Coupeville, Washington
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Coupeville is a town in Island County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,723 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Island CountyGR6.
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[edit] History
Coupeville was officially incorporated on April 20, 1910.
[edit] Geography
Coupeville is located at (48.218250, -122.683556)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,723 people, 737 households, and 426 families residing in the town. The population density was 519.7/km² (1,346.7/mi²). There were 814 housing units at an average density of 245.5/km² (636.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 89.79% White, 1.57% African American, 0.52% Native American, 2.15% Asian, 2.84% from other races, and 3.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.34% of the population.
There were 737 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.1% were non-families. 36.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the town the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,938, and the median income for a family was $47,721. Males had a median income of $33,235 versus $27,100 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,720. About 8.9% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Coupeville Visitors' Information
- Island County Historical Museum
- Sunnyside Cemetery - Coupeville's historic pioneer cemetery
- Historic Admiralty Head Lighthouse
- Rosie the Whale
- Coupeville Arts & Crafts Festival
- University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections – Oliver S. Van Olinda Photographs A collection of 420 photographs depicting life on Vashon Island, Whidbey Island, Seattle and other communities of Washington State's Puget Sound from the 1880s to the 1930s.
