Union Gap, Washington

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Union Gap is a city in

Name

The town is so named due to the small Yakima River water gap with which it shares its name, in the east–west ranging hill-line at 46.529N, 120.472W. Through this gap proceeds US 97 & I-82, Thorp road, the Yakima river, and Ahtanum creek.

Union Gap is the namesake of Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, a nationally successful pop group of the late 1960s (Puckett grew up in the adjacent city of Yakima).^[5]

History

The city of Union Gap was originally named Yakima City and was officially incorporated on November 23, 1883. When bypassed by the

Union Gap is located at 46°33′30″N 120°29′26″W / 46.55833°N 120.49056°W / 46.55833; -120.49056 (46.558237, -120.490566).^[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.06 square miles (13.11 km²), of which, 5.05 square miles (13.08 km²) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²) is water.^[8]

Economy

Liberty Bottleworks, a water bottle manufacturer, operates out of a plant in Union Gap that employs 18 people.^[9]

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 6,568 people, 2,073 households in the city.

2010 census

As of the

There were 2,061 households, of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.1% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.43.

The median age in the city was 32.7 years. 28.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.4% were from 45 to 64; and 11.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.5% male and 49.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

There were 2,070 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 28.5% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,676, and the median income for a family was $34,795. Males had a median income of $25,802 versus $23,393 for females. The

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Union Gap, Washington.

• City of Union Gap Official Website
• History of Union Gap at HistoryLink
• Union Gap Tourism - the official tourism site for the City of Union Gap