Tieton, Washington

Tieton, Washington
—  Town  —
Location of Tieton, Washington
Coordinates: 46°42′11″N 120°45′21″W / 46.70306°N 120.75583°W / 46.70306; -120.75583Coordinates: 46°42′11″N 120°45′21″W / 46.70306°N 120.75583°W / 46.70306; -120.75583
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Yakima
Area
- Total	0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2)
- Land	0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,923 ft (586 m)
Population (2010)
- Total	1,191
- Density	1,516.8/sq mi (585.6/km2)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	98947
Area code	509
FIPS code	53-71400[1]
GNIS feature ID	1527199[2]

Tieton ( /ˈtaɪ.ətɒn/)^[3] is a town in Yakima County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,191 at the 2010 census.

In recent years, Tieton has suffered economic depression, with the decline of its fruit warehouses. As of 2007, Seattle lawyer Michael Longyear and Ed Marquand, founding president of the art publishing house Marquand Books have been investing in the town and attempting to revive it, with a project they call project "Mighty Tieton."^[3]

History

Tieton was officially incorporated on June 5, 1942.

Geography

Tieton is located at 46°42′11″N 120°45′21″W / 46.70306°N 120.75583°W / 46.70306; -120.75583 (46.703160, -120.755824).^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), all of it land.

Tieton is located near the confluence of the Tieton River with the Naches River.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,154 people, 341 households, and 267 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,516.8 people per square mile (586.3/km²). There were 363 housing units at an average density of 477.1 per square mile (184.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 54.07% White, 0.17% African American, 1.39% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 41.33% from other races, and 2.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 54.33% of the population.

There were 341 households out of which 52.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.38 and the average family size was 3.88.

In the town the age distribution of the population shows 37.2% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 14.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,052, and the median income for a family was $34,583. Males had a median income of $24,750 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,439. About 14.5% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.9% of those under age 18 and 26.3% 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. ^ ^{a b} R.M. Campbell, Tieton: Artist's touch is rewriting community's story in a mighty way, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 14, 2007. Accessed online 6 October 2007.
4. ^ "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

• Town of Tieton
• Mighty Tieton website