Felida, Washington

Felida is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Washington, United States.

[4] A post office called Felida was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1906.

[6] The area has important ties to the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804–1806, being close to the Chinookan town of Cathlapotle, then a settlement of 700–800 people, with at least 14 substantial plank houses.

[7] The community's ties to the Chinookan people was commemorated by the construction of a replica of a Cathlapotle plank house at the nearby Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, which was dedicated March 29, 2005.

[8] A post office was established for the area northeast of Vancouver Lake, in 1890.

[9] A competing theory is that the town's name came from a suggestion for the post office to be referred to as Powley, after a local resident.

21.4% were of German, 13.4% English, 10.3% Irish, 7.7% American and 5.2% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000.

9.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Origin of the name Felida
Map of Washington highlighting Clark County