Concrete (Washington)
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| Foundation : | May 8, 1909 ( incorporated , i.e. recognized as a local authority ) | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Washington | ||
| County : | Skagit County | ||
| Coordinates : | 48 ° 32 ′ N , 121 ° 45 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
716 (as of 2015) Mount Vernon - Anacortes |
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| Population density : | 226.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3.21 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.16 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 84 m | ||
| Postal code : | 98237 | ||
| Area code : | +1 360 | ||
| FIPS : | 53-14380 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1518004 | ||
| Website : | Town of Concrete | ||
 Location of Concrete in Skagit County |
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Concrete is a city ( town ) in the north central Skagit County in the State of Washington . At the United States Census 2010 the population was 732. The city of Concrete is within the Mount Vernon - Anacortes - Metropolitan Statistical Area .
history
The city of Concrete has seen several incarnations; the first settlement at the northwestern confluence of the Baker River and Skagit River, was known as "Minnehaha". Amasa "Peg-Leg" Everett was one of the earliest settlers; In 1890 the urban area was parceled out by another settler, Magnus Miller. Shortly thereafter, a post office was set up and the town was named "Baker". A settlement across the Baker River was named "Cement City" in 1895 because of the Washington Portland Cement Company building . After the Superior Portland Cement Company's plant in Baker was built in 1908, it was decided to merge the two small towns. The residents of the new community decided on the name "Concrete" and the city was baptized and recognized on May 8, 1909 as a local authority .
geography
Concrete is at 48 ° 32'21 "N / 121 ° 44'50" W. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 3.21 km², of which 3.16 km² is land and the remainder is water.
The city lies mostly on the north bank of the Skagit River and is bisected by the lower Baker River (a tributary of the Skagit River). Mount Baker , a stratovolcano , is northwest of Concrete and Mount Shuksan is just north of the city. Both peaks are part of the Northern Cascade Range .
Demographics
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 1910 | 945 |
| 1920 | 924 |
| 1930 | 736 |
| 1940 | 859 |
| 1950 | 760 |
| 1960 | 840 |
| 1970 | 573 |
| 1980 | 592 |
| 1990 | 735 |
| 2000 | 790 |
| 2010 | 705 |
| 2016 | 724 |
¹ 1890-2010:
2016 Census Results: United States Census Bureau estimate
2010 Census
As of the 2010 census , there were 705 residents, 295 households, and 179 families in Concrete. The population density was 223.1 per km ². There were 358 housing units at a mean density of 113.3 per km².
The population was 91.5% white , 0.3% African-American , 2% American Indian , 0.4% Asian , 1.1% Pacific islander , and 1.6% other "Races" and 3.1% from two or more "races" . Hispanics or Latinos of "any race" made up 5.5% of the population.
Of the 295 households, 31.5% were housed by children under the age of 18, 42% were run by married couples living together , 12.2% by single mothers and 6.4% by single fathers; 39.3% were non-families. 29.2% of the households were singles and 9.2% were single people over 65 years of age. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.93.
The median age in the city was 40.4 years. 26.2% of the population were under 18, 6.4% between 18 and 24, 22.4% between 25 and 44, 32.9% between 45 and 64 and 12.1 65 years or older. Of the population, 51.2% were men and 48.8% women.
Census 2000
As of the 2000 census , there were 790 residents, 300 households, and 198 families in Concrete. The population density was 252.1 per km ². There were 335 housing units at a mean density of 106.9 per km².
The population consisted of 92.78% whites , 2.53% Indians , 0.89% Asians , 1.14% of other "races" and 2.66% of two or more "races" . Hispanics or Latinos of "any race" made up 2.66% of the population.
Of the 300 households, 37% had children under the age of 18, 45.3% were run by married couples living together, and 14.3% by single mothers; 33.7% were non-families. 27.7% of the households were singles and 11.7% were single persons over 65 years of age. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.19.
The median age in the city was 33 years. 34.1% of the population were under 18, 5.4% between 18 and 24, 28.6% between 25 and 44, 20.8% between 45 and 64 and 11.1 65 years or older. There were 97 men for every 100 women, and 100.4 men for every 100 women over the age of 18.
All information on median income relates to the median. The median household income was US $ 29,375 compared to US $ 34,464 for families. Males had a median income of $ 34,083 versus $ 17,083 for women. The per capita income was US $ 12,492. About 8.4% of families and 14% of the total population lived below the poverty line ; this affected 15.4% of those under 18 and 8.8% of those over 65.
Notable buildings and landmarks
Many old and originally preserved buildings can be found in the city of Concrete, as well as some engineering milestones:
Henry Thompson Bridge
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The Henry Thompson Bridge was built in 1916-1918 and named after the Scottish immigrant, settler and county commissioner of Skagit County who drove its construction. The name was given after Henry Thompson's fatal railway accident in 1918. At that time, its graceful arch formed the longest unsupported prestressed concrete bridge in the world or possibly in the west; it has been on the Historic Registers of the United States and Washington since 1976 . Until 1972, when the Washington State Department of Transportation re-routed Highway 20 (then known as Star Route 20 ) outside the city, it was the only continuous connection across the Baker River and into eastern Skagit County.
The bridge was originally designed by Bowerman and McCloy Consulting Engineers from Seattle and built by JR Wood Contractors (also from Seattle). It was completely renovated in 2003/04. The planning company for the renovation was Entranco, Inc. of Bellevue (Washington) (which has since been acquired by AECOM ) and the executing company was One Way Construction of Sedro-Woolley (Washington).
Concrete high school
The Concrete High School was built in 1952. In addition to the typical and necessary school facilities, there is one visible and unusual deviation: the central section was built across the access road. To get the most out of it, South Superior Avenue runs underneath, providing a sheltered school bus stop. The building replaced the previous high school construction in the center of town. The hallways and the wood shop were used as the backdrop for the 1992 film This Boy's Life directed by Michael Caton-Jones . The colors of Concrete High School are purple and gold, and the sports team's mascot is a lion. The sports team participates in the Northwest 2B / 1A league of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association . In the 2012/13 school year, Concretes Future Business was Leaders of America , a nonprofit promoting tech-savvy students, the fastest growing in Washington state.
Building of Concrete Herald
Located in the heart of the city center on Main Street , the Concrete Herald building was originally built in 1918 as a workshop for Ford Model T including a gas station on the front. When the building later became the property of Brommer Logging , a large apartment was set up on the upper floor. Shortly thereafter, the owner and editor of the Concrete Herald , Charles M. "Chuck" Dwelley, took over the building and converted it into a modern printing plant and the new building of The Concrete Herald (founded in 1910). When Robert and June Fader bought the paper after Dwelley's retirement in the late 1970s, the building remained that of the weekly. When the building and newspaper were sold in 1990, a printing facility was established until the current owners established a Washington State Liquor Control Board franchise store on the first floor . The Concrete Herald Building remains a liquor business to this day. The Concrete Herald was revived by Mayor Jason Miller after he took over Upriver Community News from another Concrete resident. On May 6, 2009, the Concrete Herald began with a monthly issue. The newspaper is sold in various locations in Skagit County .
town hall
Originally built as an elementary school in 1908, the wooden, clapboard-clad building was on Main Street across from the bank; Classes took place until 1910. When the building was no longer used as a school, it was moved to its current location near the present post office on West Main Street. At its current location, the building has successively served as a library, senior citizen center and (today) town hall including a branch of the Skagit County Sheriff's Department .
Concrete Theater
Originally built in 1923, variety shows, boxing matches, silent and sound film screenings took place on the stage of the Concrete Theater . The building is listed on the Washington Heritage Register .
Lower Baker Dam
At the time the Lower Baker Dam was completed in 1925 and raised to 89 m two years later, it was one of the highest dams in the world. It is currently owned and operated by Puget Sound Energy .
Film set: This Boy Life
Writer Tobias Wolff spent much of his teenage years in the Concrete area. Wolff's memoir This Boy's Life describes his previous life in eastern Skagit County and his time at Concrete High School (referred to as "Chinook High School" in the novel). The novel was processed in 1993 in a feature film of the same title; the actors were u. a. Leonardo DiCaprio , Robert De Niro and Ellen Barkin . The outdoor shots in and out of town (as well as some indoor shots) were made in Concrete and the surrounding area and a number of residents played as extras. In order to experience the look of the 1950s, the city was transported back to this time in 1992 for the weeks of filming in “Hollywood style”.
Individual evidence
- ^ Population Estimates . United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ Skagit Settlers: Trials and Triumphs, 1890-1920 , Published by Skagit County Historical Society, 1975
- ↑ US Gazetteer files 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved on December 19, 2012.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau : Census of Population and Housing . Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ Population and Housing Unit Estimates . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ↑ American FactFinder . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- ↑ American FactFinder . United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ All information about these buildings was taken from the following book on local history, whose knowledge base is well-founded: "So They Called The Town Concrete," written by Charles M. Dwelley, published by The Concrete Herald 1980; reprint 2004, 2009.
- ↑ a b c Baker River Bridge HAER No. WA-105 . memory.loc.gov. August 1993. Retrieved on April 3, 2013. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ The Concrete Herald , October 16, 1968 ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ^ National Register of Historic Places - Nomination Form . United States Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. 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. Retrieved February 16, 2018. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination Form . United States Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ↑ high school . Concrete.k12.wa.us. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ^ Concrete High School . Concrete School District. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ↑ Gordon Shelton-Jenck: MEMBERSHIP GROWTH! . In: FBLA Newsletter , January 28, 2013. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013 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. . Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ↑ concrete-herald.com . concrete-herald.com. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ↑ [ https://web.archive.org/web/20110727191506/http://www.dahp.wa.gov/pages/HistoricSites/WashingtonHeritageRegister.htm Historic Sites: Washington Heritage Register] . Department of Archeology & Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
Web links
- Official site of the City (English)
- Official website of the Concrete Chamber of Commerce (Chamber of Commerce; English)
- Concrete Theater (English)
- Concrete Herald (English)