The reservation has a land area of 1.929 square kilometres (477 acres) and a 2000 census resident population of 102 persons, 81 of whom were Native Americans.

It lies about halfway between its nearest outside communities of Forks, to its north, and Queets (on the Quinault Indian Reservation), to its south.

They also hunted large marine mammals off the coast, including seals, sea lions, and whales, for food and other uses.

[4] The tribe's population declined significantly following contact with European American explorers in the 19th century, which brought a smallpox epidemic.

[5] The Hoh Indian Reservation was established on September 11, 1893, by an executive order signed by President Grover Cleveland.