Cougar, Washington
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 Cougar
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| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  Washington |
| County | Cowlitz |
| Elevation[1] | 156 m (512 ft) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC−8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) |
| ZIP code | 98616 |
| Area code(s) | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-15010 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1518146 |
Cougar is an unincorporated community and former town in Cowlitz County, Washington, northeast of the city of Woodland. Cougar is located 10.9 miles (17.5 km) northeast of Woodland along Washington State Route 503 and situated along the northwest bank of Yale Lake, a reservoir on the Lewis River. The population was 122 at the 1990 Census, when it was still incorporated as a town, but disincorporated before the 2000 Census. The Cougar community is part of the Woodland School District, a K-12 school district of about 2,200 students. Cougar is the nearest community to Mount St. Helens, which lies 11 miles (18 km) to its northeast. The eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980 was the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States.
Geography
Cougar is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (46.0514993, -122.2995413).[2]
The only known famous person to come out of this town is Gary Bennett, former Sony Recording Artist and founding member of country band, BR-549.
External links
Hotels http://www.lonefirresort.com/ Lone Fir Resort
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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