Othello, Washington

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Coordinates: 46°49′25″N 119°10′2″W / 46.82361, -119.16722
Othello, Washington
Location of Othello, Washington
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Adams
Area
- Total	3.0 sq mi (7.8 km²)
- Land	3.0 sq mi (7.8 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	1,060 ft (323 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	5,847
- Density	1,949.7/sq mi (752.8/km²)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes	99327, 99332, 99344
Area code(s)	509
FIPS code	53-52215^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1507216^[2]

Othello is a 3.4 square mile city in Adams County, Washington, United States. The population was 5,847 at the 2000 census. Othello refers to the city as being in the “Heart” of the Columbia Basin Project. It is located approximately 100 miles southwest of Spokane, 180 miles east of Seattle, and about 25 miles south of Interstate 90, at the intersection of SR 17 and SR 26.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

Othello was officially incorporated on May 31, 1910. It was once the eastern terminus of the second electrified district of the Milwaukee Road's "Pacific Extension" route, which extended up to Tacoma, Washington.

[edit] Geography

Othello is located at 46°49′25″N, 119°10′2″W (46.823679, -119.167319)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 5,847 people, 1,788 households, and 1,412 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,949.7 people per square mile (752.5/km²). There were 1,864 housing units at an average density of 621.6/sq mi (239.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 54.18% White, 0.53% African American, 1.01% Native American, 1.01% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 39.54% from other races, and 3.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 63.76% of the population.

There were 1,788 households out of which 48.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 3.66.

In the city the population was spread out with 36.1% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,291, and the median income for a family was $31,282. Males had a median income of $28,423 versus $21,455 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,409. About 18.4% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.5% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.