Republic, Washington Republic, Washington Republic Ferry County 01.jpg Location of Republic, Washington Location of Republic, Washington Website City of Republic Republic is a town/city in Ferry County, Washington, United States.
The populace was 1,073 at the 2010 census, a 12.5% increase over the 2000 Census. It is the governmental center of county of Ferry County. The Great Republic claim, found by Thomas Ryan and Philip Creasor on March 5, 1896, was the highest producer of gold.
A postal service was established but postal authorities rejected the name Eureka because there was already a town by that name in Clark County, Washington.
The people then decided to honor the Great Republic quarrying claim by proposing the name Republic.
Even with this, quarrying has continued to be an meaningful part of life in Republic, as gold is still mined for in the mountain peaks encircling the town.
Republic is also the site of the Stonerose Interpretive Center and Fossil Site, famous for the Eocene fossils found in a 49 mya lake bed at the north end of Republic.
At the Ferry County Fairgrounds, positioned three miles (5 km) east of town on State Route 20, is the Ferry County Carousel originally assembled between 1895 and 1900.
Republic has many businesses that line Clark Ave (the chief street through town) including Anderson's Grocery, which is over a hundred years old.
The Kinross Gold business and Ferry County Memorial Hospital are two of biggest employers in the County.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 1.59 square miles (4.12 km2), all of it land. Curlew Lake, 7 miles (11 km) long (Elev: 2400 ft), provides fishing and boating to summer visitors northeast of Republic.
Swan Lake is small mountain lake 14 miles (23 km) to the south of Republic and also serves to be a prominent lake for small-town inhabitants and tourists to visit.
Republic experiences a humid continental climate (Koppen Dfb) with cold winters, warm summers and fairly even rain year-round, with a drying trend in summer, though there is a secondary uptick in rainfall from April thru June, unlike in much of the rest of the state.
Climate data for Republic, Washington (1981 2010 normals) Average snowy days ( 0.1 in) 7.3 3.3 2.0 .3 .1 0 0 0 0 .2 3.7 8.4 25.3 There were 536 housing units at an average density of 337.1 per square mile (130.2/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 89.6% White, 0.1% African American, 2.7% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.4% from other competitions, and 4.3% from two or more competitions.
There were 493 homeholds of which 23.7% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 33.7% were married couples residing together, 13.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 46.7% were non-families.
37.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.68.
The median age in the town/city was 45.3 years.
19.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.1% were from 25 to 44; 29.9% were from 45 to 64; and 20.7% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 954 citizens , 411 homeholds, and 244 families living in the city.
The populace density was 602.9 citizens per square mile (233.1/km ).
There were 500 housing units at an average density of 316.0 per square mile (122.2/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 92.56% White, 0.84% African American, 2.73% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other competitions, and 2.83% from two or more competitions.
There were 411 homeholds out of which 31.4% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 44.0% were married couples residing together, 11.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families.
36.5% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city, the populace age distribution is spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $25,284, and the median income for a family was $30,357.
About 20.2% of families and 24.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 31.5% of those under age 18 and 17.6% of those age 65 or over.
"Dates of Incorporation, Disincorporation, and Changes of Classification of Washington Cities and Towns".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
Municipalities and communities of Ferry County, Washington, United States
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