Editing Toledo, Washington

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'''Toledo''' is a city in [[Lewis County, Washington|Lewis County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. The population was 631 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US5371785 |work=American FactFinder |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 15, 2022}}</ref>

The community is home to an annual Cheese Days festival that celebrates the town's dairy history.

==Etymology==
The area underwent several names during its beginnings, including Plomondon's Landing, Warbassport, and Cowlitz Landing, changing roughly once a decade during the mid-1800s.<ref name="WTC">{{cite news |last1=Vander Stoep |first1=Isabel |title='Where's The Cheese?' in 102nd Year, Toledo Festival Still Cheesy |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/wheres-the-cheese-in-102nd-year-toledo-festival-still-cheesy,321731 |access-date=July 11, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> The moniker of Toledo was given in the 1870s and was named by Celeste Rochon after a pioneer side wheel [[paddle steamer]] operated by Captain Oren Kellogg of the Kellogg Transportation Company. The boat traveled the [[Cowlitz River]].<ref name="TERL">{{cite news |title=Toledo Early River Landing |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/centralia/centralia-daily-chronicle/1966/10-10/page-161 |access-date=October 10, 2024 |work=The Daily Chronicle |date=October 10, 1966 |page=G4}}</ref>

==History==
Simon Plomondon (or Plamondon), an employee of the Hudson Bay Company, settled in the area in 1820, taking up a [[donation land claim]],  marrying a Cowlitz Indian chief's (Chief Schanewah) daughter Thas-e-muth (Veronica) and becoming the first white man to settle in what would later be known as Southwest Washington. Their first child was born in what would become Toledo in 1821.<ref>The Toledo Community Story, Geni, Lewis Talk, The Chronicle article by Andy Skinner - 9/27/2013</ref> The early inhabitancy was not the first non-Indigenous settlement in the area, as the [[Pugets Sound Agricultural Company]] opened and maintained the [[Fort Cowlitz|Cowlitz Farm]] in 1839, near Toledo. In the mid-1850s during the [[Puget Sound War]], volunteers constructed a [[blockhouse]] at Cowlitz Landing amid fears of potential Native American attacks; no combat at the fort took place.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McDonald |first1=Julie |title=White Settlers Flee to Blockhouses During Indian Wars |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/julie-mcdonald-commentary-white-settlers-flee-to-blockhouses-during-indian-wars,300549? |access-date=June 18, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=September 26, 2022}}</ref>

By the 1850s, a settlement known as Cowlitz Landing was formed after passengers of the river began disembarking during their journeys around the area. The landing was approximately {{convert|1.25|mi}} southwest of present-day Toledo. The Cowlitz River changed course, eventually removing any remaining signs of the early community, and a new landing was established at the Tokul Creek junction. Another pioneer, Edward D. Warbass, began a port in the area after purchasing a claim in July 1850. The following year he established a post office known as Warbassport and served as a Lewis County treasurer and auditor for several years. In 1879, Captain Kellogg decided the area was conducive to build a town and began to purchase lands with that intent.<ref name="TERL"/>

Toledo was officially incorporated on October 10, 1892.<ref>{{cite web |title=City of Toledo History |url=https://toledowa.us/history/ |publisher=City of Toledo, Washington |access-date=July 11, 2023}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.40|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]]|accessdate=December 19, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Toledo has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=102454&cityname=Toledo%2C+Washington%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Toledo, Washington]</ref>

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| Feb record high F = 72
| Mar record high F = 80
| Apr record high F = 89
| May record high F = 93
| Jun record high F = 97
| Jul record high F = 102
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| Oct record high F = 96
| Nov record high F = 71
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| Jan high F = 45.3
| Feb high F = 50.8
| Mar high F = 55.5
| Apr high F = 60.4
| May high F = 67
| Jun high F = 72.4
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| Aug high F = 78.8
| Sep high F = 74.1
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| Jan low F = 33.2
| Feb low F = 34.1
| Mar low F = 36.3
| Apr low F = 39
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| Jun low F = 48.2
| Jul low F = 50.4
| Aug low F = 50
| Sep low F = 46
| Oct low F = 41.1
| Nov low F = 37.7
| Dec low F = 34.2
| year low F = 41.2
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| Feb record low F = 3
| Mar record low F = 12
| Apr record low F = 23
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| Jun record low F = 31
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| Sep record low F = 25
| Oct record low F = 16
| Nov record low F = 3
| Dec record low F = -2
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| Jan precipitation inch = 6.93
| Feb precipitation inch = 5.04
| Mar precipitation inch = 4.8
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.16
| May precipitation inch = 2.29
| Jun precipitation inch = 2
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.74
| Aug precipitation inch = 1.43
| Sep precipitation inch = 2.31
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.73
| Nov precipitation inch = 6.33
| Dec precipitation inch = 6.91
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| Jan precipitation days = 20
| Feb precipitation days = 17
| Mar precipitation days = 19
| Apr precipitation days = 15
| May precipitation days = 12
| Jun precipitation days = 10
| Jul precipitation days = 5
| Aug precipitation days = 7
| Sep precipitation days = 10
| Oct precipitation days = 14
| Nov precipitation days = 19
| Dec precipitation days = 21
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| Jan snow inch = 1.9
| Feb snow inch = 0.4
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 276
|1900= 285
|1910= 375
|1920= 324
|1930= 530
|1940= 523
|1950= 602
|1960= 499
|1970= 654
|1980= 637
|1990= 586
|2000= 653
|2010= 725
|2020= 631
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 7, 2013}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
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===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]]|accessdate=December 19, 2012}}</ref> there were 725 people, 274 households, and 199 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1812.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 304 housing units at an average density of {{convert|760.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 7.0% of the population.

There were 274 households, of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 20.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.4% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.04.

The median age in the city was 35.2 years. 28.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22% were from 25 to 44; 24% were from 45 to 64; and 14.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.6% male and 53.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 653 people, 265 households, and 182 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,947.3 people per square mile (741.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 283 housing units at an average density of 843.9 per square mile (321.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 93.26% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.61% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.31% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.53% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.99% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.90% of the population. 18.9% were of [[American ancestry|American]], 13.7% [[German Americans|German]], 9.9% [[Irish Americans|Irish]], 8.0% [[English Americans|English]] and 5.7% [[Dutch Americans|Dutch]] ancestry. 97.5% spoke [[english language|English]] and 2.5% [[spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language.

There were 265 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,271, and the median income for a family was $31,833. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $19,271 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,483. About 9.3% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
[[File:MtStHelens Mushroom Cloud.jpg|thumb|The [[eruption column]] produced by the [[1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens]] as seen from Toledo, which lies {{convert|35|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the northeast of [[Mount St. Helens]]. The cloud was roughly {{convert|40|mi|km|abbr=on}} wide and {{convert|15|mi|km ft|abbr=on}} high.]]

The residents of Toledo hold an annual "Big Toledo Community Meeting", or known locally as the "Big Meeting", to discuss ideas and plans for future events, to be informed of current projects within the town, and to hear about updates by local community and charitable organizations. The meeting began in 2011 as a way to invigorate the town after a large fire devastated a downtown historic building. Recent festivals and celebrations, such as a Santa Quad Parade and the New Year's Eve Giant Cheese Ball Drop, were developed based on proposals from the meeting.
<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fitzgerald |first1=Emily |title=Toledo Residents Share Updates and New Ideas for Community at Annual 'Big Meeting' |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/toledo-residents-share-updates-and-new-ideas-for-community-at-annual-big-meeting,291397 |access-date=29 July 2022 |work=The Chronicle |date=May 13, 2022}}</ref>

===Festivals and events===
Toledo celebrates the city's dairy farming history by hosting an annual Cheese Days festival, usually held in July. The festival began after the opening of a new cheese processing plant in 1919. A fire in 1945 decimated the factory but the yearly ceremonies continued.<ref name="WTC"/> In 2021, the festival observed the 100th occasion that the event had been held, and it has continued to honor the tradition of providing cheese sandwiches that were first offered at the inaugural Cheese Days celebration.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vander Stoep |first1=Isabel |title=Cheese Days Returns to Toledo for the 100th Time |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/cheese-days-returns-to-toledo-for-the-100th-time,268588 |access-date=July 18, 2021 |work=The Chronicle |date=July 5, 2021}}</ref><ref name="WTC"/> Since 1985, the festival has a grand marshal, titled as the Big Cheese, bestowed to an older and long-term resident of the community as an honor in recognition for their volunteer efforts.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McDonald Zander |first1=Julie |title=A Brief History of Toledo Cheese Day |url=https://toledolionsclub.org/assets/2019cheesedaysmagazine.pdf |website=toledolionsclub.org |publisher=Toledo Lions Club |access-date=July 19, 2021 |pages=31–35 |date=2019}}</ref>

The Mt. St. Helens Bluegrass Festival is held annually in the city and features performances from [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] musicians from around the United States, including [[Appalachia]] and the [[Pacific Northwest]].  The festival is also known for its bluegrass quilting room.  First debuting in 1984, the weekend event is usually held in August.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chronicle Staff |title=Mount St. Helens Bluegrass Festival to Be Held at Park in Toledo |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/mount-st-helens-bluegrass-festival-to-be-held-at-park-in-toledo,269323 |access-date=July 21, 2021 |work=The Chronicle |date=July 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Washington Bluegrass Music Festival Events |url=https://www.washingtonbluegrassassociation.org/ |website=washingtonbluegrassassociation.org |publisher=Washington Bluegrass Association}}</ref>

===Tourism===
[[Gospodor Monument Park]], a now closed but roadside-attraction park, is near the city and is viewable from [[Interstate 5|I-5]].  The park consists of sculptures on tall plinths and smaller memorials.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gospodor Monument Park |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/gospodor-monument-park |website=atlasobscura.com/ |publisher=Atlas Obscura |access-date=July 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Brewer |first1=Christopher |title=Gospodor Monument Will Live on In Toledo |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/gospodor-monument-will-live-on-in-toledo,77636 |access-date=July 19, 2021 |work=The Chronicle |date=January 9, 2015}}</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
The Kemp Olson Memorial Park is the city's main park and is named after a long-time fire chief in the community.<ref name="WTC"/> South of Toledo and across the Cowlitz River sits the South County Park which provides access for boating and other activities around Wallace Pond.

==Politics==

===Voting===
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! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|2020]]'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Lewis County 2020 Election |url=https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20201103/lewis/precincts-60513.html |website=Results.Vote.WA |access-date=July 18, 2021 |archive-date=June 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626121522/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20201103/lewis/precincts-60513.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.47%''' ''201''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.80% ''121''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.44% ''15''
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The 2020 election included votes for candidates of the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]].

===Government===
[[File:Toledo, WA - City Hall 02.jpg|thumb|Toledo City Hall]]
Toledo institutes a five-person [[city council]] that oversees economic and legislative matters, and an elected [[mayor]] that maintains daily oversight of the city and government staff.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fitzgerald |first1=Emily |title=Toledo City Staff Resign Due to 'Difficult' Working Conditions |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/toledo-city-staff-resign-due-to-difficult-working-conditions,305801 |access-date=July 11, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=December 23, 2022}}</ref>

==Education==
Public education is provided by the Toledo School District, which serves both the City of Toledo and surrounding population.  Campuses for students in elementary, middle, and high school are named after the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Toledo School District #237 |url=http://www.toledoschools.us/index.html |website=toledoschools.us |publisher=Toledo School District |access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref>

The first school in Toledo was called the OK School. It was a [[one-room school]]house. Most of the kids that lived out of the town limits had to ride a [[boat]] across the river to and from school until the [[bridge]] was built. The school district consolidated 33 separate one-room schools in 1922. The school system mascot was the "Indians", a moniker that would exist for a century.<ref name="TSDTC"/> The current middle school was originally the high school until the new high school was built in 1974. While the middle school was being remodeled in 1995, the children were relocated for the year to St. Mary's Church and School.

St. Mary's Academy, begun in 1920, was a private-school for girls and began on the site of the [[Saint Francis Xavier Mission (Lewis County, Washington)|Saint Francis Xavier Mission]] that first began in 1838. Despite large enrollment and funding figures in the 1960s, St. Mary's shuttered in June 1973 after severe loss of registrations due to negative economic conditions in the region.<ref>{{cite news |title=St. Mary's Academy closing doors |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/centralia/centralia-daily-chronicle/1973/03-13/page-1 |access-date=July 29, 2024 |work=The Daily Chronicle |date=March 13, 1973 |page=1}}</ref>

The Class of 1988 commissioned a totem pole from a chainsaw artist. This pole was presented to the high school by the class and continues to grace the front entrance. Since 1922, the school has used the "Indian" as the School's mascot. The Cowlitz Indian Tribe officially endorsed this mascot by Tribal Council action in February 2019. Artwork in the high school includes two Remington bronzes, an oil portrait of David Ike, last full-blooded Cowlitz Indian and several carvings by indigenous artists. Gary Ike, a long-time supporter of the school and its programs, is honored throughout the school and athletic venues in thanks for his many years of service to the school and community.

In November 2018, the community voted to build a new high school. Using funds from a special state grant and School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP) funding from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, the upgraded high school was constructed on the site of the existing school.<ref>[https://tdn.com/news/local/toledo-voters-overwhelmingly-support-school-bond/article_6bae6b06-4812-5a18-b21e-f8d40c88dcdf.html ''Toledo voters overwhelmingly support school bond'', The Daily News TDN.com, November 7, 2018].  Retrieved October 16, 2019.</ref> Expansive construction of the new Toledo High School began in February 2020 and opened in autumn 2021.  The school is built around the original gymnasium and features artwork honoring the [[Cowlitz Indian Tribe]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosane |first1=Eric |title=Construction of New Toledo High School Enters Final Stretch |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/construction-of-new-toledo-high-school-enters-final-stretch,270381 |access-date=August 12, 2021 |work=The Chronicle |date=August 6, 2021}}</ref> The $25 million construction project was completed in April 2022 followed by a [[ribbon cutting]] ceremony, unveilings of Native American artworks, and a performance by the Cowlitz Indian Tribe Drum Group.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chronicle Staff |title=After a Long Road, Ribbon Cutting Marks Official Opening of New Toledo High School |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/after-a-long-road-ribbon-cutting-marks-official-opening-of-new-toledo-high-school,289886 |access-date=29 July 2022 |work=The Chronicle |date=April 24, 2022}}</ref>
 
In 2021, the school district, required by a Washington state law banning Native American mascots and imagery enacted that year, changed its nickname to the Riverhawks.<ref name="TSDTC">{{cite news |last1=Rosane |first1=Eric |title=Toledo School District to Change Mascot to Riverhawks |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/indians-no-more-toledo-school-district-to-change-mascot-to-riverhawks,270986 |access-date=December 9, 2021 |work=The Chronicle |date=August 20, 2021}}</ref>

===Sports===
The Toledo boys' baseball team won the 2B state title in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-31 |title=The Brotherhood: Toledo Baseball’s Biggest Asset |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/the-brotherhood-toledo-baseballs-biggest-asset,51226 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=The Daily Chronicle |language=en}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
Approximately {{convert|4.0|mi}} north of Toledo is the [[South Lewis County Airport]]. Also known as Ed Carlson Memorial Field, the airfield is county owned but managed by a local commission.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mittge |first1=Brian |title=Officials dedicate new airport runway in Toledo |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/centralia/centralia-chronicle/2003/11-04 |access-date=July 11, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=November 3, 2003 |pages=A1, A12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Brian|last=Mittge|work=The Chronicle (Centralia, Washington)|title=South Lewis County airport leader has eyes for the sky|date=August 4, 2003|access-date=July 11, 2024|url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/south-lewis-county-airport-leader-has-eyes-for-the-sky,249655}}</ref>

==Notable people==

* [[Ethan Siegel]], theoretical astrophysicist and science author<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roland |first1=Mitchell |title=Toledo astrophysicist releases fourth book, first for children |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/toledo-astrophysicist-releases-fourth-book-first-for-children,327564 |access-date=November 9, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=October 17, 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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