Cinebar, Washington

Unincorporated community in Washington, United States
46°36′15″N 122°31′54″W / 46.60417°N 122.53167°W / 46.60417; -122.53167CountryUnited StatesStateWashingtonCountyLewisArea
 • Total14.2 sq mi (37 km2) • Land14.1 sq mi (37 km2) • Water.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)Elevation
1,109 ft (338 m)Population
 (2000)
 • Total517 • Density36.5/sq mi (14.1/km2)Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)ZIP code
98533
Area code360GNIS feature ID1517781[1]

Cinebar is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, Washington, United States. It is located between State Route 508 and U.S. Route 12. Named for the cinnabar present in the mountains to the northeast,[2] Cinebar is a rural area with a post office and fire station on State Route 508. Other communities near Cinebar include Silver Creek, Salkum, Morton, Onalaska, Napavine, Chehalis, and Centralia.

Parks and recreation

Tilton River State Park, between Cinebar and Morton, is a 102-acre natural area owned by the state. In 2017, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife proposed a project on the site to "provide fishing, river access and wildlife viewing. In the future it could provide a salmonid release site as well as habitat."[3]

Other nearby attractions and points of interest include the Cowlitz River, the Tilton River, Lake Mayfield, Lake Mayfield Park, Mayfield Resort, and Ike Kinswa State Park.

Government and politics

Politics

Presidential Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2020[4] 74.64% 409 24.09% 132 1.27% 7

Cinebar has historically voted Republican and conservative, similar in voting demographics in respects to other rural areas within Lewis County. As this is an unincorporated community, there are no defined bounds, and the precinct may be incongruous with the census boundaries.[5]

The 2020 election included 6 votes for candidates of the Libertarian Party.

References

  1. ^ "Cinebar". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.
  3. ^ Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (January 17, 2017). "Tilton River State Park - 102 acres" (PDF). WDFW.wa.gov.
  4. ^ "Lewis County 2020 Election". Results.Vote.WA. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "Lewis County 2019 / 2020 Voter Precincts Maps" (PDF). maps.lewiscountywa.gov. Lewis County Government. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

Sources

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