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Encyclopedia > Krupp, Washington

Krupp is a town located in Grant County, Washington, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 60.

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History

Kruppwas officially incorporated on January 7, 1911.


Geography

Location of Krupp, Washington

Krupp is located at 47°24'32" North, 118°59'18" West (47.408752, -118.988203)1.


According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.6 km˛ (0.6 mi˛). 1.6 km˛ (0.6 mi˛) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.


Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 60 people, 24 households, and 15 families residing in the town. The population density is 38.6/km˛ (100.5/mi˛). There are 30 housing units at an average density of 19.3/km˛ (50.3/mi˛). The racial makeup of the town is 83.33% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 1.67% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 15.00% from two or more races. 5.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.


There are 24 households out of which 33.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% are married couples living together, 0.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% are non-families. 29.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.50 and the average family size is 3.27.


In the town the population is spread out with 31.7% under the age of 18, 1.7% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 105.0 males.


The median income for a household in the town is $37,679, and the median income for a family is $37,857. Males have a median income of $36,250 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town is $9,149. 2.7% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.


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Krupp - MSN Encarta (523 words)
By then the firm had passed first to Friedrich Krupp (1854-1902) and then, after his apparent suicide over a sex scandal, to his daughter Bertha (1886-1957), although her husband, Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1870-1950), actually ran the operation.
Krupp also became known for its beneficent social policies, providing low-cost housing and food, financial aid, and a pension fund for its workers.
Alfred Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1907-1967), the son of Gustav and Bertha, ran the firm during the war; after the defeat of Nazi Germany, he was sentenced by the Allies to 12 years' imprisonment as a war criminal but was released in 1951.
One35th presents the 28cm K5(E) Eisenbahngeschutz - KRUPP - Hitler's Armourers (1720 words)
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach was born in the Hague, the son of a diplomat.
Krupp survived the depression making steel, trains and trucks, but with the accession of Adolf Hitler to power it was soon back doing what it knew best - building guns - Thanks to the secret work in the 1920s the concern had advanced new weapons in production in an astonishingly short time.
Krupp cannons were used in Bismarck's wars against Austria and France; its artillery destroyed the Belgian fortifications in 1914, and shelled Paris in 1918; and its stupendous armaments output supplied Hitler nearly single-handedly with heavy artillery, tanks, and U-boats.
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