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Coupeville is a town in Island County, Washington, United States. The
population was 1,723 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Island County[3].
History
Coupeville was officially incorporated on April 20, 1910.
Geography
Coupeville is located at 48°13′6″N 122°41′1″W / 48.21833°N
122.68361°W / 48.21833; -122.68361
(48.218250, -122.683556)[4].
According to the United States Census
Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 square miles
(3.3 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
|
Historical populations |
|
Census |
Pop. |
|
%± |
| 1910 |
310 |
|
—
|
| 1920 |
343 |
|
10.6% |
| 1930 |
277 |
|
−19.2% |
| 1940 |
325 |
|
17.3% |
| 1950 |
379 |
|
16.6% |
| 1960 |
740 |
|
95.3% |
| 1970 |
678 |
|
−8.4% |
| 1980 |
1,006 |
|
48.4% |
| 1990 |
1,377 |
|
36.9% |
| 2000 |
1,723 |
|
25.1% |
| Est. 2008 |
1,888 |
|
9.6% |
As of the census[1] of
2000, there were 1,723 people, 737 households, and 426 families
residing in the town. The population density was 1,346.7
people per square mile (519.7/km²). There were 814 housing units at
an average density of 636.2/sq mi (245.5/km²). The racial
makeup of the town was 89.79% White, 1.57% African
American, 0.52% Native
American, 2.15% Asian, 2.84%
from other
races, and 3.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any
race were 5.34% of the population.
There were 737 households out of which 25.5% had children under
the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a
female householder with no husband present, and 42.1% were
non-families. 36.9% of all households were made up of individuals
and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family
size was 2.81.
In the town the population was spread out with 21.1% under the
age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45
to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 83.5 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,938, and
the median income for a family was $47,721. Males had a median
income of $33,235 versus $27,100 for females. The per capita
income for the town was $18,720. About 8.9% of families and
11.4% of the population were below the poverty line,
including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or
over.
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/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved
2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and
1990". United States Census
Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved
2008-01-31.
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