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Bucoda, Washington

Bucoda, Washington
Town
Location of Bucoda, Washington
Location of Bucoda, Washington
Coordinates: 46°47′52″N 122°52′6″W / 46.79778°N 122.86833°W / 46.79778; -122.86833Coordinates: 46°47′52″N 122°52′6″W / 46.79778°N 122.86833°W / 46.79778; -122.86833
Country United States
State Washington
County Thurston
Area
 • Total 0.59 sq mi (1.53 km2)
 • Land 0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation 266 ft (81 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 562
 • Estimate (2015) 566
 • Density 986.0/sq mi (380.7/km2)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 98530
Area code 360
FIPS code 53-08605
GNIS feature ID 1531901
Website bucoda.us

Bucoda /bjuːˈkdə/ is a town in Thurston County, Washington, United States. The population was 562 at the 2010 census.

The first American settler at what is now Bucoda was Aaron Webster (1828–1911) who arrived in 1854. In the 1860s Webster sold his claim and sawmill to Oliver Shead who officially named the settlement "Seatco", a native word meaning evil spirit or devil. The Northern Pacific Railroad located a station at Seatco in 1872. Later the town was renamed Bucoda using the first two letters of three principal investors in local industries- Buckley, Coulter, and David. In the 1880s investors began operations to mine coal in the area, but the coal was of poor quality and operations were sporadic. From 1874 to 1888 Bucoda was the site of Washington's first territorial prison. It garnered a reputation as a harsh institution as the inmates were used for dangerous and brutal manual labor in local industry. It was discontinued when the state opened the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Washington. Bucoda was officially incorporated on June 7, 1910. The town had a water tower that was scrapped in the early 1980s. The Mutual Lumber Mill was so productive the town was once billed as the "Town with the Million Dollar Payroll". The mill burned down and was rebuilt only to have demand wane and once again it was consumed by flames.

Bucoda is located at 46°47′52″N 122°52′6″W / 46.79778°N 122.86833°W / 46.79778; -122.86833 (46.797722, -122.868454).


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