Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Cougar is an unincorporated community and former town in Cowlitz County, Washington . Cougar is located around 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Woodland along Washington State Route 503 and situated along the northwest bank of Yale Lake , a reservoir on the Lewis River .
The population of Cougar was 122 at the 1990 Census , when it was still incorporated as a town, but disincorporated before the 2000 Census . As of the 2020 census , the population is 118.[ 3]
The Cougar community is part of the Woodland School District , a K-12 school district of about 2,200 students.
Cougar is the nearest community to Mount St. Helens , which lies 13 miles (20.9215 km) to its northeast. The eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980 was the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States.
A post office called Cougar was established in 1902.[ 4] cougar which were abundant in the area at that time.[ 5]
Geography
Climate
Climate data for Cougar, Washington
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °F (°C)
60
69
78
91
100
104
107
106
104
92
70
60
107
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)
42.8
47.3
52.1
57.6
65.3
71.8
79.1
78.8
73
61.8
49.6
43.1
60.2
Daily mean °F (°C)
37.9
41
44.2
48.4
54.9
60.7
66.2
66
61.6
53.1
44
38.5
51.4
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)
33.1
34.7
36.3
39.3
44.5
49.6
53.2
53.2
50.2
44.5
38.4
33.9
42.6
Record low °F (°C)
8
5
15
28
29
33
34
38
34
28
12
2
2
Average precipitation inches (mm)
17.9
13.6
12.2
8.5
5.3
3.8
1.3
2.1
4
9
17.9
18.9
114.7
Average snowfall inches (cm)
12.8
4
1.5
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
5.8
25.7
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in.)
21
18
20
18
15
11
5
6
9
15
21
21
180
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in.)
2.1
1.2
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.7
6.3
Source: weatherbase.com
Education
Cougar is in the territory of Woodland Public Schools ,[ 6] Woodland High School .
External links
References
^ "USGS—Cougar, Washington" . Retrieved June 12, 2014 .^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cougar, Washington ^ "Census Bureau profile: Cougar, Washington" . United States Census Bureau . May 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2024 .^ "Post Offices" . Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016 .^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cowlitz County, WA" (PDF) . U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved May 30, 2021 .
Cities Map of Washington highlighting Cowlitz County CDPs Other Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
