Total population | |
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(Enrolled members: 2000) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United States (Washington) | |
Languages | |
English, formerly Quileute language | |
Religion | |
Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Chimakum (extinct) |
The Quileute /ˈkwɪliuːt/, also known as the Quillayute /kwᵻˈleɪ.uːt/, are a Native American people in western Washington state in the United States, currently numbering approximately 2000. The Quileute people settled onto the Quileute Indian Reservation (47°54′23″N 124°37′30″W / 47.90639°N 124.62500°W) after signing the Quinault Treaty in 1855. It is located near the southwest corner of Clallam County, Washington at the mouth of the Quillayute River on the Pacific coast. The reservation's main population center is the community of La Push, Washington. The 2000 census reported an official resident population of 371 people on the reservation, which has a land area of 4.061 km² (1.5678 sq mi, or 1,003.4 acres).