Winthrop (Washington)
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 Winthrops Townhall |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1924 (inc.) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Washington |
| County : | Okanogan County |
| Coordinates : | 48 ° 28 ′ N , 120 ° 11 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 371 (as of 2006) |
| Population density : | 161.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 2.3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 539 m |
| Postal code : | 98862 |
| Area code : | +1 509 |
| FIPS : | 53-79380 |
| GNIS ID : | 1528259 |
 Winters day in Winthrop, Washington |
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Winthrop is a town in Okanogan County in the US state of Washington . In 2000 the place had 349 inhabitants, the official estimate for 2006 is 371 inhabitants.
Owen Wister , who was the roommate of the city founder Guy Waring's Harvard , spent his honeymoon here and then wrote The Virginian .
history
The first inhabitants in the area were Indians who lived on the banks of the Methow River (which is named after the Methow ), the Twisp River and the Chewuch River . They dug for Camassia roots , picked berries, fished and hunted. The first whites in the valley were trappers on the hunt for fur in the 19th century .
Gold was discovered by gold panners at Slate Creek in the spring of 1868 , but it wasn't until 1883 that the gold rush brought the first permanent settlers to the area. One of them was Guy Waring, who built a house at the confluence of the Chewuch and Methow Rivers in 1891. (This now houses a museum.) The city bears the name of Theodore Winthrop , an adventurer, traveler and writer.
After a devastating fire in 1893, the city was rebuilt. Waring's original Duck Brand Saloon survived the fire unscathed and is now Winthrop's Townhall.
In 1894 a flood destroyed the bridge on the north arm of the river, which was rebuilt by Colonel Tom Hart in 1895. At that time, the place lived mainly from a well-equipped sawmill, its pastures, cattle breeding and the supply of goods to the mines in the area . By 1915 most of the tunnels were closed.
Winthrop was registered as a town on March 12, 1924 .
When the North Cascades Highway was nearing completion in 1972 , some business people in the city decided to focus their activities on tourism. At that time it was decided to restore the city as a western city.
Attractions
Winthrop is known for the fact that all buildings are built in the style of the Wild West . This makes the settlement a popular destination. Winthrop is surrounded by more than 170 km of cross-country ski trails in winter . Other activities here include mountaineering , hiking, mountain biking, rafting, horse riding, hunting, fishing and golfing.
To support tourism , the Winthrop Rhythm and Blues Festival , Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival, and theatrical performances are organized, and art galleries are open to visitors.
The North Cascades National Park is west of the city limits. A fire jump base is nearby; it lies between Winthrop and Twisp .
geography
Winthrop's geographic coordinates are 48 ° 28 ′ N , 120 ° 11 ′ W (48.473701, −120.178889). The place is east of Mazama and north of Twisp.
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city covers an area of 2.3 km², all of which is land.
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Winthrop lived in 349 people. The population density was 153.1 people per km ². There were 242 housing units at an average of 106.2 per km ². The Winthrop population was 98.28% White , 0.29% Black, or African American , 0.29% Asian . 1.15% named two or more races. 2.87% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Winthrop were distributed to 185 households out of which 23.2% had children under 18 years of age. 40.0% of households were married, 11.4% had a female head of the household without a husband, and 45.5% were not families. 40.0% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 15.1% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 1.89 and the average family size was 2.50.
The urban population was divided into 20.1% minors, 3.4% 18–24 year olds, 24.1% 25–44 year olds, 33.8% 45–64 year olds and 18.6% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 women there were 83.7 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 78.8 men.
The median household income in Winthrop was 25,417 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 33,333 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 31,389 versus $ 23,750 for women. The per capita income for Winthrop was $ 17,649. 15.1% of the population and 16.3% of families had an income below the poverty line , of which 29.3% of minors and 10.1% of those aged 65 and over were affected.
Web links
- Entry in the Washington encyclopedia HistoryLink (English)
- Website of the local Chamber of Commerce (English)
- Some pictures (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ History ( Memento from May 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b Winthrop History . www.winthropwashington.com. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
- ↑ http://www.secstate.wa.gov/history/publications_view.aspx?i=images/publications/SL_steeleillustrated/directory.djvu&p=600