Editing Alger, Washington

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| official_name      = Alger, Washington
| settlement_type    = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
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| map_caption        = Location of Alger, Washington
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| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Washington|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Skagit County, Washington|Skagit]]
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| area_total_km2     = 4.7
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 507
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| timezone           = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
| utc_offset         = −08:00
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| utc_offset_DST     = −07:00
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| postal_code        = 98229
| area_code          = [[Area code 360|360]]
| area_code_type     = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
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| blank_info         = 53-01255<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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'''Alger''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Skagit County, Washington]], United States. The population was 507 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Alger, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Alger%20CDP,%20Washington |access-date=May 9, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> It is included in the [[Mount Vernon, Washington|Mount Vernon]]&ndash;[[Anacortes, Washington|Anacortes]], Washington [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

Alger is located along Old Highway 99 North Road.  It is near the midway point of the route between [[Seattle]] and [[Vancouver]], 76 miles from the former and 66 miles from the latter. A former [[logging camp]], Alger is now a working-class [[Commuter town|exurban]] community and home to the Skagit Speedway.
The nearby Skagit Speedway has been operating for 50 years and attracting racers from all over the Northwest and West; [[Kasey Kahne]] raced there before becoming a [[NASCAR Sprint Cup]] driver.  It is a 1/3 mile banked oval track built of silica and clay, and the faster classes of sprint cars achieve lap averages of almost 100&nbsp;mph. Races are typically held on Saturday nights under floodlights, and camping is available for racers and spectators in the Speedway's grounds.

==History==
Alger was first settled by Frederick G. Abbey in 1884.<ref name=majors>{{Cite book| last = Majors | first = Harry M. | title = Exploring Washington | publisher = Van Winkle Publishing Co | year = 1975 | page = 19 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ| isbn = 978-0-918664-00-6}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 1.8&nbsp;square miles (4.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 1.8&nbsp;square&nbsp;miles (4.6&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 0.56% is water.

==Demographics==
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 89 people, 35 households, and 24 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 49.7 people per square mile (19.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 42 housing units at an average density of 23.5/sq&nbsp;mi (9.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.62% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.62% of the population.

There were 35 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 21.3% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $13,542, and the median income for a family was $34,125. Males had a median income of $37,614 versus $36,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,180. There were 27.6% of families and 35.8% of the population living below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 38.5% of those over 64.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.skagitspeedway.com/ Official website of Skagit Speedway]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Skagit County, Washington]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Washington (state)]]