Colton, Washington

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Colton is a town in Whitman County, Washington, United States. The population was 386 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Colton notables

Albert Harold Rooks (29 December 1891 - 1 March 1942), Captain U.S. Navy, World War II Medal of Honor recipient [1]

[edit] Geography

Colton is located at 46°34′2″N, 117°7′41″W (46.567289, -117.127937)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

Distances

Pullman - 14 miles north
Lewiston, Idaho - 22 miles south-southeast
Clarkston - 23 miles south
Moscow, Idaho - 24 miles north-northeast
Colfax - 28 miles north-northwest
Spokane - 87 miles north
Walla Walla - 127 miles southwest
Kennewick - 151 miles west-southwest
Boise, Idaho - 288 miles south

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 386 people, 148 households, and 108 families residing in the town. The population density was 252.6/km² (655.0/mi²). There were 152 housing units at an average density of 99.5/km² (257.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.41% White, 1.04% Native American, 0.78% Asian, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.

There were 148 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,500, and the median income for a family was $56,875. Males had a median income of $38,125 versus $28,611 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,506. About 3.5% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.