Millwood, Washington

Millwood, Washington
—  Town  —
Location of Millwood, Washington
Coordinates: 47°41′8″N 117°17′3″W / 47.68556°N 117.28417°W / 47.68556; -117.28417Coordinates: 47°41′8″N 117°17′3″W / 47.68556°N 117.28417°W / 47.68556; -117.28417
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Spokane
Area
– Total	0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2)
– Land	0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	1,972 ft (601 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	1,786
– Density	2,395.7/sq mi (925.0/km2)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
– Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	99212
Area code	509
FIPS code	53-45985[1]
GNIS feature ID	1512466[2]

Millwood is a town in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,786 at the 2010 census. Millwood is a suburb of Spokane, Washington, and is surrounded on three sides by the city of Spokane Valley, Washington.

History

Millwood was officially incorporated on October 26, 1927. it was named for the local paper mill.

According to the Tacoma Public Library's Washington Place Names database: "In 1900, it was chosen as a station by the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene Electric Railway, and was named Woodward's for the family who owned the land along the railway route. When Inland Empire Paper Company built a paper mill they requested a name change to Milltown. Railway officials refused the change unless the Woodward family agreed. A compromise resulted, using the word mill combined with the first four letters of Woodward. It was incorporated October 27, 1927."

Geography

Millwood is located at 47°41′8″N 117°17′3″W / 47.68556°N 117.28417°W / 47.68556; -117.28417 (47.685693, -117.284297).^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.9 km²), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (4.17%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,649 people, 741 households, and 457 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,395.7 inhabitants per square mile (922.7/km²). There were 779 housing units at an average density of 1,131.7 per square mile (435.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.27% White, 0.55% African American, 0.42% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.46% of the population.

There were 741 households out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the town the age distribution of the population shows 20.8% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,565, and the median income for a family was $40,441. Males had a median income of $31,292 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,911. About 8.0% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

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.