Humptulips

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Humptulips
Location of Humptulips in Grays Harbor County (left) and Washington (right)
Location in Washington
Basic data
State : United States
State : Washington
County : Grays Harbor County
Coordinates : 47 ° 14 ′  N , 123 ° 58 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 14 ′  N , 123 ° 58 ′  W
Time zone : Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents : 216 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 8.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 24.5 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of
which 24.5 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 49 m
Postal code : 98552
Area code : +1 360
FIPS : 53-32650
GNIS ID : 1521060

Humptulips is a census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor County in the state of Washington ( United States ). In 2000 the place had 216 inhabitants.

geography

Humptulips is located on the banks of the Humptulips River and on US Highway 101 .

According to the United States Census Bureau , this CDP has an area of ​​24.5 km², all land.

Occurrence in literature

Humptulips is used in Tom Robbins ' novel Another Roadside Attraction by monks as a starting point for assassinations .

Demographics

At the time of the United States Census 2000, 216 people lived in the place. The population density was 8.8 people per km ². There were 93 housing units at an average of 9.8 per km ². The town's population was 79.17% White , 3.24% Native American , 0.93% Asian , 11.57% said they belonged to other races , and 5.09% said they were two or more races. 13.89% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The residents of Humptulips are distributed in 81 households out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18. 55.6% of households were married, 11.1% had a female head of the household without a husband and 24.7% were not families. 16.0% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 1.2% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.87 people.

The population was divided into 27.8% minors, 6.5% 18–24 year olds, 29.2% 25–44 year olds, 30.1% 45–64 year olds and 6.5% aged 65 years or more. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 women there were 109.7 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 105.3 men.

The median household income in Humptulips was 26,000 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 22,188 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 38,125 versus $ 17,500 for women. The per capita income in the CDP was $ 10,210. 26.9% of the population and 32.7% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 40.6% of minors and 23.5% of those aged 65 and over.

origin of the name

The name Humptulips probably comes from the language of a local Indian tribe and refers either to the Humptulips River, which is difficult to navigate and which the indigenous people found difficult to navigate with their canoes , or, according to other sources, the word means "cool area". The name of the place also represents a phonetic ambiguity in English that alludes to oral sex .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ James W. Phillips: Washington State Place Names . University of Washington Press, 1971, ISBN 0-295-95158-3 .

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