Wilkeson (Washington)
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 Wilkeson town sign |
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| Foundation : | July 24, 1909 ( incorporated , i.e. recognized as a local authority ) | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Washington | ||
| County : | Pierce County | ||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 6 ′ N , 122 ° 3 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 485 (as of 2015) | ||
| Population density : | 397.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 1.22 km 2 (approx. Err mi 2 ) of which 1.22 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 245 m | ||
| Postal code : | 98396 | ||
| Area code : | +1 360 | ||
| FIPS : | 53-78925 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1528154 | ||
 Location of Wilkeson in Pierce County |
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Wilkeson is a small town ( town ) in Pierce County in the US state of Washington . As of the 2010 United States Census , Wilkeson had a population of 477.
history
Wilkeson was officially recognized on July 24, 1909; a school building is built in the same year. The city is named after Samuel Wilkeson, the father of journalist and pioneer settler Frank Wilkeson.
The following section is from an online biography by Frank Wilkeson:
“[In] his 1869 report on the Cascade Range, Frank [Wilkeson's] father Samuel wrote: 'These forests full of trees - which so captivate the sense of the great and so captivate the sense of beauty that I pause at this picture and I hate to have to part with it - looking in vain for anyone like it on the rest of the globe… 'Like many authors of the time, Samuel indulged in exaggeration, but his love for the cascades seems very authentic. From time to time between 1876 and 1878 one of the four large coal seams in the foothills of the Cascade Range was discovered and exploited; the region is known as the Carbonado . A small village was founded and named after Samuel after the Northern Pacific extended a stretch of Tacoma into this area in 1877. In March 1869 he was appointed secretary of the board of directors of the NP. The region became known for the coking coal ovens as well as for the natural sandstone deposits, which were the raw material for the government buildings in the new capital Olympia. The town of Wilkeson had 3,000 residents at its heyday, but the population now fluctuates around 400. Many of the same leaders of Wilkeson operations also built the coke ovens at Cokedale, about 80 miles north in Skagit County, the led to the founding of the city of Sedro, today Sedro-Woolley . As far as we can tell, neither Frank nor any family member ever lived in the town that was named after them; only his brother Samuel G. Wilkeson invested heavily in the coal companies that were active there ...
Frank's father died in 1889, but from that point on, another Wilkeson invested financially in the Puget Sound region: Samuel Gansevoort Wilkeson, Frank's older brother. Samuel G. first came to Tacoma in 1873, the year the city was selected as the end point of the Northern Pacific. A contemporary of the successful Leonard Howarth of Tacoma, he became wealthy from his activities in the same industries as Howarth - the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. and the Wilkeson Coal & Coke Co. This company mined coking coal in Wilkeson, the town near Enumclaw which was named in honor of Frank and Sam's father. "
The Handcar Races take place in Wilkeson every year .
geography
Wilkeson is located near the northwest boundary of Mount Rainier National Park . South of Wilkeson, the Carbon River provides access to the park. Dirt roads east of Wilkeson cut deep into the park. One road, the FS 7720, leads 180 m over the border of the wilderness area.
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 1.22 km², which does not include water.
Neighboring communities
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Prairie Ridge South Prairie |
Buckley | Enumclaw |
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| Orting | Carbonado |
climate
The region is characterized by warm (but not hot) and dry summers, the average temperatures of which do not exceed 22 ° C. According to the Köppen and Geiger climate classification , Wilkeson has a warm summer Mediterranean climate ("Csb" for short).
Demographics
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 1880 | 104 |
| 1910 | 899 |
| 1920 | 803 |
| 1930 | 448 |
| 1940 | 369 |
| 1950 | 386 |
| 1960 | 412 |
| 1970 | 317 |
| 1980 | 316 |
| 1990 | 366 |
| 2000 | 395 |
| 2010 | 477 |
| 2016 | 492 |
¹ 1880-2010:
2016 Census Results: United States Census Bureau estimate
Wilkeson was once much larger, with 1,437 inhabitants at the 1910 census.
2010 Census
As of the 2010 census , Wilkeson had 477 residents, 169 households, and 129 families. There were 175 housing units.
The population was 96.2% white , 0.6% African American , 0.4% Indian , 2.3% other "races" and 0.4% two or more "races" . Hispanics or Latinos of "any race" made up 3.4% of the population.
Of the 169 households, 40.2% had children under the age of 18, 58% were run by married couples living together , 13% by single mothers and 5.3% by single fathers; 23.7% were non-families. 21.3% of households were singles and 5.83% were single people over 65 years of age. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.2.
The median age in the city was 33.9 years. 29.4% of the population were under 18, 9% between 18 and 24, 25.1% between 25 and 44, 28.9% between 45 and 64 and 7.5 65 years or older. 50.9% of the population were men and 49.1% women.
Census 2000
As of the 2000 census , Wilkeson had 395 residents, 140 households, and 100 families. The population density was 311.2 per km ². There were 150 housing units at an average density of 118.2 per km².
The population was 95.95% white , 1.01% African American , and 3.04% two or more "races" . Hispanics or Latinos of "any race" made up 1.52% of the population.
Of the 140 households, 38.6% had children under the age of 18, 58.6% were run by married couples living together and 10.7% by single mothers; 27.9% were non-families. 20.7% of the households were singles and 9.3% were single people over 65 years of age. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.37 people.
The median age in the city was 35 years. 30.4% of the population were under 18, 10.4% between 18 and 24, 28.1% between 25 and 44, 21.8% between 45 and 64 and 9.4 65 years or older. There were 91.7 men for every 100 women, and 97.8 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 $ 44,375 compared to US $ 46,875 for families. Men had a median income of US $ 38,250 versus US $ 31,458 for women. The per capita income was US $ 17,481. About 2% of families and 4% of the total population lived below the poverty line ; this affected 0% of those under 18 and 18.2% of those over 65.
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 9, 2016.
- ↑ a b US Gazetteer files 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. 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. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.stumpranchonline.com/skagitjournal/Upriver/Uto-Conc/Wilkeson01-Bio.html
- ^ Climate Summary for Wilkeson, Washington
- ↑ United States Census Bureau : Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved July 25, 2013.
- ^ Population and Housing Unit Estimates . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ↑ American FactFinder . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 19, 2012.
Web links
- Biography of Frank Wilkeson (English)
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (English)
- Sunset Lake Camp (English)