Creston, Washington

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Creston is a town in Lincoln County, Washington, United States. As of its own 2005 census, the town population was 255, up nearly 1% from 253 last year.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
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[edit] History

Creston was officially incorporated on April 20, 1903. It was named so because of its high altitude, due to the fact that it is the highest town in Washington State between Wenatchee and Spokane, Washington, as the railroad goes. The final surviving member of the infamous Hole in the Wall Gang, Harry Tracy, was shot at a Creston ranch and killed himself there.

[edit] Geography

Creston is located at 47°45′29″N, 118°31′16″W (47.758146, -118.521118)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 232 people, 115 households, and 64 families residing in the town. The population density was 203.6/km² (524.5/mi²). There were 131 housing units at an average density of 115.0/km² (296.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.67% White, 0.86% African American, 3.45% Native American, and 3.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.

There were 115 households out of which 20.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.5% were non-families. 40.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.71.

In the town the population was spread out with 19.4% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,417, and the median income for a family was $33,250. Males had a median income of $30,833 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,830. About 15.4% of families and 20.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 20.0% of those sixty five or over.

The Creston School District maintains the town's sole K-12 school, though it also draws a considerable amount of students from the Davenport, Harrington, and Wilbur school districts.