Graham (Washington)

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Graham
Graham (Washington)
Graham
Graham
Location in Washington
Basic data
State : United States
State : Washington
County : Pierce County
Coordinates : 47 ° 2 ′  N , 122 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 2 ′  N , 122 ° 17 ′  W
Time zone : Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents : 23,491 (as of: United States Census 2010 )
Population density : 423.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 55.5 km 2  (approx. 21 mi 2 ) of
which 55.5 km 2  (approx. 21 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 186 m
Postal code : 98338
Area code : +1 253
FIPS : 53-27785
GNIS ID : 1511005
Pierce County Washington Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Graham Highlighted.svg
Location of Graham in Pierce County

Graham is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pierce County , Washington state . At the United States Census 2000 , Graham had 8,739 residents; the population grew to 23,491 people by the 2010 United States Census .

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of ​​55.5 km², including no areas of water.

Neighboring communities

Spanaway South Hill Orting
Elk Plain Neighboring communities Orting
Roy Eatonville Electron

Demographics

year Residents¹
2000 8,739
2010 23,491

¹ 2000–2010: Census Results

As of the 2000 census , Graham had 8,739 residents, 2,989 households, and 2,427 families. The population density was 157.5 per km ². There were 3,120 housing units at an average density of 56.2 per km².

The population was 90.15% White , 1.28% African American , 1.28% Indian , 1.8% Asian , 0.5% Pacific Islander , 0.98% from other "races" and 4.01% from two or more "races" . Hispanics or Latinos of "any race" made up 2.81% of the population.

Of the 2,989 households, 42.5% had children under the age of 18, 68.8% were run by married couples living together and 7.7% by single mothers; 18.8% were non-families. 14.3% of households were singles and 3.7% were single people over 65 years of age. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.2.

The median age in the city was 35 years. 30.3% of the population were under 18, 6.7% between 18 and 24, 32.5% between 25 and 44, 24.1% between 45 and 64 and 6.4 65 years or older. There were 101 men for every 100 women, and 98.9 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 $ 52,824 and that of families was US $ 55,800. Men had a median income of US $ 45,348 compared to US $ 25,802 for women. The per capita income was US $ 21,126. About 4.4% of families and 7.6% of the total population lived below the poverty line ; this affected 9.4% of those under 18 and 8.3% of those over 65.

education

Graham public schools are part of the Bethel School District . Schools in and around Graham are:

  • Primary schools:
    • Centennial Elementary School
    • Graham Elementary School
    • Kapowsin Elementary School
    • Nelson Elementary School
    • North Star Elementary School
    • Rocky Ridge Elementary School
  • Junior High Schools:
    • Cougar Mountain Junior High School
    • Frontier Junior High School
    • Liberty Junior High School
  • High school:
    • Graham-Kapowsin High School
  • Private schools:
    • Bethel Baptist Christian School (grades 4 ... 12)
  • Nearby colleges:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 . United States Census Bureau . February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ↑ US Decennial Census ( Memento of the original from February 8, 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.census.gov
  3. ↑ American FactFinder . United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

Web links

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