Kettle Falls, Washington

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Kettle Falls
FIPS code		53-35485
GNIS feature ID	1530955[4]
Website	City of Kettle Falls

Kettle Falls is a city in

History

The original Kettle Falls was officially incorporated on December 17, 1891 on the bank of the Columbia.[6] Before it was flooded by the Grand Coulee Dam in 1940, city planners relocated the town at a community called Meyers Falls, near the railroad lines, helping to ensure its success as a trans-shipment point for the logging, agriculture, and paper industries.^[7] This is its present location, eight miles northwest of Colville and roughly 80 miles northwest of Spokane.^[8]

Geography

It is 30 miles (48 km) south of the

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	297		—
1910	377		26.9%
1920	276		−26.8%
1930	414		50.0%
1940	560		35.3%
1950	714		27.5%
1960	905		26.8%
1970	893		−1.3%
1980	1,087		21.7%
1990	1,272		17.0%
2000	1,527		20.0%
2010	1,595		4.5%
2019 (est.)	1,635	[3]	2.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[10] 2015 Estimate[11]

2010 census

As of the

Latino

of any race were 1.7% of the population.

There were 676 households, of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband/wife present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife/husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age in the city was 38.6 years. 26.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.4% were from 45 to 64; and 16.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.

2000 census

As of the

of any race were 2.75% of the population.

There were 632 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 29.4% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,031, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $23,750 for females. The

, including 26.0% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Cathy McMorris Rodgers, U.S. representative for Washington's 5th congressional district since 2005
• James Darling, NFL
  player from 1997 to 2006

See also

• St. Paul's Mission
• Fort Colvile
• Old Apple Warehouse

References

External links

• Official City of Kettle Falls website
• Stevens County Heritage From the Libraries of Stevens County. Includes a collection of materials depicting early Kettle Falls and Meyers Falls.