Orchards, Washington

Orchards, Washington
—  CDP  —
Location of Orchards, Washington
Coordinates: 45°41′2″N 122°31′45″W / 45.68389°N 122.52917°W / 45.68389; -122.52917Coordinates: 45°41′2″N 122°31′45″W / 45.68389°N 122.52917°W / 45.68389; -122.52917
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Clark
Area
– Total	6.9 sq mi (17.8 km2)
– Land	6.9 sq mi (17.8 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	226 ft (69 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	17,852
– Density	2,601.4/sq mi (1,004.4/km2)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
– Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	98662
Area code	360
FIPS code	53-51795[1]
GNIS feature ID	1512536[2]

Orchards is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 17,852 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Orchards is located at 45°41′2″N 122°31′45″W / 45.68389°N 122.52917°W / 45.68389; -122.52917 (45.683873, -122.529267)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.9 square miles (17.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 17,852 people, 5,918 households, and 4,704 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,601.4 people per square mile (1,004.8/km²). There were 6,175 housing units at an average density of 899.8/sq mi (347.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.39% White, 1.75% African American, 0.88% Native American, 4.11% Asian, 0.59% Pacific Islander, 1.84% from other races, and 3.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.53% of the population. 19.9% were of German, 9.3% Irish, 8.8% American and 6.6% English ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 5,918 households out of which 49.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the CDP the age distribution of the population shows 34.2% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 36.9% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 4.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $49,216, and the median income for a family was $50,330. Males had a median income of $37,716 versus $26,576 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,866. About 4.6% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.