Woodland, Washington

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Woodland, Washington
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Woodland, Washington


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Washington
subdivision_type2 = Counties
subdivision_name2 = Cowlitz, Clark

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area_total_km2 = 6.7
area_land_km2 = 6.5
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area_total_sq_mi = 2.6
area_land_sq_mi = 2.5
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 3780
population_density_km2 = 582.6
population_density_sq_mi = 1508.9

timezone = Pacific (PST)
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elevation_m = 9
elevation_ft = 30
latd = 45 |latm = 54 |lats = 40 |latNS = N
longd = 122 |longm = 44 |longs = 27 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 98674
area_code = 360
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Woodland is a city in Clark and Cowlitz counties in the U.S. state of Washington. Most residents live within Cowlitz County, in which the majority of the city lies. It is part of the 'Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 3,780 at the 2000 census.

History

Woodland was officially incorporated on March 27, 1906.

Woodland is perhaps best known as the home of Hulda Klager (1863 - 1960), who was a prolific breeder of lilac hybrids. Her house and lilac gardens were saved in 1964 from being bulldozed to make an industrial site, and are currently maintained as a state and National Historic Landmark by the Hulda Klager Lilac Society.

The Cedar Creek Grist Mill, a National Historic Landmark, is located in Woodland.

Geography

Woodland is located at coor dms|45|54|40|N|122|44|27|W|city (45.910973, -122.740828)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²), of which, 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (3.85%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,780 people, 1,379 households, and 979 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,508.9 people per square mile (581.5/km²). There were 1,482 housing units at an average density of 591.6/sq mi (228.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.36% White, 0.34% African American, 0.93% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 2.83% from other races, and 1.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.35% of the population. 17.8% were of German, 16.3% American, 10.1% Irish and 9.6% English ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 1,379 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,742, and the median income for a family was $44,483. Males had a median income of $37,321 versus $22,686 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,596. About 9.3% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

Points of interest

* Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens

References

External links

* [http://www.ci.woodland.wa.us/ The City of Woodland - Official website]
* [http://www.woodlandchamber.net/ Woodland Tourisim Information and Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.lewisriverreview.com/ "The Lewis River Review" - Newspaper serving the Woodland/Kalama metro area]
* [http://www.woodlandschools.org/ Woodland School District]
* [http://www.woodwa.com/ Woodland Washington Businesses]