31-587: Pe Ell may refer to: Pe Ell, Washington , a town in Washington State. Pe Ell (Shannara) , a character from the Shannara series of novels by Terry Brooks. See also [ edit ] Piel (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Pe Ell . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
62-595: A major winter storm in December 2007, an 8-mile (13 km) section of SR 6 near Pe Ell was closed due to landslides and an unstable slope above the highway. The roadway was reopened for limited access by the end of the month while work began on clearing debris on the unstable slope. The section fully reopened to traffic on March 16, 2008. During the stabilization of the slope near Pe Ell, similar work started in February on another slope located near Frances that
93-613: A birthday celebration between a local group of young men in 1978, the event consists of entrants buying or building water crafts and floating down the Chehalis River from Pe Ell to Rainbow Falls State Park , where riders can float over a slight waterfall that still remains despite severe flooding damage due to the Great Coastal Gale of 2007 . The Willapa Hills Trail bisects the town. The city of Pe Ell has historically used local law enforcement staff, rather than
124-411: A gymnasium added in 1921. A wing for agricultural vocational education was added in 1936, a class popular enough to require an expansion by 1938. The combined Pe Ell elementary and high school, furnished with a library and athletic fields, was completed at the end of 1952. The Pe Ell high school boys' basketball team and the girls' softball team won state championships in 2010. The softball team also won
155-432: A household in the town was $ 27,321, and the median income for a family was $ 30,625. Males had a median income of $ 36,875 versus $ 18,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 12,481. About 20.0% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 32.7% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over. Pe Ell was home to Holy Cross Polish National Catholic Church , listed on
186-627: A state title in 2012, and a combined championship with Willapa Valley in 2017. Washington State Route 6 State Route 6 ( SR 6 ) is a 51.37-mile (82.67 km) long state highway in Pacific and Lewis counties in the U.S. state of Washington . The highway, which extends from U.S. Route 101 (US 101) in Raymond east to Interstate 5 (I-5), co-signed with US 12 , in Chehalis . Major communities located on
217-471: Is a town in Lewis County , Washington , United States. The population was 642 at the 2020 census . The community was almost named Mauermanna, name after one of the first non-indigenous settlers in the area, Joe Mauermann, who objected to the honor. The name Pe Ell was chosen and there are several versions of the backstory of the moniker, none of which can be authenticated. The more accepted version
248-517: Is named 4th Avenue and crosses the Chehalis River , while the highway is once again unnamed at the Main Street intersection. At the Main Street intersection, the roadway is realigned north to Doty and east to Dryad and Rainbow Falls State Park , where the road goes south and curves northeast to Adna . In Adna, SR 6 starts to parallel a railroad owned by the Port of Chehalis and operated by
279-466: Is that the name comes from the attempts of the local Indians to pronounce the first name of an early French-Canadian settler, Pierre Charles, who was an ex- Hudson's Bay employee. The account has it that the Indians could not pronounce Pierre, and their attempts turned it into Pe Ell. Another rendition is that P and L were the first initials for Pierre Charles and his Indian wife. Two words were made from
310-625: The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1987. Constructed in 1916, it was the only known Polish church of its kind in the state. The building was razed in 2010 due to a combination of disrepair and lack of funding. A former existing site, the Weyerhaeuser Pe Ell Bridge , was designated an NRHP site in 1982 but removed in 1990 . The town is the starting point of the Pe Ell River Run. Begun as
341-553: The Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad and then the highway crosses the Chehalis River again. The road leaves the community and continues thru Littell , then into Claquato , intersecting the former SR 603 . After crossing the Chehalis River for the final time into Chehalis , the roadway ends at a diamond interchange with Interstate 5 (I-5), co-signed with US 12 . The busiest segment of SR 6 in 2007
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#1732775750754372-488: The Adna area and the last railroad to parallel current SR 6 was the Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad , which runs from Adna to Chehalis. During the 1964 highway renumbering , PSH 12 was split into US 830 , US 101 and SR 6. The only other highway to intersect SR 6 was SR 603 , the only auxiliary route of the highway, which was established in 1964 and decommissioned in 1991. Following
403-706: The Willapa Hills in 1917, but had steep switchbacks and frequent damage from storms. During a 1923 renumbering of the state road system, State Road 19 became State Road 12 , which ran from Megler north to Raymond and east to Chehalis . Primary State Highway 12 (PSH 12) replaced State Road 12 when the Primary state highways were created in 1937; PSH 12 didn't begin in Megler, but began in Kelso . Between Raymond and Chehalis, PSH 12
434-683: The basic route of the Willapa River , the highway turns southeast to leave Raymond and become unnamed. Continuing past Menlo , the roadway realigns directly south to Holcomb before curving back eastward to Lebam and Frances to exit Pacific County and enter Lewis County . Once in Lewis County, the Willapa River ends in the Willapa Hills , while the road turns northeast and later east into Pe Ell . In Pe Ell, SR 6
465-487: The county sheriff's department, for policing. The last Pe Ell town marshal formally retired on April 1, 2019. The town went through several years of intermittent local police coverage, with the county sheriff's department filling in when the marshal's office was vacant. In 2022, Pe Ell reached an agreement with the city of Morton to outsource police coverage. Since then, the Morton has provided part-time police coverage to
496-508: The east and Raymond in the west. As of the 2010 census , there were 632 people, 259 households, and 169 families living in the town. The population density was 1,071.2 inhabitants per square mile (413.6/km ). There were 290 housing units at an average density of 491.5 per square mile (189.8/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 91.3% White , 0.2% African American , 3.2% Native American , 1.7% from other races , and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.3% of
527-627: The highway include Raymond, Pe Ell , Adna and Chehalis. The first state highway that used the current route of SR 6 was State Road 19 , established in 1913. State Road 19 became State Road 12 in 1923, which became Primary State Highway 12 (PSH 12) in 1937. In 1964, PSH 12 became SR 6 and since, three minor construction projects have been arranged, only two have been completed. SR 6 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 101 (US 101) in Downtown Raymond as Henkle Street. Paralleling
558-557: The initials: "Pe Ell". A differing, distinct account is that Charlie Pershell, a Frenchman, settled in the area and married an Indian woman. The Indians found it difficult to sound out the "sh" in Pershell so it became Pe Ell. A separate story mentions the railroad map designated the spot as PL, and that became the name. In 1897, the North Pacific Railway built a railroad depot in the town. In 1907, Pe Ell's population
589-399: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pe_Ell&oldid=1129304409 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pe Ell, Washington Pe Ell ( / p iː ɛ l / )
620-470: The nearby unincorporated communities of Doty and Dryad . The first public education building erected in Pe Ell was a one-room school constructed in 1882. The schoolhouse was built of split cedar and funded by donations; twelve students attended the first year. The growing population led to the construction of a new, larger Central school beginning in 1892 only to find an expansion necessary in 1913, with
651-438: The population. There were 259 households, of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.7% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
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#1732775750754682-424: The population. 23.5% were of American, 15.1% English, 12.8% German, 9.9% Irish and 8.5% Polish ancestry. There were 248 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who
713-410: The town, along with Mossyrock . The town is governed by an elected Mayor, along with a town council of 5 members. Similar to other towns within Lewis County, Pe Ell is recognized as being majority Republican and conservative . The Pe Ell School District provides public education from preschool to 12th grade. The Pe Ell School occupies a single campus and students attend from Pe Ell, as well as
744-420: The town. The population density was 1,099.7 people per square mile (422.8/km ). There were 289 housing units at an average density of 483.7 per square mile (186.0/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 93.15% White , 0.30% African American , 2.28% Native American , 0.91% Asian , 0.61% Pacific Islander , 1.07% from other races , and 1.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.28% of
775-422: Was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.91. The median age in the town was 40 years. 25% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.4% were from 25 to 44; 26.6% were from 45 to 64; and 17.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. As of the 2000 census , there were 657 people, 248 households, and 174 families living in
806-460: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.17. In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 30.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.6 males. The median income for
837-427: Was around 1,000—larger than it is today. The rich agricultural and timber resources of the region attracted farmers, millworkers, and loggers. By 1909, the town had a bank , three dry goods stores, two general stores , three grocery stores , two barber shops, five saloons , four hotels , a newspaper , a blacksmith , and even an opera house . Pe Ell was officially incorporated on March 9, 1906. The community
868-575: Was finished in late April. The highway's 22-foot-wide (6.7 m) bridge over the South Fork of the Chehalis River west of Chehalis was originally built in 1925 and was replaced by the state government in 2009. The new bridge, measuring 40 feet (12 m) wide, was constructed to the north of the existing structure and was opened to traffic in September 2009. The project was the first of four bridge replacements on SR 6 that were funded by
899-628: Was once home to the Rock Creek sanitorium in the 1930s. Owned by both Lewis and Pacific counties, it was overseen by Dr. Angus MacMillan who also managed a similar tuberculosis hospital in Forest, Washington during the 1940s. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 0.59 square miles (1.53 km ), all of it land. State Route 6 passes through the town and connects it to Chehalis in
930-816: Was paralleled by numerous railroads that have changed over time. In 1951, the Northern Pacific Railway followed the route from Raymond to Chehalis, but by 1958, the Pe Ell Prairie Railroad replaced Northern Pacific from Pe Ell to Dryad and the Chehalis Western Railroad , now the Chehalis Western Trail , replaced Northern Pacific between Adna and Chehalis. In 1968, the Chehalis Western Railroad no longer operated in
961-625: Was the I-5 / US 12 interchange in Chehalis, with an estimated daily average of 13,000 motorists. In 1970, the busiest segment was the US ;101 intersection in Raymond, with an estimated daily average of 4,800 motorists. The first state highway to be designated on the modern corridor of SR 6 was State Road 19 , which was designated in 1913. A gravel road was built through