Stevenson, Washington Website City of Stevenson Stevenson is a town/city in Skamania County, Washington, United States.
It is the governmental center of county of Skamania County and home to the Skamania County Court House and Sheriff's Office.
Entrance to the Port of Skamania County in Stevenson Stevenson town/city hall building, established in 1906.
Skamania County Court House, one of the most prominent buildings in Stevenson, viewed from the front lawn.
Stevenson. The Stevenson family, who settled in the Gorge in the 1800s from Missouri, established the town of Stevenson on the old Shepard donation territory claim.
Under the auspices of the Stevenson Land Company, George Stevenson purchased the initial town site for $24,000 in 1893, building the town along the lower flat near the river.
In 1893, in a dispute over rental fees, an unknown crew transported the county records from the town of Cascades to Stevenson.
Stevenson became the governmental center of county of Skamania overnight.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 1.79 square miles (4.64 km2), of which, 1.65 square miles (4.27 km2) is territory and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,465 citizens , 640 homeholds, and 390 families living in the city.
There were 703 housing units at an average density of 426.1 per square mile (164.5/km2).
There were 640 homeholds of which 28.6% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 41.3% were married couples residing together, 15.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 39.1% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 42.1 years.
23% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.5% were from 25 to 44; 30.6% were from 45 to 64; and 15.3% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 523 housing units at an average density of 354.5 per square mile (136.4/km ).
There were 474 homeholds out of which 31.6% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 46.2% were married couples residing together, 14.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families.
In the city, the age distribution of the populace shows 25.1% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $31,979, and the median income for a family was $38,750.
About 17.8% of families and 22.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 30.2% of those under age 18 and 17.0% of those age 65 or over.
City of Stevenson, Washington.
United States Enumeration Bureau.
City of Stevenson Website Municipalities and communities of Skamania County, Washington, United States County seat: Stevenson
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