Town file
Raymond, Washington
Raymond, Washington (Pacific County, Washington) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 59, "A Picturesque Murder House" (28 February 2018). Raymond, Washington, sits in Pacific County on the state's west coast, about two hours from Seattle and two and a half from Portland.
- Town
- Raymond
- County
- Pacific County
- State
- Washington
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 59
- Approximate location
- 46.684, -123.740
Episode 59 / 28 February 2018 / 148 min / full
A Picturesque Murder House
"This week, we look at the picturesque town of Raymond Washington." about 0:01:05
The case: farmhouse murders (1992 to 2003). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2018
- Population
- 2,815
- Median age
- 42.6
- Median household income
- $34,844
- Median home value
- $124,000
- Two-bedroom rent
- $852
- Cost of living
- 93
- Religious
- 29%
- Property crime
- right at average
- Violent crime
- ▲ about 20% higher
History, in brief
- Before Europeans arrived the area was home to the Chinook, the Lower Chehalis and, seasonally, the Quahiloka. about 0:13:34
- A malaria epidemic in the 1830s, brought by sailors, wiped out most of the Quahiloka tribe. about 0:14:48
- White settlers claimed the land and the tribes were moved onto reservations or integrated into the neighbourhoods. about 0:16:18
- In 1889 a promise that the Northern Pacific Railroad would come through nearby set off land speculation. about 0:16:42
- The Raymond and Development Company formed in 1903. about 0:18:09
- Raymond was officially incorporated in 1907. about 0:18:15
- Raymond was named after L.V. Raymond, the town's first postmaster. about 0:18:23
- The business district was built on tide lands, on stilts five or six feet above the ground. about 0:19:00
- The town had 2,900 feet of elevated wooden sidewalks. about 0:19:12
- By 1913 Raymond had six thousand people, more than it has now. about 0:19:45
- The town claims Nirvana played their first gig there in 1987. about 0:19:55
The reviews read out
"Family visited on a hot Sunday afternoon; the above-ground pool was the perfect spot to cool off, with no crowds."about 0:28:54
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Shelton, Washington48 miles
- Seaside, Oregon49 miles
- Tillamook, Oregon85 miles
- Port Angeles, Washington100 miles
- Kirkland, Washington100 miles
- Sequim, Washington101 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.