Profile for Tumwater, Washington, WA

Tumwater is on the Deschutes River

Former and merged names include:
· Shute's River Falls
· New Market

Olympia Brewing Company started operations here in 1896

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 49. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 3.7 per 1,000 people.

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

Local festivals include:

• Harvest Fest - Oct. 7, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Tumwater Historical Park

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Archives (2)

Cemeteries (2)

Colleges (3)

Communities (2)

Hotels (15)

Libraries (4)

Museums (2)

Parks (1)

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

• Cemeteries in or near Tumwater
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Post a query on a message board:

• Thurston 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
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• Crime in Thurston County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• Americans with Disabilities Act
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Tumwater was $25,080, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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33% of Tumwater residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Tumwater festival dates:

• Harvest Fest - Oct. 7, 2007

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

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• Post history questions in Thurston County genealogy forum

Median rent in Tumwater, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $609.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,216.

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Libraries in Tumwater include Tumwater Timberland Library, Washington State Library ... View libraries

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Thurston County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Tumwater political report.

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The average commute time for Tumwater workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 2 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Tumwater 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 Tumwater include Best Western Tumwater Inn, Comfort Inn, Extended Stay AmericaTumwater, GuestHouse International, Motel 6.

• Tumwater travel guide
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• Washington tourism bureau

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