Washington, Utah

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Washington is a city in Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 8,186 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Washington is located at 37°7′10″N, 113°30′12″W (37.119580, -113.503348)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 81.7 km² (31.5 mi²). 81.7 km² (31.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.10%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 8,186 people, 2,614 households, and 2,117 families residing in the city. The population density was 100.2/km² (259.7/mi²). There were 3,199 housing units at an average density of 39.2/km² (101.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.31% White, 0.37% African American, 1.71% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 2.15% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.69% of the population.

There were 2,614 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.37.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,341, and the median income for a family was $39,003. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $20,434 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,032. About 7.5% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 1.1% of those age 65 or over.