Oso (Washington)

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Basic data
State :	United States
State :	Washington
County :	Snohomish County
Coordinates :	48 ° 16 ′ N , 121 ° 55 ′ W Coordinates: 48 ° 16 ′ N , 121 ° 55 ′ W
Time zone :	Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents :	180 (as of 2010)
Population density :	19.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	9.6 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) of; which 9.4 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	63 m
Postal code :	98223
Area code :	+1 360
FIPS :	53-52110
GNIS ID :	1524091
	; View of Skaglund Hill in 2009

Oso is a settlement on community-free area in Snohomish County in the US -amerikanischen State Washington . For statistical purposes, the place has been combined to form a census-designated place (CDP) . In 2010 Oso had 180 residents.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Oso has a total area of 9.6 square kilometers, of which 9.4 km² is land and 0.2 square kilometers (= 2.43%) is water. The site is on Washington State Route 530 on the north bank of the North Fork Stillaguamish River at the mouth of Deer Creek .

history

The name Oso is reportedly based on the city father Connor Blacker from the city of Fayette County in Texas , who , according to a modern legend , gave the place its name. However, there are geographic features that the Oso name derives from Presidio County , Texas and Nueces County , Texas. The word oso comes from Spanish and means bear. The Jim Creek Naval Radio Station of the US Navy is located in the immediate vicinity of the village .

Landslide on March 22, 2014

View of the slipped slope area (photo from March 29, 2014)

On March 22, 2014, a huge landslide on Skaglund Hill destroyed a large part of the village. In the previous 1 ½ months there had been intense rains that had softened the ground. The landslide tore earth, trees, rocks and rubble 1.6 kilometers into the valley over a width of around 40 meters. It destroyed much of the Arlington-Darrington Road (State Route 530) and the North Fork Stillaguamish River, the parts then stepped over the shore and far also blocked the country around Oso underwater set. The landslide and flood destroyed 35 houses and at least 41 people were killed in the landslide.

View into Ground Zero after the landslide

population

According to the 2010 census , 180 people in 62 households lived in Oso. The population density was 19.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.9 people lived in each of the 62 households.

The racial the population was composed of 94.4 percent white, 0.6 percent (one person) African American, 0.6 percent Native American and 0.6 percent Asian and 3.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.0 percent of the population.

31.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 5.6 percent were 65 years or older. 49.4 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 32,917 USD . The per capita income was $ 15,801. 24.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.