Medical Lake, Washington

Medical Lake, Washington
—  City  —
Location of Medical Lake, Washington
Coordinates: 47°34′17″N 117°41′00″W / 47.57139°N 117.6833333°W / 47.57139; -117.6833333
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Spokane
Area
- Total	3.7 sq mi (9.5 km2)
- Land	3.4 sq mi (8.9 km2)
- Water	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation	2,425 ft (739 m)
Population (2010)
- Total	5,060
- Density	1,090.8/sq mi (421.1/km2)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	99022
Area code	509
FIPS code	53-44690[1]
GNIS feature ID	1512452[2]

Medical Lake is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The population was 5,060 at the 2010 census. It is home to two mental hospitals, Eastern State Hospital and Lakeland Village.

History

Medical Lake was officially incorporated on June 21, 1880.

Geography

Medical Lake is located at 47°34′17″N 117°41′00″W / 47.571384°N 117.683333°W / 47.571384; -117.683333Coordinates: 47°34′17″N 117°41′00″W / 47.571384°N 117.683333°W / 47.571384; -117.683333 (47.571384, -117.683333).^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²), of which, 3.5 square miles (8.9 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (6.52%) is water.

The city lies on the eastern side of Medical Lake. There are many lakes within a few miles of the city on its south side including Medical and West Medical Lakes, Silver Lake and Clear Lake among other smaller ones. Driving distance from downtown Spokane is 16 miles along Interstate 90 and Washington State Route 902, the latter of which runs through the city. Eastern State Hospital is across the lake from town in between West Medical Lake and Medical Lake. Fairchild Air Force Base is located just north of town.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 3,758 people, 1,090 households, and 767 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,090.8 people per square mile (420.6/km²). There were 1,197 housing units at an average density of 347.4 per square mile (134.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.88% White, 4.60% African American, 1.41% Native American, 1.57% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 1.01% from other races, and 2.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.12% of the population.

There were 1,090 households out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city the age distribution of the population shows 24.3% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,159, and the median income for a family was $47,357. Males had a median income of $35,543 versus $23,971 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,874. About 9.4% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.

Gallery

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  Sign at the Medical Lake waterfront park.

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  Medical Lake Access Trail.

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  Overlooking the lake (taken from the Access Trail).

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. 

External links

• Official Website