University Place, Washington
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University Place is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. Its population was 29,933 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] History
University Place received its name in the 1800s when the University of Puget Sound, a private liberal-arts college in North Tacoma, purchased land along the primary north-south route of Grandview Drive. The school sought to build a private Methodist college, but ended up selling the land back to the city for about $11,000. University Place remained an unincorporated part of Pierce County until the City of University Place was formed on August 31, 1995.
Today, University Place functions as a mixed business and residential area near the waterfront of Puget Sound. In comparison to the adjoining cities of Tacoma and Lakewood, University Place (along with Fircrest and Steilacoom) is relatively affluent and enjoys lower crime rates than most of its neighbors. The town is small, but has fielded notable high school football and basketball teams and is home to one of the finest private schools in the state; Charles Wright Academy. A world-class golf course is currently being built.
[edit] Geography
University Place is located at (47.219545, -122.541610)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.9 km² (8.5 mi²). 21.7 km² (8.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.83%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 29,933 people, 12,149 households, and 8,212 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,377.5/km² (3,569.0/mi²). There were 12,684 housing units at an average density of 583.7/km² (1,512.4/mi²).
Based on per capita income, University Place ranks 81st of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
The racial makeup of the city was 75.87% White, 8.74% African American, 0.72% Native American, 7.47% Asian, 0.56% Pacific Islander, 1.35% from other races, and 5.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.84% of the population.
There were 12,149 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $50,287, and the median income for a family was $60,401. Males had a median income of $42,452 versus $30,045 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,544. About 6.0% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
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