Wallula, Washington
Wallula, Washington | ||
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FIPS code 53-75985[1] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 1512771[2] |
Wallula (
History
The
During David Thompson's 1811 voyage down the Columbia River, he camped at the Snake River confluence on July 9, 1811. There he erected a pole and notice claiming the country for Great Britain and stating the intention of the North West Company to build a trading post at the site.
European settlement of the area began in 1818, when the North West Company built
The first railroad to connect
In 1883, the Northern Pacific completed its line from
Geography
Wallula is located at 46°5′4″N 118°54′23″W / 46.08444°N 118.90639°W (46.084446, -118.906256).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.1 square mile (0.3 km2), all land.
The water gap in the Columbia River called Wallula Gap is near the settlement.
Demographics
As of the census
There were 60 households, out of which 45.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 8.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.28 and the average family size was 3.38.
In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 39.6% under the age of 18, 2.5% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,071, and the median income for a family was $26,071. Males had a median income of $26,000 versus $18,611 for females. The
A paper mill of Packaging Corporation of America is in Wallula, originally a Boise Cascade facility constructed in 1958;[5][6] to produce corrugated shipping containers. PCA acquired it in 2013 and it is part of their Boise Paper division.[7] The only other businesses in the area are a U.S. Post Office and an auto wreck yard.
References
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "United States Census Bureau". Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ Schick, Jim B. (June 14, 1960). "Boise-Cascade has paper plant on sands". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin). p. 6.
- ^ "Pulp, paper mill at Wallula plans $5,000,000 expansion". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). June 19, 1960. p. 17.
- ^ "New auctions soon". PCA - Boise Paper. Retrieved September 27, 2022.