Centralia (Washington)
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 Centralia in Lewis County
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1852 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Washington |
| County : | Lewis County |
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 43 ′ N , 122 ° 58 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 14,742 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 767.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 19.3 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of which 19.2 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 57 m |
| Postal code : | 98531 |
| Area code : | +1 360 |
| FIPS : | 53-11160 |
| GNIS ID : | 1503899 |
| Website : | www.centraliaguide.com/centralia |
| Mayor : | Tim Browning |
Centralia is a city in Lewis County in the US state of Washington . In 2000 Centralia had 14,742 inhabitants.
history
In the pioneering days, Centralia was a stop for the stagecoach halfway between the Columbia River and Seattle . In 1850 JG Cochran, who had arrived from Missouri with a young African-American slave named George Washington , asserted his claim to land on the site of the future city. Cochran later released his slave and adopted him in place of his son. In 1852 he sold him his claims for $ 6,000. He built a house and founded a city. He offered the plots for $ 10, with one plot being free if the buyer committed to building a house. The city of Centerville was officially chartered on February 3, 1886.
In 1891 the population, which had now grown to over 1,000 residents, found that the post office intended for the location was often confused with another location in Washington state, which was also called Centerville. Because of this, the name was changed from Centerville to Centralia. The city was the scene of the incident known as the Centralia massacre on November 11, 1919 . In June 1921, the bank robber Roy Gardner was recognized and arrested at the Olympic Club Hotel in central Centraolia. At the 1940 census , Centralia had 7,414 inhabitants.
Economy and employment
A coal mine has long been the city's largest employer. On November 28, 2006, the mine operating company TransAlta announced that it would close it. The nearby power plant has been powered by coal from Wyoming and Montana ever since . Most of the 600 laid-off miners found work in other professions. The three chimneys of the power station are a highly visible landmark . The power plant has been in operation since 1971; it is to be partially closed in 2020 and fully closed by 2025 at the latest.
geography
Centralias geographical coordinates are 46 ° 43 ' N , 122 ° 58' W . Centralia is located in the valley of the Chehalis River , about 8 km north of Chehalis .
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 19.3 km², of which 19.2 km² is land and 0.1 km² (= 0.67%) is water.
Demographics
At the time of the 2000 United States Census , Centralia was home to 14,742 people. The population density was 768.1 people per km ². There were 6510 housing units at an average of 339.2 per km ². The Hoquiam population was 89.76% White , 0.44% Black or African American , 1.25% Native American , 0.94% Asian , 0.30% Pacific Islander , 4.94% said other races belong to and 2.38% named two or more races. 10.22% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino .
Children under the age of 18 lived in 29.4% of the 5,943 households. Married couples lived in 41.7% of households, 13.0% had a female head of the household without a husband and 40% did not form families. 32.7% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 16.9% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.02.
25.2% were minors, 10.5% 18–24 year olds, 25.7% 25–44 year olds, 19.4% 45–64 year olds and 19.2% older than 64 years. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 women there were 89.8 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 86.6 men.
The median household income in Hoquiam was 30,078 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 35,684 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 31,595 compared with $ 22,076 for women. The per capita income in Centralia was $ 16,305. 18% of the population and 13.6% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 24.4% of minors and 10.8% of those aged 65 and over.
Railway connections
Amtrak , the nationwide passenger rail operator , also serves Centralia. The Coast Starlight , which runs in a north-south direction, connects the town with Tacoma , Olympia and Seattle in the north, in the south it serves Portland, among other things, and continues to California, with its terminus in Los Angeles . On the same route also operate Amtrak Cascades trains : to the north as far as Vancouver ( British Columbia ) and south to Eugene (Oregon).
media
- Newspapers
The Chronicle is published in Centralia . Its distribution in Washington State was seventeenth in 2005 and covers much of Lewis County . Various community-level papers are published bi-weekly, such as The Lewis County News and The East County Journal .
- Radio
Several radio stations broadcast their programs in and around Centralia:
- KELA - MW 1470 kHz
- KITI - MW 1420 kHz
- KCED - FM 91.3 MHz
- KMNT - FM 104.3 MHz
- KACS - FM 90.5 MHz
- KITI-FM - VHF 95.1 MHz
Well-known daughters and sons of the city
- Merce Cunningham (1919–2009), dancer and choreographer
- Don Butterfield (1923-2006), jazz musician and music publisher
- Lyle Overbay (born 1977), former professional baseball ( New York Yankees )
- Craig McCaw (born 1949), telecommunications entrepreneur
- Lyle Overbay (born 1977), player for the Toronto Blue Jays
Web links
- Entry in the Washington encyclopedia HistoryLink (English)
- The Centralia City Guide (Engl.)
- Centralia Downtown Association (Engl.)
Footnotes
- ^ "Washington - A guide to the Evergreen State" . WPA American Guide Series, Washington State Historical Society. 1941.
- ↑ see also English Wikipedia
- ^ The Olympian . "Unemployment claims dropped more than 300 from peak, report says" ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . May 17, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
- ↑ sueddeutsche.de July 8, 2018: Trump's next fight
- ↑ "Knight Ridder Rides In" ( Memento of the original from March 16, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Seattle Weekly, August 10, 2005. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
