Venersborg, Washington
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Venersborg is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 3,274 at the 2000 census.
The community was established as "Venner's Villas" in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when a land entrepreneur named J. C. Lanerberg purchased land from various sources (the government, the railroad, and other landowners), divided the land into ten-acre lots, and marketed it in large urban areas throughout the United States, highlighting its resemblance to rural Sweden. As a result, many of the people moving into the area in between 1900 and 1940 were of Swedish ancestry. The growth of nearby Vancouver and Portland led to an influx of new residents in the 1960s.
The land was originally heavily timbered. A number of farms and orchards were established in the early 20th century, some of which are still exist.
As of 2000, the community is still extremely rural; there is one store, which has closed and opened several times since the 1960s, and a small community church.
[edit] Geography
Venersborg is located at (45.782723, -122.462052)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 27.7 km² (10.7 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,274 people, 1,018 households, and 899 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 118.0/km² (305.6/mi²). There were 1,054 housing units at an average density of 38.0/km² (98.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.16% White, 0.18% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.86% of the population.
There were 1,018 households out of which 43.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.1% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.6% were non-families. 9.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.21 and the average family size was 3.41.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 32.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $65,912, and the median income for a family was $70,031. Males had a median income of $51,120 versus $30,806 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,610. None of the families and 0.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 5.0% of those over 64.
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