Taholah
| Taholah, Washington | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Location of Taholah, Washington |
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| Coordinates: 47°20′44″N 124°17′16″W / 47.34556°N 124.28778°WCoordinates: 47°20′44″N 124°17′16″W / 47.34556°N 124.28778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Grays Harbor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.53 sq mi (9.13 km2) |
| • Land | 3.46 sq mi (8.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 840 |
| • Density | 243/sq mi (93.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 98587 |
| Area code(s) | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-70175 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1531522 |
Taholah is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Quinault Indian Reservation, in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. Named for a Quinault chief in 1905, its population was 840 at the 2010 census. The headquarters for the Quinault Indian Nation was moved to Taholah from the town of Quinault on the shore of Lake Quinault.
The village has requested $60 million to relocate away from the encroaching Pacific Ocean, making residents early potential climate refugees.
Taholah is located in northwestern Grays Harbor County at 47°20′44″N 124°17′16″W / 47.34556°N 124.28778°W (47.345610, -124.287767). The Quinault River empties into the Pacific Ocean on the northern edge of Taholah.
Washington State Route 109 has its northern terminus in Taholah; the highway leads south 9 miles (14 km) to Moclips and 41 miles (66 km) to Hoquiam.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Taholah CDP has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), of which 3.5 square miles (9.0 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 1.92%, are water.
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