Conconully, Washington

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Conconully is a town in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. The population was 185 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
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[edit] History

Conconully was officially incorporated on November 11, 1908. Conconully was originally the county seat of Okanogan County. It begun as a gold miners camp.

[edit] Geography

Conconully is located at 48°33′32″N, 119°45′4″W (48.558820, -119.751054)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 185 people, 94 households, and 53 families residing in the town. The population density was 324.7/km² (834.3/mi²). There were 192 housing units at an average density of 337.0/km² (865.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.22% White, 3.24% Native American, and 0.54% from two or more races.

There were 94 households out of which 13.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.6% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.43.

In the town the population was spread out with 11.9% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 30.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 107.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,214, and the median income for a family was $24,750. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $22,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,168. About 17.5% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.7% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.