Reardan, Washington

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Reardan is a town in Lincoln County, Washington, United States. The population was 608 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
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[edit] History

Reardan was officially incorporated on April 14, 1903. Famous Native American writer Sherman Alexie attended Reardan High School which is featured in a few of his stories.

[edit] Geography

Reardan is located at 47°40′9″N, 117°52′42″W (47.669057, -117.878471)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²). 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is land and 2.08% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 608 people, 227 households, and 174 families residing in the town. The population density was 499.5/km² (1,285.2/mi²). There were 242 housing units at an average density of 198.8/km² (511.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.91% White, 0.16% African American, 2.30% Native American, 0.66% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 2.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population.

There were 227 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $44,167. Males had a median income of $32,279 versus $21,429 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,610. About 7.3% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.