![]() ![]() In March of every year, the Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction occurs. In recent years quilt classes and a quilt show have been sponsored by the Piece Makers Quilt Club. It includes a combination of arts and craft related events. Rainfest, a celebration of the arts sponsored by the West Olympic Council for the Arts, occurs in April. All five of these bus routes serve Forks six days a week, with no service on Sundays. From there, transfers to Aberdeen are available via Grays Harbor transit. Jefferson Transit runs an "Olympic Connection" bus that provides service on Highway 101 south of Forks as far as Lake Quinault. ![]() Clallam Transit route 17 provides local service in Forks, while three other routes provide connections to Port Angeles (14), La Push (15), and Clallam Bay and Neah Bay (16). Approaches to both ends of this runway are visual.įorks is served by two public transit agencies. This runway is 2,400 feet (730 m) long, 75 feet (23 m) wide, is equipped with medium intensity runway lighting, and has an asphalt surface. ![]() Runway 4-22 is Forks Municipal Airport's sole runway. The latest available data indicate that the airport had a total of 13,550 annual operations. The airport has six based aircraft, including 3 single-engine aircraft and 3 helicopters. Source: NOAA (relative humidity 1966–1990, sun 1967–1990)Ĭlimate data for Forks 1 E, Washington (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1917–present)įorks Municipal Airport ( IATA: S18, ICAO: KS18, FAA LID: S18) is located in Clallam County, 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Forks. The Olympic rainforest surrounds the town.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.65 square miles (9.45 km 2), all of it land.Ĭlimate data for Quillayute Airport, Washington (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1966–present) Forks averages 212 days per year with measurable precipitation. Although there is a drying trend in summer, rain is still abundant, just not as wet as the rest of the year. Geography and climateįorks has an oceanic climate in a temperate rainforest with very high rainfall. The gender makeup of the city was 51.5% male and 48.5% female. 29.2% of residents were under the age of 18 10.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24 27.6% were from 25 to 44 23.2% were from 45 to 64 and 9.7% were 65 years of age or older. The median age in the city was 31.3 years. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.16. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. ![]() There were 1,264 households, of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.8% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 25.9% of the population. The racial makeup of the city was 67.7% White, 0.5% African American, 6.6% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 18.1% from other races, and 5.9% from two or more races. There were 1,374 housing units at an average density of 376.4 per square mile (145.3/km 2). The population density was 967.7 inhabitants per square mile (373.6/km 2). Demographics Historical populationĪs of the census of 2010, there were 3,532 people, 1,264 households, and 849 families residing in the city. The city's atmosphere and idyllic Pacific Northwest setting has inspired its being featured in film, literature, and video games. The city gained popularity for being a key setting in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series (2005 to 2008) and related film adaptations. ![]()
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