Vantage (Washington)

Vantage
Vantage Location in Washington
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	Washington
County :	Kittitas
Coordinates :	46 ° 57 ′  N , 120 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 57 ′  N , 120 ° 0 ′  W
Time zone :	Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents :	74 (as of: United States Census 2010 )
Population density :	92.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	0.8 km 2  (approx. 0 mi 2 ) of which 0.8 km 2  (approx. 0 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	202 m
Postal code :	98950
Area code :	+1 509
FIPS :	53-74200
GNIS ID :	1511390
Location of Vantage in Kittitas County

Vantage is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kittitas County , Washington State . As of the 2010 United States Census , Vantage had 74 residents.

history

The area around today's Vantage was already settled by the Wanapum Indians in prehistoric times . A number of well-preserved rock carvings have been found on the cliff slopes. The Wanapum also used the petrified wood, which is widespread in the area, for arrowheads and other tools. The locations of the petroglyphs went under in the rising floods of Wanapum Lake in the 1960s . About 60 of the more than 300 field images were cut out of the basalt and thus preserved. The nearby Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park protects one of the most unusual fossil forests in the world; it was placed under the National Park Service in 1965 as a National Natural Landmark .

In the early 20th century, the residents of nearby Ellensburg needed a more direct traffic connection to the east. In 1914 a car ferry was set up across the Columbia River at Vantage. This ferry was really just a small boat with wooden ramps at each end that could only bring two cars across the river at a time. After several cars (some of them and their occupants) went overboard on the tiny ferry, the State Highway Department decided to build a bridge over the Columbia.

The 1,640 ft (500 m) long bridge at Vantage opened in 1927. This was an important connection to Primary State Highway 2 ("Sunset Highway", now Interstate 90 ), the main east-west crossing in Washington at that time. The construction of the bridge required workers to bring compressed caissons 70 ft (21 m) below the river bed using pressure locks. When completed, the bridge had a 70 ft (21 m) high clearance below the center span that allowed traffic on the river to pass.

This cantilever bridge was used until 1962 when it was replaced by the current structure. The original bridge was dismantled and rebuilt on the Snake River at Lyons Ferry , where it still stands today and is listed as the oldest steel cantilever bridge in Washington on the National Register of Historic Places .

With the completion of Wanapum Dam in the early 1960s, the place was moved up the hill, where it is now above the shoreline.

geography

Vantage is on the Columbia River. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP covers a total of 0.8 square kilometers, which does not include bodies of water. The original location of Vantage was flooded by the Columbia River when construction of the Wanapum Dam began.

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The valleys of Interstate 90 on the Columbia River as a 270 ° panorama. Vantage is the group of buildings at the far end of the bridge.

climate

Vantage
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     23   21st -33     17th   22nd -31     18th   28 -16     14th   36 -6     13   41 -4     15th   43 1     6.9   45 5     4.6   46 4th     8.1   39 -3     15th   32 -13     27   24 -28     30th   21st -28 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Vantage Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 20.56 21.67 27.78 35.56 40.56 42.78 45.00 46.11 39.44 31.67 23.89 21.11 O 33.1 Min. Temperature (° C) -33.33 -31.11 -16.11 -6.11 -4.44 1.11 5.00 3.89 -3.33 -12.78 -28.33 -28.33 O −12.7 Temperature (° C) 0.56 3.06 7.50 11.39 16.11 20.00 23.89 23.06 17.78 10.83 4.44 -0.83 O 11.5 Precipitation ( mm ) 23.37 16.51 18.03 14.48 12.95 14.99 6.86 4.57 8.13 15.24 27.43 29.97 Σ 192.53 Source: missing

Demographics

As of the 2000 census , Vantage had 70 residents, 25 households, and 20 families. The population density was 84.5 per km ². There were 39 housing units at an average density of 47.1 per km².

The population was 22.86% white , 1.43% Pacific islanders , 2.86% other "races", and 11.43% two or more "races" . Hispanics or Latinos of "any race" made up 84.29% of the population. In addition, around 2,000 seasonal agricultural workers live in the Vantage area, around 72.8% are migrants.

Of the 25 households, 28% had children under the age of 18, 68% were run by married couples living together and 4% by single mothers; 20% were non-families. 20% of the households were singles; there were no single people over 65 years of age. The average household size was 2.8 and the average family size was 3.25.

The median age in the city was 36 years. 24.3% of the population were under 18, 15.7% between 18 and 24, 21.4% between 25 and 44, 32.9% between 45 and 64 and 5.7 65 years or older. For every 100 women there were 105.9 men, for those over 18 years of age it was 103.8 men for 100 women.

All information on median income relates to the median. The median household income was US $ 26,250 compared to US $ 43,750 for families. Men had a median income of US $ 26,250 versus US $ for women. The per capita income was US $ 17,605.

economy

There are several gas stations, two restaurants and a private campsite with RV sites in Vantage. The Wild Horse Wind Farm , owned by Puget Sound Energy , is located on the mountain ridges near Vantage.

tourism

Vantage serves as the base for visitors to the nearby Gorge Amphitheater . It is also known for the Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park and its adjoining Wanapum Recreational Area with its opportunities for rock climbers .

Rock climbing is one of the more popular forms of recreation in the area; it is mostly operated in the Echo Basin (often confused with the Frenchman Coulee , the basin immediately north of the Echo Basin on the other side of the old Vantage Highway) on the basalt columns that are typical for desert hardships . The climbers have been coming to the area since at least the 1950s / 1960s, but it did not become popular until the 1980s. This was associated with a sharp increase in route expansion. Today more than 400 climbing routes have been established in the area (both traditionally secured and bouldering routes), which range in difficulty from 5.0… 5.13c and attract visitors all year round.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ American FactFinder - Community Facts - Vantage CDP, Washington ( en ) US Census Bureau.
2. ^ Cassandra Tate: Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park . HistoryLink . July 26, 2005. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
3. ^ ^{A b} Paula Becker: Kittitas County - Thumbnail History . HistoryLink. September 25, 2005. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
4. ^ Paula Becker: Car ferry service across the Columbia River at Vantage begins in 1914 . HistoryLink. May 3, 2003. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
5. ↑ American FactFinder . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
6. ↑ Wild Horse Wind Farm ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 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. from the Horizon Wind Energy website 
7. ^ Frenchman Coulee AKA Vantage . Rockclimbing.com. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
8. ↑ Jeff Smoot: Rock Climbing Washington . Falcon, 1996, ISBN 9780762736614 , p. 496.
9. ↑ Marlene Ford, Jim Yoder: Frenchman Coulee: a rock climber's guide , 3rd edition, HomePress Publishers, 2008, p. 256, OCLC 317503872 .

Web links

• A Visitor's Guide for Vantage, Washington and the surrounding area - Guide Vantage and region (English)