Chelan, Washington Chelan.
Chelan, Washington Location of Chelan, Washington Location of Chelan, Washington County Chelan Website City of Chelan Chelan (/ l n/ sh -lan) is a town/city in Chelan County, Washington, United States.
It lies on the southeast tip of Lake Chelan, where the lake flows into the Chelan River.
Chelan is part of the Wenatchee East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Chelan region was home to Salish speaking Native Americans known as the Chelan tribe before to white settlement in the late 1800s.
These diseases wiped out an estimated 90% of the Indians before David Thompson, the very first explorer in the area, appeared on the Columbia in 1811. The horse and the culture of the horse so prevalent with Indians of the Plains also took over by the time explorers and pioneer arrived, so it is difficult to know what the initial inhabitants' lives were truly like and who the Indians were before these monumental shifts to their way of life.
Although not a Chelan Indian himself, Chief Moses (a Shahaptin, not Salish speaker from the Columbia Basin and Okanagan) nearly had a large section of territory set aside for a reservation.
Colonel Henry Clay Merriam of the United States Army established Camp Chelan at the foot of Lake Chelan to control and safeguard the Indian populace on the Moses Columbia Reservation.
The first European pioneer in the region were William Sanders (one of chief streets in Chelan is titled after him) and Henry Dumpke, who appeared in 1886.
Following the Panic of 1893, difficult times began in earnest but never affected Chelan completely.
Chelan was officially incorporated on May 7, 1902.
Chelan is positioned at 47 50 34 N 120 1 17 W (47.842858, -120.021312). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 6.35 square miles (16.45 km2), of which, 6.29 square miles (16.29 km2) is territory and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) is water. Chelan's climate is typical for Eastern Washington.
Climate data for Chelan, Washington (1985 - 2014 normals) Andrews Episcopal Church, an 1890s log church on Woodin Avenue in downtown Chelan, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,890 citizens , 1,602 homeholds, and 1,031 families living in the city.
The populace density was 618.4 inhabitants per square mile (238.8/km2).
There were 2,516 housing units at an average density of 400.0 per square mile (154.4/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 80.1% White, 0.4% African American, 1.4% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 14.1% from other competitions, and 3.1% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,602 homeholds of which 29.2% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 49.1% were married couples residing together, 10.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 35.6% were non-families.
28.8% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91.
The median age in the town/city was 44.1 years.
22.4% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.9% were from 25 to 44; 30.2% were from 45 to 64; and 18.9% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,522 citizens , 1,471 homeholds, and 939 families living in the city.
The populace density was 933.9 citizens per square mile (360.7/km ).
There were 2,058 housing units at an average density of 545.7 per square mile (210.8/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 85.69% White, 0.11% African American, 1.53% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 9.23% from other competitions, and 2.84% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,471 homeholds out of which 29.6% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 49.8% were married couples residing together, 10.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families.
30.5% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city, the age distribution of the populace shows 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $28,047, and the median income for a family was $33,662.
About 17.3% of families and 20.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 31.3% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
(editor)A History of Central Washington: Including the Famous Wenatchee, Entiat, Chelan and the Columbia Valleys, with an Indexed Eighty Scenic Historical Illustrations.
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