- Sudden Valley, Washington
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Sudden Valley, Washington
settlement_type = CDP
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map_caption = Location of Sudden Valley, Washington
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Washington
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Whatcomgovernment_footnotes =
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area_total_km2 = 21.0
area_land_km2 = 16.1
area_water_km2 = 4.8
area_total_sq_mi = 8.1
area_land_sq_mi = 6.2
area_water_sq_mi = 1.9population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 4165
population_density_km2 = 258.2
population_density_sq_mi = 668.8timezone = Pacific (PST)
utc_offset = -8
timezone_DST = PDT
utc_offset_DST = -7
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 205
elevation_ft = 673
latd = 48 |latm = 43 |lats = 13 |latNS = N
longd = 122 |longm = 20 |longs = 25 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
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blank_info = 53-68200GR|2
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blank1_info = 1514482GR|3
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footnotes =Sudden Valley is a
census-designated place (CDP) in Whatcom County,Washington ,United States . The population was 4,165 at the 2000 census.Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Sudden Valley ranks 97th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
Geography
Sudden Valley is located at coor dms|48|43|13|N|122|20|25|W|city (48.720311, -122.340219)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 8.1square mile s (21.0km² ), of which, 6.2 square miles (16.1 km²) of it is land and 1.9 square miles (4.8 km²) of it (22.99%) is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 4,165 people, 1,675 households, and 1,185 families residing in the CDP. Thepopulation density was 668.8 people per square mile (258.1/km²). There were 1,984 housing units at an average density of 318.6/sq mi (123.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.24% White, 0.79% African American, 1.61% Native American, 1.97% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.91% from other races, and 2.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.03% of the population.There were 1,675 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 105.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,843, and the median income for a family was $60,250. Males had a median income of $45,568 versus $33,565 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $24,563. About 4.3% of families and 6.4% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.References
External links
* http://www.suddenvalley.com
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