Oakesdale, Washington

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Oakesdale is a town in Whitman County, Washington, United States. The population was 420 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Oakesdale is located at 47°7′50″N, 117°14′40″W (47.130573, -117.244359)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.7 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 420 people, 172 households, and 127 families residing in the town. The population density was 155.9/km² (404.2/mi²). There were 194 housing units at an average density of 72.0/km² (186.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.33% White, 0.24% Asian, 0.95% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population.

There were 172 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,094, and the median income for a family was $42,813. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $30,714 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,159. About 9.0% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.2% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.