Royal City, Washington
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Royal City is a city in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,823 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] History
Royal City was officially incorporated on February 14, 1962.
[edit] Geography
Royal City is located at (46.901899, -119.627220)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,823 people, 444 households, and 380 families residing in the city. The population density was 558.6/km² (1,445.6/mi²). There were 504 housing units at an average density of 154.4/km² (399.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 66.32% White, 0.38% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 29.90% from other races, and 2.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 78.22% of the population.
There were 444 households out of which 64.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.4% were non-families. 10.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.10 and the average family size was 4.33.
In the city the population was spread out with 40.3% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 11.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 126.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 132.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,529, and the median income for a family was $29,821. Males had a median income of $19,643 versus $22,917 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,502. About 24.0% of families and 26.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.0% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.
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Municipalities and Communities of Grant County, Washington (County Seat: Ephrata) |
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| Cities | Ephrata | George | Grand Coulee | Moses Lake | Quincy | Royal City | Soap Lake | Warden |
| Towns | Coulee City | Coulee Dam | Electric City | Hartline | Krupp | Mattawa | Wilson Creek |
| Communities and CDPs | Adco | Adrian | Banks Lake South | Beverly | Cascade Valley | Desert Aire | Lakeview Park | Lakeview | Mae | Moses Lake North | Ruff | Stratford | Trinidad | Wheeler | Winchester |
