1859Government
== History ==
Samuel Benn, a New York City native, established a homestead on the Chehalis River in 1859 and later platted a town at the site named Aberdeen.
1873Architecture
Meany, the name has two possible origins: from the Ilwaco-based Aberdeen Packing Company, which opened a cannery on the homestead in 1873; or from the Scottish city of Aberdeen,...
1884Government
The city was founded by Samuel Benn in 1884 and incorporated on May 12, 1890.
1885Military
Weinstein, "Grays Harbor, 1885–1913", Viking Press, 1978
John Workman, "The Third Man" chapter in "Against the Grain: Mad Artist Wallace Wood" compiled by Bhob Stewart, TwoMorro...
1894Government
West built the town's first sawmill in 1894, the other two municipalities had been in business for several years.
1895Architecture
Hoquiam and Aberdeen citizens together built a spur; in 1895, the line connected Northern Pacific tracks to Aberdeen.
1900History
By 1900, Aberdeen had become home to many saloons, brothels, and gambling establishments.
1908Architecture
The city originally had a Carnegie library that opened in 1908 and was replaced in 1966 by the current building.
1922Architecture
The city's museum was located in a historic armory built in 1922.
1955History
Murray Morgan, "The Last Wilderness," Viking Press, 1955.
1964History
Snow is very common but usually light, with one exception being December 1964 during which 22.3 inches or 0.57 metres fell.
1969Architecture
The Timberland Regional Library took over operations in 1969 and renovated the building in 2000.
1976Architecture
The Wishkah Mall east of downtown Aberdeen opened in August 1976 on the riverfront and was followed in August 1981 by the South Shore Mall, which was south of the Chehalis River.
1980History
Ed Van Syckle, "They Tried to Cut It All," Pacific Search Press, 1980.
1981History
For example, in August 1981, the temperature in Aberdeen reached 105 °F (40.6 °C).
1982History
Anne Cotton, "The History of Aberdeen," Grays Harbor Regional Planning Commission, 1982.
1988Civil Rights
Aberdeen Transit Center opened in March 1988 and was originally designed with a railroad depot motif.
1990History
John Workman, "Betty Being Bad" Fantagraphics Books, 1990.
2002Education
In 2002, the Weatherwax building of Aberdeen High School, built in 1909, burned to the ground in an act of arson.
2005Economy
On December 19, 2005, Weyerhaeuser made plans to close the Aberdeen large-log sawmill and the Cosmopolis pulp mill, and the closures took effect in early 2006.
2007Architecture
In 2007, Imperium Renewables of Seattle invested $40 million in the construction of the biodiesel plant at the Port of Grays Harbor.
2009Economy
In January 2009, Weyerhaeuser closed two additional plants in Aberdeen, resulting in another 221 lost jobs.
2010History
=== 2010 census ===
As of the 2010 census, there were 16,896 people, 6,476 households, and 4,020 families residing in the city.
2011Culture
They started production of pulp on May 1, 2011.
2012Sports
== Notable people ==
== Sister cities ==
Hakui, Ishikawa, Japan
Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
== References ==
== Further reading ==
Jeff Burlingame, "Moon Olympic Peninsula...
2016Government
It was renamed to the Shoppes at Riverside in 2016 and closed on February 13, 2021, following an engineering report that found the soil under the foundation had settled and woul...
2018Disaster
The building and the museum's collections were destroyed in a fire in 2018.
2020History
=== 2020 census ===
As of the 2020 census, there were 17,013 people, 6,449 households, and 3,881 families residing in the city.
2022History
== Demographics ==
As of the 2022 American Community Survey, there are 6,441 estimated households in Aberdeen with an average of 2.59 persons per household.
2023Crime
=== Crime ===
According to the Uniform Crime Report statistics compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 2023, there were 77 violent crimes and 587 property crim...