Ephrata, Washington Ephrata, Washington Grant County Courthouse in Ephrata, Washington.
Grant County Courthouse in Ephrata, Washington.
Location of Ephrata, Washington Location of Ephrata, Washington Website City of Ephrata Ephrata (/i fre t / ee-fray-t ) is a town/city in Grant County, Washington, United States.
Ephrata was officially incorporated on June 21, 1909 and was given the governmental center of county for the newly created Grant County. In 1909, the Washington State council divided it, creating Grant County.
When the time came to present arguments to the state council regarding which town should be the county seat, someone apparently intentionally intoxicated the representative of a rival community, and Ephrata was chosen. It is generally believed that the town/city was titled Ephrata by a man who worked for the Great Northern Railway.
Horse trading was an meaningful element of the small-town economy, and Ephrata served as the staging region for the horse round-ups.
The last "Grand Horse Round-up" was held in Ephrata in 1906.
Ephrata then advanced as a trade and service center for cattle and sheep ranches in the region until the assembly of the Columbia Basin Reclamation Project.
In 1939, one of the state's longest runways was assembled at Ephrata and served the U.S.
Ephrata was in the nationwide spotlight in a segment on 60 Minutes II after the 2003 murder of Craig Sorger by Evan Savoie and Jake Eakin.
Grant County Public Utility District has its command posts located in Ephrata.
Beginning in July 1918, a several prominent Ephrata inhabitants started the promotion of a plan to redirect waters of the Columbia River in order to irrigate the dry but fertile soils of the Big Bend country.
Labeled "The Dam University", Ephrata inhabitants persistently lobbied at the local, state, and federal levels to gather support for the project.
The assembly of the Irrigation Project and the military activeness increased the populace of Ephrata by a factor of eight between 1940 and 1960.
The town/city has seen steady populace growth since 1990.
Ephrata is positioned at 47 19 1 N 119 32 53 W (47.316971, 119.548059). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 10.09 square miles (26.13 km2), all of it land. Climate data for Ephrata, Washington As of the census of 2010, there were 7,664 citizens , 2,856 homeholds, and 1,915 families living in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 84.1% White, 0.8% African American, 1.1% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 9.5% from other competitions, and 3.1% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,856 homeholds of which 36.1% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 49.6% were married couples residing together, 12.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 32.9% were non-families.
28.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.14.
The median age in the town/city was 34.7 years.
27.4% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25% were from 25 to 44; 23.6% were from 45 to 64; and 14.6% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,808 citizens , 2,561 homeholds, and 1,776 families living in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 90.64% White, 0.40% African American, 0.71% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 5.32% from other competitions, and 2.10% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,561 homeholds out of which 35.8% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 54.5% were married couples residing together, 10.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families.
27.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city, the age distribution of the populace shows 28.9% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $35,060, and the median income for a family was $43,500.
About 8.7% of families and 12.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
Ephrata Middle School Ephrata High School United States Enumeration Bureau.
City of Ephrata website United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
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