Fact Sheet Information

 

Site:  WA, Lewis County

Disaster Type(s):  Earthquake

Declaration Date:  March 1, 2001

Incident Period:  February 28 – March 16, 2001

 

Summary of Disaster:

 

According to a website for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “The most powerful earthquake in more than half a century jolted the Pacific Northwest yesterday, rocking homes and office buildings, buckling roads like rubber, and serving as a jarring reminder of the region’s vulnerability to nature.” The emergency manager of Lewis County noted in the research interview that the storm impacted the county with over $4 million in damage. He stated, “The largest percentage of damage was to chimneys, septic drain-fields, broken windows, and exterior facades of buildings.”  He noted that this was the County’s first big earthquake since 1949!

 

Reported Injuries, Deaths, and Rescue at the Site:

 

The emergency manager was not aware of any injuries, deaths, or rescues resulting from the storm in Lewis County.

 

 

Site Demographics:

 

Year	2001
FEMA Region	10
State	Washington
County	Lewis County
Disaster Types(s)	Earthquake
FEMA Declaration Date of Disaster	1-Mar-01
Presence of CIL*at the Time of Disaster	Yes
CIL*Office Type	standard
Current CIL* Presence in County/City/Boroughs	no
Population	68600
Area in Square Miles	2408
Population Density	29
Caucasian (%)	93%
African American (%)	0.40%
Native American (%)	1.20%
Asian Pacific	0.70%
Hispanic (%)	5.40%
Median House Hold Income	$35,511
Above Median House Hold Income	No
Per Capita Income	$17,082
Below Poverty(%)	14.00%
Number of Persons with Disabilities over age 5	15128
Persons with Disabilities over age 5 (%)	23.9%
Number of Persons with Physical Disabilities over age 5	7883
Persons with Physical Disabilities over age 5 (%)	12.4%

CIL* means Center for Independent Living

  From: Census Data on the number of persons with physical disabilities.