Ocean Shores, Washington
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Ocean Shores is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 3,836 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] History
Ocean Shores was officially incorporated on November 18, 1970.
[edit] Geography
Ocean Shores is located at (46.971711, -124.154701)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.3 km² (12.1 mi²). 22.4 km² (8.6 mi²) of it is land and 8.9 km² (3.4 mi²) of it (28.50%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,836 people, 1,789 households, and 1,198 families residing in the city. The population density was 171.6/km² (444.7/mi²). There were 3,170 housing units at an average density of 141.8/km² (367.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.44% White, 0.60% African American, 2.19% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.81% from other races, and 2.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.75% of the population.
There were 1,789 households out of which 17.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.55.
In the city the population was spread out with 16.8% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 28.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,643, and the median income for a family was $38,520. Males had a median income of $31,371 versus $25,393 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,192. About 9.8% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.1% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- City of Ocean Shores
- Oceanshores.com - online reservation source.
- Ocean Shores Community Club - established in 1960.
- 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
