- Colville, Washington
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Colville, Washington — City — Highland Cemetery
Location of Colville, Washington
Coordinates: 48°32′42″N 117°54′3″W / 48.545°N 117.90083°WCoordinates: 48°32′42″N 117°54′3″W / 48.545°N 117.90083°W Country United States State Washington County Stevens Area - Total 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2) - Land 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2) - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation 1,614 ft (492 m) Population (2010) - Total 4,673 - Density 1,947.1/sq mi (753.7/km2) Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC−8) - Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−7) ZIP code 99114 Area code 509 FIPS code 53-14170[1] GNIS feature ID 1517983[2] Colville is a city in Stevens County, Washington, United States. The population was 4,673 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Stevens County[3].
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History
The Hudson's Bay Company established Fort Colville near the Kettle Falls fur trading site in 1825. The Oregon boundary dispute (or Oregon question) arose as a result of competing British and American claims to the Pacific Northwest of North America in the first half of the 19th century. In 1859, the US Army established a new Fort Colville at Pinkney City, about 1.5 miles NE of the current city of Colville. That fort was abandoned in 1882 and the city was moved to the present location on the Colville River Valley.
Colville, as a town, is claimed to be founded by John U. Hofstetter,[4] was officially incorporated on June 7, 1890.
Geography
Colville is located at 48°32′42″N 117°54′3″W / 48.545°N 117.90083°W (48.545094, −117.900841).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
Historical populations Census Pop. %± 1900 594 — 1910 1,533 158.1% 1920 1,718 12.1% 1930 1,803 4.9% 1940 2,418 34.1% 1950 3,033 25.4% 1960 3,806 25.5% 1970 3,742 −1.7% 1980 4,603 23.0% 1990 4,360 −5.3% 2000 4,988 14.4% 2010 4,673 −6.3% As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 4,988 people, 2,090 households, and 1,262 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,079.8 people per square mile (802.4/km²). There were 2,219 housing units at an average density of 925.2 per square mile (357.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.74% White, 0.16% African American, 2.17% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.24% Pacific Islander, 0.88% from other races, and 3.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.35% of the population.
There were 2,090 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.6% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the city the age distribution of the population shows 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 83.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,988, and the median income for a family was $40,466. Males had a median income of $32,066 versus $21,782 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,031. About 10.4% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
The area is supported by the timber and mining industry, manufacturing, and regional offices of the Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources and U.S. Forest Service. Major private employers incluce Boise Cascade, Stimson, Vaagen Brothers, Hearth and Home, Hewes Marine, Colmac Coil Manufacturing, Colmac Industries, and Washington Dental Service. Lesser industries are cattle, horse, and hay-farming, and more recently tourism to nearby National Forest Land for hunting and fishing, and to local farms, orchards and corn mazes.
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2005 Colville FairParade
Trivia
Colville is the setting of Debbie Macomber's novel Susannah's Garden. Ms. Macomber has family in the area, and has visited it many times, providing ample opportunity for researching the setting.
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ rootsweb.com/~wasteven/Sketches/HOFSTETTER-John.txt
- ^ "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.
External links
- City of Colville
- Colville Chamber of Commerce
- History of Colville at HistoryLink
- Colville, Washington at the Open Directory Project
Municipalities and communities of Stevens County, Washington County seat: Colville Cities Chewelah | Colville | Kettle Falls
Towns Unincorporated
communitiesGhost towns Bossburg | Pinkney City
Categories:- Cities in Washington (state)
- Populated places in Stevens County, Washington
- County seats in Washington (state)
- Populated places on the Columbia River
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