Carson, Washington

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Carson, Washington
CDP
Carsonhotsprings1.png
Hotel St. Martin at Carson Hot Springs
Skamania County Washington Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Carson River Valley Highlighted.svg
Location of Carson, Washington
Coordinates: 45°43′31″N121°49′10″W / 45.7253°N 121.8195°W / 45.7253; -121.8195
CountryUnited States
State Washington
County Skamania
Elevation
469 ft (143 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,279
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98610
Area code 509
GNIS feature ID1512068 [1]

Carson is a small census-designated place in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, north of the Columbia River in Skamania County, in the southwestern part of Washington, United States.

Contents

Carson is located north of Washington State Route 14 and the town lies south of Stabler and between Stevenson to the west and Underwood and the neighboring cities of Bingen and White Salmon to the east.

History

A post office called Carson has been in operation since 1894. [2] The community takes its name from nearby Carson Creek. [3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.2 km2), of which, 4.7 square miles (12.1 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) of it (0.43%) is water.

Climate

Climate data for Carson, Washington
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)45.6
(7.6)		54.3
(12.4)		62.8
(17.1)		70.4
(21.3)		78.9
(26.1)		85.8
(29.9)		93.5
(34.2)		93
(34)		84.1
(28.9)		71.7
(22.1)		54.7
(12.6)		44.2
(6.8)		93.5
(34.2)
Average high °F (°C)38.3
(3.5)		43.6
(6.4)		50.3
(10.2)		59.1
(15.1)		67.8
(19.9)		73.1
(22.8)		80.7
(27.1)		79.8
(26.6)		73.9
(23.3)		61.4
(16.3)		47.5
(8.6)		40.9
(4.9)		59.7
(15.4)
Daily mean °F (°C)31
(−1)		35
(2)		40
(4)		46
(8)		53
(12)		58
(14)		64
(18)		63
(17)		58
(14)		49
(9)		39
(4)		35
(2)		48
(9)
Average low °F (°C)25.6
(−3.6)		27.9
(−2.3)		30.4
(−0.9)		33.5
(0.8)		39.1
(3.9)		47.4
(8.6)		47.4
(8.6)		46.7
(8.2)		42.5
(5.8)		37.5
(3.1)		31.9
(−0.1)		29.5
(−1.4)		36.4
(2.4)
Record low °F (°C)2.9
(−16.2)		15.5
(−9.2)		22.8
(−5.1)		25.8
(−3.4)		33.8
(1.0)		39.7
(4.3)		46.2
(7.9)		45.2
(7.3)		34.5
(1.4)		28.4
(−2.0)		10
(−12)		7.6
(−13.6)		2.9
(−16.2)
Average precipitation inches (mm)16.9
(430)		12.6
(320)		11.5
(290)		6.1
(150)		3.6
(91)		2.4
(61)		0.7
(18)		1.3
(33)		3
(76)		8.4
(210)		15
(380)		18.4
(470)		99.7
(2,530)
Average snowfall inches (cm)38.1
(97)		17.8
(45)		7.3
(19)		0.7
(1.8)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0
(0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		3.4
(8.6)		17.6
(45)		84.9
(216)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in.)18151612108447131619142
Source: weatherbase.com

[4]

Demographics

As of the census [5] of 2000, there were 2,116 people, 797 households, and 572 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 452.8 people per square mile (174.9/km2). There were 894 housing units at an average density of 191.3/sq mi (73.9/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.52% White, 0.33% African American, 3.50% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.57% Pacific Islander, 3.64% from other races, and 3.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.10% of the population.

There were 797 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 28.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,598, and the median income for a family was $40,519. Males had a median income of $31,413 versus $25,478 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,922. About 9.4% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

Parks and recreation

Carson is situated within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and outside the southern end of Gifford Pinchot National Forest, which contains the nearby highland terrain areas of Wind Mountain and Dog Mountain.

The oldest arboretum in the Pacific Northwest, the Wind River Arboretum, is located in nearby Stabler. Carson has a local hot spring, and hotel and resort businesses in the town provide geothermal steam baths.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 38.
  4. ↑ "weatherbase.com".
  5. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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