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Location of Shelton, Washington Location of Shelton, Washington State Washington Shelton is the governmental center of county of Mason County, Washington, United States. Shelton is the westernmost town/city on Puget Sound.
In terms of population, the town/city is ranked 161 out of roughly 500 municipalities in Washington.
Shelton has a unique form of government in the State of Washington, being the only town/city in the state which still retains the commission form of government.
The town/city was titled after David Shelton, a delegate to the territorial legislature. These boats encompassed the Old Settler, Irene, Willie, City of Shelton, Marian, Clara Brown, and S.G.
Simpson. The economy was assembled around logging, farming, dairying and ranching as well as oyster cultivation. The Simpson Timber Company foundry on Puget Sound's Oakland Bay dominated the landscape of the downtown area; the foundry was sold to Sierra Pacific Industries in 2015, who are presently building a new mill. Shelton also identifies itself as the "Christmas Tree Capital".
Formally incorporated in the 1890s, Shelton's municipal government is run in the Mayor/Commission form. It is the last town/city in the State of Washington to use this form of government.
Shelton is positioned at 47 12 49 N 123 6 22 W (47.213702, 123.106088). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 6.09 square miles (15.77 km2), of which 5.76 square miles (14.92 km2) is territory and 0.33 square miles (0.85 km2) is water. Shelton experiences heavy annual precipitation, but experiences a diverse drying trend in summer, in common with much of Washington.
(0) 0 As of the census of 2010, there were 9,834 citizens , 3,574 homeholds, and 2,166 families living in the city.
The populace density was 1,707.3 inhabitants per square mile (659.2/km2).
There were 3,847 housing units at an average density of 667.9 per square mile (257.9/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 78.9% White, 0.8% African American, 3.7% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.8% Pacific Islander, 9.9% from other competitions, and 4.9% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,574 homeholds of which 35.3% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 38.1% were married couples residing together, 15.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 6.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 39.4% were non-families.
31.2% 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 2.63 and the average family size was 3.23.
The median age in the town/city was 33.1 years.
26.4% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 10.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.5% were from 25 to 44; 21.9% were from 45 to 64; and 14.3% were 65 years of age or older.
The gender makeup of the town/city was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.
As of the 2000 census, there were 8,442 citizens , 3,191 homeholds, and 2,035 families living in the city.
There were 3,403 housing units at an average density of 612.5 per square mile (236.3/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 85.83% White, 0.36% African American, 2.72% Native American, 1.17% Asian, 0.73% Pacific Islander, 5.77% from other competitions, and 3.41% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,191 homeholds out of which 32.3% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 44.8% were married couples residing together, 13.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families.
29.5% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone residing alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $40,392.
About 15.3% of families and 18.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 28.1% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.
The Shelton School District is composed of seven schools: Shelton High School covers tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shelton, Washington.
City of Shelton about 1925 (University of Washington collection) United States Enumeration Bureau.
"City of Shelton Community".
Sierra Pacific to buy, shut down, then rebuild Shelton Mill United States Enumeration Bureau.
"SHELTON, WASHINGTON (457584)".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
Shelton Mason County Journal.
IMDb: Jerry Lambert Retrieved on December 7, 2010 Municipalities and communities of Mason County, Washington, United States Steamboats of Puget Sound and Washington State
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