Index, Washington

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Index is a town in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 157 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Index was officially incorporated on October 11, 1907.

[edit] Geography

Index is located at 47°49′15″N, 121°33′14″W (47.820774, -121.553859)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 157 people, 75 households, and 39 families residing in the town. The population density was 242.5/km² (620.3/mi²). There were 100 housing units at an average density of 154.4/km² (395.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.54% White, 1.27% Native American, 1.27% Asian, and 1.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.91% of the population.

There were 75 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.7% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.0% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.67.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 37.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,125, and the median income for a family was $32,000. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,023. About 17.5% of families and 16.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.3% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

[edit] External links

University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections – Lee Pickett Photographs Over 1400 photographs documenting scenes from Snohomish, King and Chelan Counties in Washington State from the early 1900s to the 1940s. Includes images of the town of Index.