Basin City, Washington

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Basin City, Washington
Location of Basin City, Washington
Location of Basin City, Washington
Coordinates: 46°35′29″N 119°8′58″W / 46.59139, -119.14944
Country United States
State Washington
County Franklin
Area
 - Total 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km²)
 - Land 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 702 ft (214 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 968
 - Density 302.0/sq mi (116.6/km²)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 - Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 99343
Area code(s) 509
FIPS code 53-04405[1]
GNIS feature ID 1511987[2]

Basin City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin County, Washington, United States. The population was 968 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Basin City is located at 46°35′29″N, 119°8′58″W (46.591416, -119.149325)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 968 people, 219 households, and 204 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 302.0 people per square mile (116.4/km²). There were 221 housing units at an average density of 69.0/sq mi (26.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 55.68% White, 0.62% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 20.76% from other races, and 22.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 76.14% of the population.

There were 219 households out of which 68.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.7% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 6.4% were non-families. 4.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.42 and the average family size was 4.41.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 43.6% under the age of 18, 13.9% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 10.4% from 45 to 64, and 2.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females there were 110.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,444, and the median income for a family was $31,071. Males had a median income of $23,438 versus $21,071 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,461. About 22.9% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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