ZIP Code 98848

Quincy was founded as a railroad camp during construction of the Great Northern Railway in 1892, and was incorporated on March 27, 1907. The arrival of the water from the Grand Coulee Dam in 1952 changed the town. Quincy is located at 47°141N 119°518W (47.233691, 119.852296). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.04 square miles (13.05 km²), of which, 4.96 square mile (12.85 km²) is land and 0.08 square miles of water. Quincy has a cold desert climate (BSk) according to the Köppen climate classification system. The population of Quincy was 7,543 at the 2020 census. The city is located in Grant County, Washington, and is part of the Columbia River Basalt Group which is overlain by Pleistocene outburst flood deposits. The Missoula Floods had one of their outlets at Trinidad, close to Quincy, and another near Ancient Lakes, which includes the Ancient Lakes of theColumbia Valley AVA. The average household size was 3.51 and the average family size was3.87. The median age in the city was 26.2 years, with the population spread out with 36.0% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, and 8.3% from 45 to 64. The gender makeup of the city is 50.7% male and 49.3%.

History

Quincy is the primary city name, but also George are acceptable city names or spellings, Trinidad, Winchester on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. The official name is Quincy, Washington. Quincy lies atop a part of the Columbia River Basalt Group which is overlain by Pleistocene outburst flood deposits. The Missoula Floods had one of their outlets at Trinidad, close to Quincy and another near Ancient Lakes. Glacial erratics carried from as far away as Montana can be found nearby. The arrival of the water from the Grand Coulee Dam in 1952 changed the town. Quincy was founded as a railroad camp during construction of the Great Northern Railway in 1892, and was incorporated on March 27, 1907. It was named after Quincy, Illinois. The town is located in the Columbia Valley AVA, which includes the Ancient Lakes of theColumbia Valley A VA. It is located on the banks of the Missouri River, which runs through the center of the city. The city is located near the junction of the U.S. Route 50 and US Route 83, which goes through the town of Quincy, and the Columbia County, Montana. It has a population of about 2,000. The population of Quincy was 2,100 at the beginning of the 20th century. The current population is around 2,200. The area has an abundance of rimrock, which is used to build the town's infrastructure. It also has a large amount of glacial errratics, which are used to make the town look like a lake. The river runs through Quincy and is known as the "Columbia River Basalter Group" and the "Missoula River Floods".

Geography

Quincy is located at 47°141N 119°518W (47.233691, 119.852296).According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.04 square miles (13.05 km²) of which, 4.96square miles (12.85km²) is land and 0.08square miles ("0.21km²") is water. The city is home to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and the College Park School of Pharmacy. It is also the home of the College of Veterinary Medicine, which was founded in 1883. The University of Baltimore County is the home to a number of colleges and colleges, including Maryland Medical School and the University of Maryland and the College of Pharmacy, which were founded in 1888 and 1894 respectively. The University of Maryland and the College of Medicine were the first two universities in the state to admit women to the Medicine and Pharmacy degrees. The university also admitted its first African-American woman in 1894. It was the first female hospital in the United States in 1891. In 1894, the University of Mary State officially recognized the city as a hospital. It was the first city in the United States to have a female mayor. In 1896, it was the capital of the state, and in 1897, it became the city of the state.

Climate

Quincy has a cold desert climate (BSk) according to the Köppen climate classification system. The city is located in the Mojave Desert, which is part of the desert region of the southern United States. The town has a population of around 2,000 people. It is located on the San Diego River, which flows through the town of Quincy and into the San Francisco Bay area. It has an elevation of about 1,000 feet (300 m) to 2,500 feet (600 m), and is located near the San Fernando Valley. The climate is cold and dry, with an average monthly temperature of around 7.5 °F (0.7 °C). The city has a high percentage of people who live in the desert, with the majority of the population living in or near the desert. The average annual rainfall is less than 1,500 mm (50 in) and the city has an average annual temperature of 7.6 °M (200 in January and February months of year). It has a low-lying area of elevation of 1,800 ft (250 in), with the highest elevations of 2,100 ft  (250 m) and 2,200 ft. The area has a very dry climate, with winters averaging between 0.5 and 2.5 months. The highest temperatures in the city are in the summer, with average monthly temperatures of around 8.5 degrees (100 in).

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 6,750 people, 1,915 households, and 1,541 families residing in the city. There were 2,020 housing units at an average density of 407.3 per square mile (157.3/km²) The racial makeup of the city was 54.9% White, 12.3% African American, 0. 9% Native American, 3.6% Asian, 0,2% Pacific Islander, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 74.3%. The city's median income was $32,181, and the median income for a family was $31,847. The per capita income for theCity was $12,649. About 18.4%. of families and 20.9%. of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.5% of those under age 18 and 6.3. of those age 65 or over. The median age in the City was 26.2 years, with 36.0% under the age of 18, 10.6%. of residents were between the ages of 18 and 24, and 16.1% from 25 to 64. The city has a population of 5,044, with 50.7% male and 49.3%, and a median age of 27.7 years. The average household size was 3.51, with the average family size of 3.87.

Activities

Quincy has several parks including an aqua park with a waterslide with 2 water fed half tubes, heated pools, and special areas for kids. The Gorge Amphitheatre brings a variety of people through the Quincy Valley. The area offers boating, water skiing, hunting, fishing, snow skiing, and concerts. Every year Quincy has an annual Dru Gimlin 3 on 3 basketball tournament. Every 2nd Saturday in September, Quincy celebrates Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day. For a month beforehand, the roads leading to town are decorated with signs showing local crops and products made with them. On the day of the celebration, floats created by local schools and farm equipment parade through town. Free agricultural and geology tours are offered, as well as a produce sale, tractor pull, Farm-to-Market fun run, and many other activities. In 2005, the Boys Basketball team took second in state. In 1998, the 2A State Baseball Championship in 1998 and the 1A State Soccer Championship in 2014. In 2007, Quincy celebrated its centennial in 2007. The Quincy Valley is located in Central Washington with close proximity to winter and summer activities. It is also home to a large field with a baseball diamond, playground, picnic area, and small skate-park. The city is home to the Quincy High School, where the boys basketball team won the state championship in 2005, and the girls basketball championship in 2010. The town is located near the Columbia River and the Olympic Mountains.

Economy

Quincy has long had an agricultural economy, which was enhanced by irrigation made possible with the Grand Coulee Dam. Microsoft, Yahoo!, Dell and Intuit have located large data centers within the Quincy area since 2007. The data centers are incentivized by tax credits offered by the state of Washington to stimulate economic development in the city. The semi-arid climate allows Quincy to go for weeks or months without rain during the summer. Quincy is the closest town to the Gorge Amphitheatre, which is a major draw for visitors to the area. Quincy sees an uptick in population during concerts, and George is the nearest town with services such as motels and a full grocery store. The Quincy Valley is home to Washington State's largest apple grower, Washington State is a large grower of potatoes, wheat, and timothy grass. It is also home to a large number of vineyards, which are displacing lower-value crops in the Quincy Valley. Quincy has a reputation for dodging fines from the Grant County Public Utility District for overusing electricity and for creating air pollution through their diesel backup generators. Two additional electrical substations are being built to handle expected demand from current and future companies. The city has a large population of people who live in and around the Gorge area, which makes it a popular destination for water recreation, such as Crescent Bar. The town has a high percentage of residents who live near the Columbia River, which runs through the town of George. It also has a low percentage of people living in the Cascade Mountains, which run through the north side of Quincy.

Notable person

Colleen Atwood is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role in the film "Gone with the Wind" She is married to actor Robert Forster. Atwood also starred in the TV series "Grey's Anatomy" and "The Walking Dead" She has a daughter, Colleen, and a son, Robert Atwood Jr., with whom she has two children. She was married to Atwood until her death in 2010. She also has a son named Robert, who is also a TV star, and daughter-in-law, Kelly Atwood, who was also a star of the show. She died in 2011 at the age of 60. She had been married to Forster since 1988. She has two daughters, Kelly and Colleen. She's also married to Robert Forstner. She worked for the BBC for 20 years, and has two sons, Robert and Robert. She wrote a book about Atwood's life, "The Second Half of My Life," in which she describes her experiences in the movie "The First Half of my Life" She also wrote a novel, "Gloria," which was published in 2009, and starred in a movie with Atwood in 2010, "Sleeping Beauty," which also starred Atwood. In 2011, Atwood wrote a memoir, "Taken", about her life in Canada, "Colleen," about her time in the U.S. and Canada. In 2010, she was awarded a MacArthur "genius grant".

Controversy

The book Fateful Harvest is written about Quincy, and the realities of corporations dumping toxic waste onto farmland by relabeling it and selling it as fertilizer. The book is written by John Sutter, who is also the author of the book "Fateful Harvest: A Memoir of an American Fertilizer Company" The book was published by Simon & Schuster, and is available in hardback and e-book.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Quincy, Grant County, Washington = 87. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 50. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 88. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Quincy = 3.2 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 7,543 individuals with a median age of 28.9 age the population grows by 8.82% in Quincy, Grant County, Washington population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,327.55 residents per square mile of area (512.60/km²). There are average 3.46 people per household in the 1,563 households with an average household income of $41,648 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.10% of the available work force and has dropped -2.78% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 26.34%. The number of physicians in Quincy per 100,000 population = 88.8.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Quincy = 7.9 inches and the annual snowfall = 12.7 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 52. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 194. 88 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 18.8 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 68, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Quincy, Grant County, Washington which are owned by the occupant = 56.87%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 37 years with median home cost = $155,630 and home appreciation of -26.09%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $12.02 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,706 per student. There are 17.7 students for each teacher in the school, 654 students for each Librarian and 403 students for each Counselor. 3.94% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 7.25% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 5.27% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).