- Coulee City, Washington
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Coulee City, Washington — Town — Location of Coulee City, Washington
Coordinates: 47°36′43″N 119°17′27″W / 47.61194°N 119.29083°WCoordinates: 47°36′43″N 119°17′27″W / 47.61194°N 119.29083°W Country United States State Washington County Grant Area – Total 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) – Land 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation 1,588 ft (484 m) Population (2000) – Total 600 – Density 605.0/sq mi (233.6/km2) Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) – Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7) ZIP code 99115 Area code 509 FIPS code 53-15080[1] GNIS feature ID 1512117[2] Coulee City is a town in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 600 at the 2000 census.
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History
Coulee City was officially incorporated on May 10, 1998
Geography
Coulee City is located at 47°36′43″N 119°17′27″W / 47.61194°N 119.29083°W (47.611942, -119.290904).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 600 people, 271 households, and 162 families residing in the town. The population density was 605.0 people per square mile (234.0/km²). There were 351 housing units at an average density of 353.9 per square mile (136.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.83% White, 1.00% African American, 0.83% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.50% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 2.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.83% of the population.
There were 271 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the town the age distribution of the population shows 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $25,938, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $31,375 versus $17,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,411. About 14.9% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.2% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
Recreation
Bull riding at the Coulee City Last Stand Rodeo
Every Memorial Day weekend, Coulee City holds the Last Stand Rodeo.
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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Municipalities and communities of Grant County, Washington Cities Ephrata | George | Grand Coulee | Moses Lake | Quincy | Royal City | Soap Lake | Warden
Towns Coulee City | Coulee Dam‡ | Electric City | Hartline | Krupp | Mattawa | Wilson Creek
CDPs Communities Adco | Adrian | Beverly | Lakeview Park | Mae | Ruff | Stratford | Trinidad | Wheeler | Winchester
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Populated places in Grant County, Washington
- Towns in Washington (state)
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