Granite Falls, Washington

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Granite Falls is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,347 at the 2000 census.

There are currently four schools in the city of Granite Falls; two elementary, one middle school and one high school. A new high school will be built by Fall 2007.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Granite Falls was officially incorporated on December 21, 1903.

[edit] Geography

Granite Falls is located at 48°4′58″N, 121°58′11″W (48.082661, -121.969662)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,347 people, 846 households, and 594 families residing in the city. The population density was 529.9/km² (1,372.9/mi²). There were 873 housing units at an average density of 197.1/km² (510.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.84% White, 0.68% African American, 2.09% Native American, 1.53% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 1.28% from other races, and 3.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.56% of the population.

Granite Falls on the Stillaguamish River, for which the town is named

There were 846 households out of which 45.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the city the population was spread out with 33.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 15.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $47,643, and the median income for a family was $52,150. Males had a median income of $40,469 versus $26,809 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,425. About 5.1% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.