUN HOME SCHOOL (Students: 48;
Location: 382 SOUTH FORKS AVENUE; Grades: KG - 12)
- QUEETS-CLEARWATER ELEMENTARY (Students: 37;
Location: 146000 HWY 101; Grades: KG - 08)
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