Curtis, Washington
Unincorporated community
The Curtis Store
The Curtis Store
Curtis is located in Washington (state)
Curtis
Curtis
Curtis is located in the United States
Curtis
Curtis
Coordinates: 46°35′13″N 123°06′36″W / 46.58694°N 123.11000°W / 46.58694; -123.11000
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyLewis
Elevation
[1]230 ft (70 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
zip code
98538
Area code360

Curtis is an unincorporated community in Washington.[1] It is located less than 3-miles north of Boistfort and is south of Washington State Route 6. The South Fork Chehalis River flows thru the town.

History

A post office has been in operation since 1901 inside the Curtis General Store. Benjamin L. Curtis, the first postmaster of the area, built the store and gave the community his name.[2] At its founding, the town's economy was based on logging and farming.[3]

Education

The community once had a two-room schoolhouse.[3] Curtis students are now served by the Boistfort School District and the Boistfort Consolidated School.[4]

Government and politics

Politics

Presidential Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2020[5] 72.87% 180 26.32% 65 0.81% 2

Curtis has historically voted Republican and conservative. As this is an unincorporated community, there are no defined bounds, and the precinct may be incongruous with the census boundaries.

The 2020 election included 2 votes for candidates of the Libertarian Party and 2 votes for write-in candidates.

References

  1. 1 2 "Curtis". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 62.
  3. 1 2 Alleva, Paul (March 30, 2002). "Stories from Curtis residents recall days of glory". TheChronicle. pp. 14–15. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Boistfort School District". boistfortschool.org. Boistfort School District.
  5. ↑ "Lewis County 2020 Election". Results.Vote.WA. Results.Vote.WA. Retrieved July 23, 2021.


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