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History · Santiago

Half of Santiago’s homes were built after 1976

Most of Santiago was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Santiago’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Santiago are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Santiago, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Santiago yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Santiago is a census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States, named after Joseph Santiago. The population was 52 at the 2020 census, up from 42 at the 2010 census. The community is in the Quinault Indian Nation in western Grays Harbor County, along State Route 109, next to the Pacific Ocean. SR 109 leads north 5 miles (8 km) to its northern terminus at Taholah and south 5 miles (8 km) to Moclips. Point Grenville, a 120-foot-high (37 m) cliff rising from the ocean, is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Santiago and is the site of the Quinault Nations' Haynisisoos Park. The Copalis National Wildlife Refuge occupies the ocean and rocks seaward from the coastline along…

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 42 to 52 (+24%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Santiago

Nobody well known was born in Santiago itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Kurt CobainAmerican rock musician, singer and songwriter · b. 1967
Douglas OsheroffAmerican physicist · b. 1945
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George H. HitchingsNobel Prize-winning American physician · b. 1905
Bryan DanielsonAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1981
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Robert MotherwellAmerican abstract expressionist painter, printm… · b. 1915
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Peter NortonAmerican programmer, software publisher · b. 1943

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →