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Encyclopedia > Yacolt, Washington

Yacolt is a town located in Clark County, Washington. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,055.

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History

Yacolt was officially incorporated on July 31, 1908.


Geography

Location of Yacolt, Washington

Yacolt is located at 45°51'56" North, 122°24'25" West (45.865506, -122.407028)1.


According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 km˛ (0.5 mi˛). 1.3 km˛ (0.5 mi˛) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.


Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 1,055 people, 319 households, and 256 families residing in the town. The population density is 798.7/km˛ (2,075.2/mi˛). There are 344 housing units at an average density of 260.4/km˛ (676.7/mi˛). The racial makeup of the town is 95.26% White, 0.47% African American, 1.14% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 2.65% from two or more races. 1.90% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.


There are 319 households out of which 54.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% are married couples living together, 11.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% are non-families. 16.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.31 and the average family size is 3.71.


In the town the population is spread out with 40.2% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 13.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 26 years. For every 100 females there are 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.7 males.


The median income for a household in the town is $39,444, and the median income for a family is $43,438. Males have a median income of $37,500 versus $24,306 for females. The per capita income for the town is $12,529. 7.8% of the population and 6.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 8.8% of those under the age of 18 and 11.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.


External links

  • Maps and aerial photos
    • Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=45.865506&longitude=-122.407028&zoom=6) or Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=45.865506,-122.407028)
    • Topographic map from Topozone (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=45.865506&lon=-122.407028&s=200&size=m&layer=DRG100)
    • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-122.407028&lat=45.865506&w=750&h=500)

  Results from FactBites:
 
Yacolt Burn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (303 words)
The Yacolt Burn was the worst forest fire in the history of Washington state.
Yacolt, Washington was approached by the inferno close enough to blister paint on the town's 15 buildings, but the wind changed, causing the fire to veer north toward the Lewis River, where it burned itself out.
The area's wet winters cause rapid growth of lush timber, but this is followed by the intrusion of hot, dry weather in the summer from the arid Cascade Mountain rainshadow.
Yacolt Burn - Yacolt - LewisRiver.com (692 words)
This 1937 photo from the summit of Lookout Mountain in Skamania County shows some of the 239,000 acres in the Yacolt area Southwest Washington that were repeatedly scorched by forest fires during the first three decades of the last century, starting in 1902.
A century ago, a wall of fire raged through three Southwest Washington counties, destroying nearly 250,000 acres, and fire officials say conditions are ripe for a devastating fire to happen again.
The Yacolt Burn, more than twice the size of the entire Mount St. Helens National Monument, happened in September 1902 and is the largest fire in Washington's history.
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