Oakville, Washington

Oakville, Washington
—  City  —
Location of Oakville, Washington
Coordinates: 46°50′22″N 123°14′1″W / 46.83944°N 123.23361°W / 46.83944; -123.23361Coordinates: 46°50′22″N 123°14′1″W / 46.83944°N 123.23361°W / 46.83944; -123.23361
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Grays Harbor
Area
– Total	0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2)
– Land	0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	95 ft (29 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	684
– Density	1,407.3/sq mi (543.3/km2)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
– Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	98568
Area code(s)	360
FIPS code	53-50430[1]
GNIS feature ID	1507136[2]

Oakville is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 684 at the 2010 census.

History

Oakville was officially incorporated on December 18, 1905.

Geography

Oakville is located at 46°50′22″N 123°14′1″W / 46.83944°N 123.23361°W / 46.83944; -123.23361 (46.839312, -123.233599).^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1910	465		—
1920	396		−14.8%
1930	469		18.4%
1940	418		−10.9%
1950	372		−11.0%
1960	377		1.3%
1970	460		22.0%
1980	537		16.7%
1990	529		−1.5%
2000	675		27.6%
2010	684		1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 675 people, 233 households, and 170 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,407.3 people per square mile (543.0/km²). There were 260 housing units at an average density of 542.1 per square mile (209.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.04% White, 1.19% African American, 7.11% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 3.41% from other races, and 6.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.41% of the population. 18.6% were of German, 6.8% American, 6.6% Norwegian, 5.6% Irish and 5.1% European ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 233 households out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the city the population was spread out with 34.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,357, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $32,431 versus $23,214 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,428. About 17.5% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.7% of those under age 18 and 23.1% of those age 65 or over.

Flooding

Oakville is on the northern shore of the Chehalis River, just downstream from the convergence of the Chehalis and Black Rivers. This is an area subject to annual flooding with major floods occurring most recently in 2007 and 1996. Each of these floods was a federally declared disaster due to the extensive damage to human life, livestock, and property in the region.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "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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