Ilwaco, Washington

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Ilwaco (IPA: [ɪlʍɑko]) is a city in Pacific County, Washington, United States. The population was 950 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
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[edit] History

Ilwaco was officially incorporated on December 16, 1890.

[edit] Geography

Ilwaco is located at 46°18′45″N, 124°1′47″W (46.312541, -124.029688)^GR1 on the Long Beach Peninsula.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.1 km² (2.4 mi²). 5.3 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (13.08%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 950 people, 416 households, and 260 families residing in the city. The population density was 178.1/km² (461.5/mi²). There were 524 housing units at an average density of 98.2/km² (254.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.84% White, 0.53% African American, 1.37% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 1.79% from other races, and 2.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.26% of the population.

There were 416 households out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,632, and the median income for a family was $34,934. Males had a median income of $29,821 versus $21,442 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,138. About 10.3% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.