Oak Harbor, Washington Oak Harbor, Washington Location of Oak Harbor, Washington Location of Oak Harbor, Washington Oak Harbor is a town/city located on Whidbey Island in Island County, Washington.
Oak Harbor was incorporated on May 14, 1915.
Oak Harbor is Whidbey Island's biggest incorporated city.
The city's expansion coincided with two primary affairs: the building of Deception Pass Bridge on July 31, 1935, and the culmination of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island on September 21, 1942.
Oak Harbor's history goes back to the early 1850s, when two pioneer staked claims where the town/city now stands Zakarias Toftezen, a shoemaker from Norway; C.W.
Houses and businesses sprouted up along the shores of Oak Harbor as the pioneers relied entirely on water transit until the 1900s.
The Irish came in the late 1850s, making Oak Harbor expanded and prosper as they fished and farmed the area, and the city's Dutch tradition appeared in the 1890s.
Oak Harbor flourished as a small nation town until Deception Pass Bridge and the U.S.
Deception Pass Bridge, a National Historic Monument since 1982, is actually two spans that link Whidbey Island to Fidalgo Island over Canoe Pass and Deception Pass.
Deception Pass State Park has over 4,100 acres (17 km2) of forest, campsites, trails, and scenic vistas of the San Juan Islands, Victoria (British Columbia, Canada), Mount Baker, and Fidalgo Island.
Oak Harbor is positioned at 48 17 42 N 122 39 31 W (48.295136, -122.658553). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 9.47 square miles (24.53 km2), of which, 9.42 square miles (24.40 km2) is territory and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water. Access to the island by territory is only available by driving through Deception Pass.
Climate data for Oak Harbor, Washington As of the census of 2010, there were 22,075 citizens , 8,677 homeholds, and 5,789 families living in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 72.6% White, 4.9% African American, 0.9% Native American, 10.2% Asian, 1.0% Pacific Islander, 2.7% from other competitions, and 7.8% from two or more competitions.
There were 8,677 homeholds of which 38.6% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 51.7% were married couples residing together, 11.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 33.3% were non-families.
26.9% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 29 years.
28.3% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 12.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31.9% were from 25 to 44; 17% were from 45 to 64; and 10.3% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 19,795 citizens , 7,333 homeholds, and 5,265 families living in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 74.93% White, 5.45% African American, 9.62% Asian, 1.22% Native American, 0.77% Pacific Islander, 2.42% from other competitions, and 5.58% from two or more competitions.
There were 7,333 homeholds out of which 43.4% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 59.0% were married couples residing together, 9.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families.
22.2% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 31.6% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 34.4% from 25 to 44, 13.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $36,641, and the median income for a family was $41,579.
About 8.1% of families and 9.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.
Oak Harbor is the nearest town/city to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
Its influence on the region has established Oak Harbor as a stronghold for American conservatism and the Republican Party.
He competed against Jim Campbell and Martha Yount for the position after serving since 2008 on the Oak Harbor City Council. The City Council is made up of seven members that serve 4 year terms.
The positions have offset elections, three of which are voted for in a given year and four voted for two years after. In the 2016 Presidential election, 48.9% of inhabitants in Island County, which contains Oak Harbor, propel Hillary Clinton, while 43% propel Donald Trump. However, many inhabitants are in the military and cast absentee ballots.
One of the symbolic oak trees that give Oak Harbor its name.
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