| Woodland, Washington | |
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| — City — | |
| Location of Woodland, Washington | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| Counties | Cowlitz, Clark |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2) |
| • Land | 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 35 ft (10 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,509 |
| • Density | 2,203.6/sq mi (847.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 98674 |
| Area code(s) | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-79625[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1512812[2] |
| Website | http://www.ci.woodland.wa.us/ |
Woodland is a city in Clark and Cowlitz counties in the U.S. state of Washington. Most residents live within Cowlitz County, in which the majority of the city lies. It is part of the 'Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 5,509 at the 2010 census.
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Woodland was officially incorporated on March 27, 1906.
Woodland is perhaps best known as the home of Hulda Klager (1863–1960), who was a prolific breeder of lilacs. Her house and lilac gardens were saved in 1964 from being torn down to make room for an industrial site, and are currently maintained as a state and National Historic Landmark by the Lilac Society.
The Cedar Creek Grist Mill, a National Historic Landmark, is located near Woodland.
Woodland is located at (45.910973, -122.740828).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²), of which, 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (3.85%) is water.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 384 |
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| 1920 | 521 | 35.7% | |
| 1930 | 1,094 | 110.0% | |
| 1940 | 980 | −10.4% | |
| 1950 | 1,292 | 31.8% | |
| 1960 | 1,336 | 3.4% | |
| 1970 | 1,622 | 21.4% | |
| 1980 | 2,415 | 48.9% | |
| 1990 | 2,500 | 3.5% | |
| 2000 | 3,780 | 51.2% | |
| 2010 | 5,509 | 45.7% | |
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As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,780 people, 1,379 households, and 979 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,508.9 people per square mile (581.5/km²). There were 1,482 housing units at an average density of 591.6 per square mile (228.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.36% White, 0.34% African American, 0.93% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 2.83% from other races, and 1.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.35% of the population. 17.8% were of German, 16.3% American, 10.1% Irish and 9.6% English ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 17,390 households out of which 28.0% had children over the age of 34 living with them, 5.6% were married couples living together,12.0% were single parent households, and 29.0% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 85 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 8.13.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 1 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $40,742, and the median income for a family was $44,483. Males had a median income of $37,321 versus $22,686 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,596. About 9.3% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
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