Lind, Washington

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Lind, Washington
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location of Lind, Washington


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Washington
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Adams

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area_total_km2 = 2.7
area_land_km2 = 2.7
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 1.0
area_land_sq_mi = 1.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 582
population_density_km2 = 218.7
population_density_sq_mi = 566.3

timezone = Pacific (PST)
utc_offset = -8
timezone_DST = PDT
utc_offset_DST = -7
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elevation_m = 417
elevation_ft = 1368
latd = 46 |latm = 58 |lats = 21 |latNS = N
longd = 118 |longm = 36 |longs = 59 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 99341
area_code = 509
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blank_info = 53-39510GR|2
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blank1_info = 1512391GR|3
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Lind is a town in Adams County, Washington, United States. The population was 582 at the 2000 census.

History

Lind was officially incorporated on February 4, 1902.

Culture

Lind is the home of the Combine Demolition Derby held annually in June. It has received much publicity over the past couple years when it was featured in Playboy's 50th Year Anniversary Special Edition issue. It has also been featured on CMT.

Geography

Lind is located at coor dms|46|58|21|N|118|36|59|W|city (46.972564, -118.616346).GR|1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 582 people, 230 households, and 161 families residing in the town. The population density was 566.3 people per square mile (218.2/km²). There were 307 housing units at an average density of 298.7/sq mi (115.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.89% White, 0.52% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 7.22% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.86% of the population.

There were 230 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,147, and the median income for a family was $40,938. Males had a median income of $33,625 versus $18,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,948. About 8.2% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

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