Clyde Hill, Washington
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Clyde Hill is a city located in the Eastside, an affluent region of King County, Washington and part of the Seattle metropolitan area. The city is surrounded by the extremely wealthy suburbs of Medina to the west, Hunts Point to the northwest, Yarrow Point to the north, and Kirkland to the northeast, while the satellite city of Bellevue is located to the east and south. Lake Washington is also nearby, providing a physical barrier between Clyde Hill and Seattle. The population was 2,890 at the 2000 census.
Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Clyde Hill ranks 3rd of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
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[edit] Geography
Clyde Hill is located at (47.630171, -122.216559)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.7 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.
[edit] Politics
On the national level, Clyde Hill leans toward the Republican Party. In 2004, Republican George W. Bush received 55 percent of the vote here, defeating Democrat John Kerry, who received around 44 percent.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,890 people, 1,054 households, and 893 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,052.7/km² (2,732.2/mi²). There were 1,076 housing units at an average density of 391.9/km² (1,017.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.62% White, 0.55% African American, 0.17% Native American, 7.30% Asian, 0.59% from other races, and 1.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.
There were 1,054 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.3% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.2% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $132,468, and the median income for a family was $150,237. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $50,909 for females. The per capita income for the city was $78,252. About 0.8% of families and 0.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- City of Clyde Hill Government
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