Editing Goldendale, Washington

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'''Goldendale''' is a city and [[county seat]] of [[Klickitat County, Washington|Klickitat County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States,<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> near the [[Columbia River Gorge]]. The population within city limits was 3,760 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] and 3,407 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], a 9.4% decrease. It is situated in a primarily agricultural area and is also near [[Goldendale Observatory State Park]]. The valley in which Goldendale is located offers views of the [[Cascade Mountains]] to the west and the [[Simcoe Mountains]] to the north.

==History==

In 1859 the town was given its name by the early homesteader John Golden, a Pennsylvania-born farmer who settled with his wife from Oregon. His daughter's home at Columbus Street and Collins Street remains standing in downtown Goldendale. The town was designated as the [[county seat]] of Klickitat County in 1878. Goldendale was officially incorporated on November 14, 1879. Much of the young town, including the county courthouse, was destroyed in a devastating fire on May 13, 1888.<ref name="HistoryLink">{{cite web |last=Becker |first=Paula |date=August 20, 2015 |title=Goldendale — Thumbnail History |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/11097 |work=[[HistoryLink]] |access-date=May 16, 2019}}</ref>

On June 9, 1918, [[William Wallace Campbell]], director of the [[Lick Observatory]], and astronomer [[Heber Curtis]] journeyed to Goldendale to view a total [[solar eclipse]]. The purpose of the observation was to photograph the Sun's corona and the apparent distorted placement of stars due to the Sun's gravitational pull on those star's rays while passing by the Sun. Lacking proper equipment and instead only using multiple cameras Campbell and Curtis were unable to confirm stars' deflection. However, by November 1919, their efforts would be vindicated by British astronomers and Einstein's [[Theory of Relativity]] was confirmed.<ref>Campbell, W.W. "Clouds Fall Away For Solar Eclipse",[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/06/10/102708072.pdf] "The New York Times", June 10, 1918, accessed December 2, 2010.</ref><ref>Crelinsten, Jeffrey. "Einstein's Jury: The Race to Test Relativity". Princeton University Press, 2006. [http://atlantisonline.smfforfree2.com/index.php?topic=9279.0]</ref> Goldendale was also under the path of totality for another total eclipse on February 26, 1979, which drew thousands of visitors to the [[Goldendale Observatory State Park|Goldendale Observatory]].<ref name="HistoryLink"/>

In 2008 Goldendale hosted the International Gravity Sports Association's 'Festival of Speed,' on a segment of the historic Maryhill highway.<ref>[http://www.igsaworldcup.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=496 IGSA Homepage]</ref>

Goldendale has remained the employment, business, commercial and banking center for the valley and, as the county seat, is the location for Klickitat County's courts and government offices. In recent years this small community has suffered from severe economic decline. After a local aluminum plant that once employed many residents closed, the small community struggled economically. The loss of tax base has taken its toll on the funds available for maintaining the city's infrastructure. In recent years there has been an interest in installing wind turbines that would generate power. While it has provided some jobs, this industry has not been the economic solution for which many residents hoped.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}

==Geography==
[[File:Main Street in Goldendale, WA (3481041248).jpg|thumb|Main Street, Goldendale]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.52|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

Goldendale's elevation at the County Courthouse is {{convert|1,634|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}.

The Little Klickitat River flows roughly east-to-west across the northern portion of the city. Bloodgood Creek, an entirely spring-fed year-round water source, runs through the northwest part of town and intersects with the Little Klickitat just west of the city. Both are sources of rainbow trout as well as being home to waterfowl such as the great blue heron and several species of duck. Bloodgood Creek provides a portion of Goldendale's drinking water and is capped at the source for that purpose.

[[U.S. Route 97 in Washington|U.S. Route 97]] runs along the eastern boundary of the city and connects Goldendale with [[Interstate 84 (Oregon)|Interstate 84]], {{convert|21|km|mi|abbr=on}} south in the state of Oregon and [[Washington State Route 14|State Route 14]], which is {{convert|19|km|mi|abbr=on}} south and runs along the Washington side of the Columbia River. [[Washington State Route 142|State Route 142]] creates a major east–west route through Goldendale, beginning at US 97 on the north end of town.

==Climate==
Goldendale has a [[continental Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dsb''). The rain shadow of the Cascades creates distinct and visible difference between the arid and dry areas south of the community, and the more lush treed areas to the north. This produces a landscape of open bunch-grass prairies dotted with sagebrush and rabbit brush containing the occasional juniper tree, while the more sheltered areas consist of ponderosa pine and oak savannahs.

Overcast days are rare, occurring mostly in late fall and throughout winter. Summer temperatures can reach well over {{convert|100|F|C|1|disp=or}}, while winter, when most of the annual precipitation of around {{convert|17|in|mm|-1|disp=or}} occurs, can see temperatures below {{convert|0|F|C|1|disp=or}}, particularly in January. Summer thunderstorms occur intermittently, particularly in July and August, but due to high cloud bases, rain seldom reaches the ground in any appreciable amount. Lightning-caused range and forest fires are a common occurrence during this time of year. Spring flowers and green meadows and prairies make Goldendale a particularly beautiful site. Spring and summer can be very blustery since the Chinook winds off the Pacific Ocean are funneled through the Columbia Gorge. Fall tends to be almost windless, and the autumnal oak leaves add a lovely touch of golden rust red to Observatory Hill on the north side of town.

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| location    = Goldendale, Washington (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1895–2022)
| Jan record high F = 66
| Feb record high F = 72
| Mar record high F = 80
| Apr record high F = 91
| May record high F = 102
| Jun record high F = 113
| Jul record high F = 110
| Aug record high F = 108
| Sep record high F = 103
| Oct record high F = 89
| Nov record high F = 71
| Dec record high F = 64
| year record high F = 113

|Jan avg record high F = 54.4
|Feb avg record high F = 56.8
|Mar avg record high F = 66.2
|Apr avg record high F = 75.8
|May avg record high F = 87.2
|Jun avg record high F = 93.5
|Jul avg record high F = 101.3
|Aug avg record high F = 100.8
|Sep avg record high F = 93.7
|Oct avg record high F = 79.4
|Nov avg record high F = 62.9
|Dec avg record high F = 52.7
|year avg record high F = 103.0

| Jan high F = 37.9
| Feb high F = 44.0
| Mar high F = 51.8
| Apr high F = 59.2
| May high F = 68.7
| Jun high F = 75.6
| Jul high F = 86.1
| Aug high F = 86.1
| Sep high F = 77.3
| Oct high F = 62.2
| Nov high F = 46.8
| Dec high F = 36.9
| year high F = 61.0
| Jan mean F = 30.9
| Feb mean F = 34.5
| Mar mean F = 40.5
| Apr mean F = 45.9
| May mean F = 54.0
| Jun mean F = 60.1
| Jul mean F = 67.9
| Aug mean F = 67.6
| Sep mean F = 59.5
| Oct mean F = 47.9
| Nov mean F = 37.3
| Dec mean F = 30.4
| year mean F = 48.0
| Jan low F = 23.9
| Feb low F = 25.1
| Mar low F = 29.1
| Apr low F = 32.7
| May low F = 39.3
| Jun low F = 44.6
| Jul low F = 49.7
| Aug low F = 49.2
| Sep low F = 41.6
| Oct low F = 33.6
| Nov low F = 27.8
| Dec low F = 23.8
| year low F = 35.0

|Jan avg record low F = 9.0
|Feb avg record low F = 12.6
|Mar avg record low F = 19.0
|Apr avg record low F = 23.3
|May avg record low F = 28.2
|Jun avg record low F = 34.5
|Jul avg record low F = 39.7
|Aug avg record low F = 39.3
|Sep avg record low F = 31.5
|Oct avg record low F = 21.2
|Nov avg record low F = 14.4
|Dec avg record low F = 10.1
|year avg record low F = 1.2

| Jan record low F = -26
| Feb record low F = -17
| Mar record low F = -4
| Apr record low F = 16
| May record low F = 20
| Jun record low F = 20
| Jul record low F = 31
| Aug record low F = 28
| Sep record low F = 19
| Oct record low F = 6
| Nov record low F = -12
| Dec record low F = -18
| year record low F = -26
| precipitation colour   = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 2.75
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.78
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.61
| Apr precipitation inch = 1.09
| May precipitation inch = 1.04
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.55
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.12
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.15
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.44
| Oct precipitation inch = 1.36
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.43
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.18
| year precipitation inch = 16.50
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days  = 14.1
| Feb precipitation days  = 11.3
| Mar precipitation days  = 11.1
| Apr precipitation days  = 8.5
| May precipitation days  = 8.0
| Jun precipitation days  = 3.7
| Jul precipitation days  = 1.3
| Aug precipitation days  = 1.8
| Sep precipitation days  = 3.5
| Oct precipitation days  = 9.7
| Nov precipitation days  = 13.4
| Dec precipitation days  = 14.7
| year precipitation days = 101.1
| Jan snow inch = 10.2
| Feb snow inch = 3.5
| Mar snow inch = 0.6
| Apr snow inch = 0.0
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.0
| Nov snow inch = 2.7
| Dec snow inch = 9.6
| year snow inch = 26.6
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days  = 5.0
| Feb snow days  = 3.6
| Mar snow days  = 0.8
| Apr snow days  = 0.1
| May snow days  = 0.0
| Jun snow days  = 0.0
| Jul snow days  = 0.0
| Aug snow days  = 0.0
| Sep snow days  = 0.0
| Oct snow days  = 0.0
| Nov snow days  = 1.3
| Dec snow days  = 5.7
| year snow days = 16.5
| source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
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|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = April 19, 2024}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
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|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020
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|access-date = April 19, 2024}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
[[File:Lawyers Office in Goldendale WA.jpg|thumb|A house converted to office space.]]

{{US Census population
| 1880 = 545
| 1890 = 702
| 1900 = 738
| 1910 = 1203
| 1920 = 1274
| 1930 = 1116
| 1940 = 1584
| 1950 = 1907
| 1960 = 2536
| 1970 = 2484
| 1980 = 3575
| 1990 = 3319
| 2000 = 3760
| 2010 = 3407
| 2020 = 3453
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 31, 2014|author-link=United States Census Bureau }}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Goldendale, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Goldendale%20city,%20Washington |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 12, 2024}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref> there were 3,407 people, 1,462 households, and 858 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1352.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,635 housing units at an average density of {{convert|648.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 88.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 4.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8.4% of the population.

There were 1,462 households, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.3% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.96.

The median age in the city was 40.4 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 to 44; 27% were from 45 to 64; and 17.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 3,760 people, 1,515 households, and 963 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,592.6 people per square mile (615.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,690 housing units at an average density of 715.8 per square mile (276.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 87.42% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.21% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 4.63% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.72% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.27% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.07% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.69% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.85% of the population.

There were 1,515 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,030, and the median income for a family was $33,866. Males had a median income of $36,977 versus $22,289 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,111. About 21.9% of families and 25.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.5% of those under age 18 and 26.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Industry==
[[File:Klickitat County Court House in Goldendale WA.jpg|thumb|The Klickitat County Court House]]
A lumber mill and logging used to be major industries in the area but have since ceased to exist.

Timber cutting, ranching, farming, agriculture are still key industries in the area, but have seen some hard times over the years, an incidental effect to the modernization of farms and the ease of transporting products to ports on the Oregon Coast.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

==Industrial plant==
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A closed [[aluminum]] processing plant had a big economic impact for 35 years and continues to impact the area as pensioners still draw benefits from the decades of operations.

The John Day area aluminum reduction plant was built by Harvey Aluminum (later [[Martin Marietta]], forerunner to conglomerate [[Lockheed Martin]]) at an industrial site adjacent to the [[John Day Dam]] in 1968. The industrial development and resulting jobs brought an era of growth and prosperity to Goldendale for 35 years, which brought the area new levels of prosperity from the high paying industrial jobs with significant benefits. This plant added payroll strength and diversity of the timber- and agricultural-based Goldendale area economy. Many area residents still enjoy pension and healthcare benefits from the 35 years of the industrial operations.

The aluminum facility with 3 shifts of employment at its peak in the '70s and '80s was employing about 1,400–1,800 people and about 800 in the years from 1990 to 2003. The facility had been awarded a large allotment of low cost power from the hydro electric dam system that was nearby, with the assumption this would encourage industrial development and create jobs and resulting economic development. In 2003, the aluminum smelter closed operations. Reasons cited were high electricity costs and low world prices for aluminum. Many of the workers moved while others remained while they went back to school and retrained for other occupations. The closing of the aluminum plant caused serious economic stress in the area.

At this time Rabanco Regional Disposal is the largest single employer of residents in the Goldendale area.

==Culture==
[[File:Aerial view of Goldendale, WA from the northeast.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of Goldendale from the northeast, 2015]]
Goldendale has many annual civic activities including the Klickitat County Fair & Rodeo, the Goldendale Community Days, held on the Goldendale Courthouse lawn, and holiday parades.

Goldendale celebrated its fourth annual Pride celebration in 2023, led by the Goldendale Pride Alliance, a charitable foundation established by Andrew Halm.

===Tourism===
Goldendale's tourist attractions include the Goldendale Observatory, the nearby [[Maryhill Museum]]<ref>[http://www.maryhillmuseum.org/ Maryhill Museum Homepage]</ref> with a collection of 87 works by [[Auguste Rodin]] & a contemporary architectural construction by Portland-based firm Allied Works Architecture,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.alliedworks.com/launch.html |title=Allied Works Architecture |access-date=December 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127040028/http://www.alliedworks.com/launch.html |archive-date=November 27, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the [[Maryhill Stonehenge]], a life-size cement replica of the original Stonehenge,<ref>[http://www.legendsofamerica.com/wa-stonehenge.html Washington State Legends "An American Stonehenge in Maryhill"]</ref> situated ten minutes south of Goldendale. The replica, completed in 1930, is a memorial of those who died in World War I.

In downtown Goldendale, the Presby Mansion, now the Presby Museum, is also a tourist attraction featuring a newly restored 1898 Russel Steam Tractor and housing the Klickitat County Historical Society.<ref>[http://www.presbymuseum.com/ Presby Museum Homepage]</ref>

===Media===
The town has a [[weekly newspaper]], the ''[[Goldendale Sentinel]]'', which is published on Wednesdays and has a readership of approximately 3,200 subscribers across Klickitat County. It was established in 1879 as the ''Klickitat Sentinel'' and absorbed several rival newspapers in Goldendale and the county by the mid-1910s. The newspaper remains locally owned by its publisher.<ref name="Editions">{{cite book |last1=Bagwell |first1=Steve |last2=Stapilus |first2=Randy |year=2013 |title=New Editions: The Northwest's newspapers as they were, are, and will be |pages=218–219 |publisher=Ridenbaugh Press |location=Carlton, Oregon |isbn=978-0-945648-10-9 |oclc=861618089}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About The Goldendale Sentinel |url=https://www.goldendalesentinel.com/about |publisher=The Goldendale Sentinel |access-date=May 16, 2019 |archive-date=April 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424171600/https://www.goldendalesentinel.com/about |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Bryan Caraway]], UFC fighter, top 10 ranked and Goldendale native
*[[Alan W. Jones]], US Army major general<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/ |title=U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Entry for Alan Walter Jones |last=U.S. Department of War |date=June 5, 1917 |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Ancestry.com LLC |location=Lehi, UT |url-access=subscription |access-date=November 9, 2019 |ref={{sfnRef|"U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards"}}}}</ref>
*[[Porter Lainhart]], American football player
*[[Lavina Washines]], an elder of the Rock Creek band who became a [[Yakima Nation]] chairwoman.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Farolito |first=Phil |title=Yakama chief balances old, new |work=The Spokesman-Review, Spokesman.com |access-date=April 8, 2013 |date=May 6, 2007 |url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2007/may/06/yakama-chief-balances-old-new/}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Goldendale, Washington}}
* [http://www.ci.goldendale.wa.us City of Goldendale]

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