Wilson Creek, Washington

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Wilson Creek is a town in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 227 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Wilson Creek was officially incorporated on May 8, 1903.

[edit] Geography

Wilson Creek is located at 47°25′25″N, 119°7′21″W (47.423499, -119.122397)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 227 people, 96 households, and 60 families residing in the town. The population density was 88.5/km² (229.7/mi²). There were 108 housing units at an average density of 42.1/km² (109.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.39% White, 1.32% Native American, 0.88% Asian, 0.88% from other races, and 3.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.64% of the population.

There were 96 households out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $24,375. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $11,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,464. About 21.6% of families and 27.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 47.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 4.7% of those sixty five or over.

[edit] External links

Photos of Wilson Creek
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	Municipalities and Communities of Grant County, Washington (County Seat: Ephrata)
Cities	Ephrata \| George \| Grand Coulee \| Moses Lake \| Quincy \| Royal City \| Soap Lake \| Warden
Towns	Coulee City \| Coulee Dam \| Electric City \| Hartline \| Krupp \| Mattawa \| Wilson Creek
Communities and CDPs	Adco \| Adrian \| Banks Lake South \| Beverly \| Cascade Valley \| Desert Aire \| Lakeview Park \| Lakeview \| Mae \| Moses Lake North \| Ruff \| Stratford \| Trinidad \| Wheeler \| Winchester