Aberdeen, Washington

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The 2000 Census showed that Aberdeen had a population of 16,461 people^<1>. This represents 0.28% of the total population of Washington, making it the state's 46th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
43	Port Angeles	N	84 mi [135.2 km]	18,982	3.18% increase
44	Mukilteo	NE	95 mi [152.9 km]	20,742	15.11% increase
45	Tukwila	NE	79 mi [127.1 km]	17,092	0.52% decrease
-46-	Aberdeen			16,042	2.55% decrease
47	Ellensburg	E	153 mi [246.2 km]	17,141	11.2% increase
48	Moses Lake	E	213 mi [342.8 km]	18,800	25.73% increase
49	Centralia	SE	43 mi [69.2 km]	15,710	6.57% increase

Aberdeen had 7,536 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Aberdeen has a total area of 12.18 square miles [31.54 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 10.63 square miles [27.53 km²]1.55 square miles [4.02 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Aberdeen had a 2000 population density of 1,548 people per square mile [598 people/km²], making it the state's 123rd most densely populated area.

Grays Harbor County

The coastal city of Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County.

The county had a population of 67,147 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 16,461 people, Aberdeen contained 24.51% of the Grays Harbor County total.

In addition, where the community of Aberdeen has a population density of 1,548 people per square mile [598 people/km²], Grays Harbor County averages 35.03 people per square mile [13.52 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Grays Harbor County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Aberdeen and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Aberdeen. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Aberdeen.

A Census Quickfact is available for Grays Harbor County (QF-53027).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Grays Harbor County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Jefferson	QF-53031	NE	29,542	11.82% increase
	Lewis	QF-53041	SE	74,132	8.04% increase
	Mason	QF-53045	NE	57,846	16.74% increase
	Pacific	QF-53049	S	21,271	1.62% increase
	Thurston	QF-53067	E	245,181	17.72% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Aberdeen:

Aberdeen is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #9 (the Pacific Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Aberdeen.

The Commemorative Quarter for Washington<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Aberdeen. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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