Ione, Washington

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Ione is a town in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States. The population was 479 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
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[edit] History

Ione was officially incorporated on January 11, 1910.

[edit] Geography

Ione is located at 48°44′26″N, 117°25′13″W (48.740540, -117.420313)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.4 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (10.00%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 479 people, 200 households, and 125 families residing in the town. The population density was 342.5/km² (881.3/mi²). There were 239 housing units at an average density of 170.9/km² (439.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.69% White, 0.21% African American, 2.09% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 4.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.46% of the population.

There were 200 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,083, and the median income for a family was $30,917. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,093. About 17.1% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.