Bingen, Washington

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**Bingen**
Location

Government

Geographical characteristics
Area
CDP	1.9 km² (0.7 mi²)
Land	1.7 km² (0.6 mi²)
Water	0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) 10.96%
Population
CDP (2000)	672
Density	399.2/km² (1032.4/mi²)
Website: www.bingenwashington.org

Bingen is a census-designated place in Klickitat County, Washington, United States. The population was 672 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Bingen was officially incorporated on April 18, 1924.

[edit] Geography

Bingen is located at 45°42′55″N, 121°28′0″W (45.715311, -121.466790)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²). 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (10.96%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 672 people, 286 households, and 157 families residing in the city. The population density was 399.2/km² (1,032.4/mi²). There were 327 housing units at an average density of 194.2/km² (502.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 72.62% White, 0.30% African American, 3.72% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 17.56% from other races, and 5.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.30% of the population.

There were 286 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.4% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.1% were non-families. 37.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $27,361. Males had a median income of $27,083 versus $19,886 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,290. About 21.4% of families and 25.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.5% of those under age 18 and 26.2% of those age 65 or over.