Profile for Longview, Washington, WA

Longview is at the confluence of the Columbia and Cowlitz Rivers

Site of Hudson's Bay Company warehouse

Public transportation: Community Urban Bus Service (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 200. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 5.6 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 2000 movie, "Men of Honor"

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Cowlitz County Fair - Aug. 1-4, 2007

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 66

Listed places near Longview

Archives (2)

Cemeteries (6)

Colleges (1)

Communities (3)

Hotels (8)

Libraries (3)

Museums (1)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Longview
• School enrollment & education levels in Longview
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• Cowlitz County data
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• State data - Washington
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Longview demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Cowlitz County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 98632 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Longview city government
• Cowlitz County government

18% of Longview residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Longview ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Longview
• Cemeteries in Cowlitz County
• Genealogy page (WA GenWeb) for Cowlitz County
• Libraries in or near Longview

Post a query on a message board:

• Cowlitz County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - WA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

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• Longview historic sites
• Longview area parks
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• Longview area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Cowlitz County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Washington cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Longview
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
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• Communities in Cowlitz County

• Longview business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Washington
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• Crime in Cowlitz County
• Arrests in Cowlitz County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Washington
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Longview was $18,559, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Cowlitz County economic census
• Cowlitz County economic summary
• Cowlitz County employment growth
• Cowlitz County unemployment rate
• Washington economic data

15% of Longview residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Longview
• Colleges in Washington
• Learning Disabilities Association in Washington
• Schools in or near Longview
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• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Washington high schools

• Movies & TV shows filmed in Longview
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• YouTube videos about Longview

• Air pollution in Cowlitz County
• Diesel soot in Cowlitz County
• Land contamination in Cowlitz County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Washington
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Cowlitz County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Washington

Longview festival dates:

• Cowlitz County Fair - Aug. 1-4, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Longview festival web sites:

• Cowlitz County Fair

• ePodunk festival listings
• Washington county fairs
• Washington festivals (Washington tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Longview

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Longview
• Geocaches in Washington

• Longview items now on sale

• Longview local government Web site
• Cowlitz County government
• Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments
• Washington state government
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• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

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• Longview medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Longview
• Historic sites in Washington
• Museums in or near Longview
• Museums in Washington
• Washington state archives
• Washington state encyclopedia
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Cowlitz County genealogy forum

Median rent in Longview, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $458.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $944.

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Libraries in Longview include Longview Public Library ... View libraries

• Washington library

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• Census map of Longview area
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Newspapers in Longview include Daily News

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• Nonprofit guide for Longview
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Cowlitz County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Longview political report.

• Washington Democratic party
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• Washington elections board

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The average commute time for Longview workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 1 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Longview between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .3 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

• Longview travel guide
• Airports near Longview
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• Washington tourism bureau

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