Waldron, Washington

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Waldron, or Waldron Island, is an unincorporated town in San Juan County, Washington. Although Waldron is not specifically tracked by the Census, the ZIP code is 98297, and this ZIP code is congruous with Waldron Island. Neither Waldron nor Waldron Island can be considered an official name; locally, they are used interchangeably. Waldron is used in this article simply because it is the name the Postal Service has assigned the ZIP code for this island.

The population was 104 at the 2000 census.

Despite its location in the generally well-to-do San Juan Islands, Waldron has no connections with the tourist industry and is notable for ranking among the poorest and most impoverished areas in the state of Washington. Due to the low cost of living, however, this may be seen as an inaccurate reflection of the actual quality of life.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Political liberalism
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Waldron is located at 48.68778, -123.03556^GR1. It is an island of irregular shape with a land area of 11.914 km² (4.6 sq mi).

[edit] Demographics

Note: because of the exceptionally small population of Waldron, estimates extrapolated from samples of small percentages of the residents are statistically unreliable. For example, while the total population is reasonably established, it is unlikely that the median incomes reported here are accurate.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 104 people, 62 households, and 27 families residing in the unincorporated town. The racial makeup of the city was 95.19% White, 0.96% Asian, and 3.85% from two or more races.

There were 62 households out of which 33.87% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.3% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 56.5% were non-families. 51.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.68 and the average family size was 2.30.

In the unincorporated town the population was spread out with 13.5% under the age of 18, 1.9% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 37.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 116.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 136.8 males.

The median income for a household in the unincorporated town was $18,452, and the median income for a family was $25,000. Males had a median income of $4,659 versus $90,957 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,484. 56.1% of the population and 31.6% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 45.5% of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

[edit] Political liberalism

Waldron is not very well-known, but is remarkable for being one of John Kerry's strongest areas in the 2004 Presidential election, casting 96.5% of its vote for Kerry compared to George W. Bush's 3.5%. A total of 85 votes were cast for this election. Local races generally have similar results, although the Green Party often receives 10-30% of the vote, placing ahead of the Republican Party but behind the dominant Democratic Party.