Profile for Port Angeles, Washington, WA

Port Angeles is on the Strait of Juan De Fuca.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 46. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 2.5 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1990 movie, "The Hunt for Red October"
· 2003 movie, "The Hunted"

Well-known residents have included:
· Raymond Carver, writer
· John Elway, football player

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

Local festivals include:

• Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts - May 25-28, 2007
• Clallam County Fair - Aug. 16-19, 2007
• Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival - Oct. 13-14, 2007
• Streamfest - Sept. 8-9, 2007

Performing arts: Port Angeles Symphony

Nearby parks & recreation: Olympic National Park

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.)

Listed places near Port Angeles

Airports (1)

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (2)

Colleges (1)

Hotels (4)

Libraries (1)

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• Clallam County data
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Sections below provide additional information and links about Port Angeles demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Clallam 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 98362 ZIP code.

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• Port Angeles city government
• Clallam County government
• Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce

19% of Port Angeles residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Port Angeles ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Port Angeles
• Cemeteries in Clallam County
• Libraries in or near Port Angeles

Post a query on a message board:

• Clallam 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

Music

• Port Angeles Symphony

• Port Angeles museums
• Port Angeles historic sites
• Port Angeles area parks
• Wineries near Port Angeles

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• Port Angeles area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Clallam County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Washington cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Port Angeles
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• Port Angeles business guide
• Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
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• Corporate records search

• Courts in Washington
• Local ordinances in Washington

• Crime in Clallam County
• Arrests in Clallam 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 Port Angeles was $17,903, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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

19% of Port Angeles residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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

• Movies & TV shows filmed in Port Angeles
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• YouTube videos about Port Angeles

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

Port Angeles festival dates:

• Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts - May 25-28, 2007
• Clallam County Fair - Aug. 16-19, 2007
• Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival - Oct. 13-14, 2007
• Streamfest - Sept. 8-9, 2007

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

Port Angeles festival web sites:

• Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival
• Juan de Fuca Festival

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

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• Geocaches in Washington

• Port Angeles items now on sale

• Port Angeles local government Web site
• Clallam County government
• Washington state government
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• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Port Angeles
• Historic sites in Washington
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• 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 Clallam County genealogy forum

Median rent in Port Angeles, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $434.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $910.

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Libraries in Port Angeles include Port Angeles Public Library ... View libraries

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• Census map of Port Angeles area
• Historic maps of WA cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Washington
• Topographic map of Port Angeles

Newspapers in Port Angeles include Peninsula Daily News

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KNWP.

• Daily newspapers in or near Port Angeles
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Clallam County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Port Angeles political report.

• Clallam County Democratic party
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• Washington Democratic party
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• Washington elections board

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The average commute time for Port Angeles workers is 17 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 3 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Port Angeles between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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Hotels in Port Angeles include Best Western, Port Angeles Super 8 Motel, Quality Inn Uptown, Red Lion Port Angeles.

• Port Angeles travel guide
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• Washington tourism bureau

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