Editing Clarkston, Washington

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Clarkston, Washington
| settlement_type    = [[City government in Washington (state)|City]]
| motto              = 
| named_for          = [[William Clark]]
| image_skyline      = File:Clarkston aerial, May 2023.png
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = View of Clarkston from the southwest
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| map_caption        = Location of Clarkston, Washington
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| 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  = [[Asotin County, Washington|Asotin]]
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| government_type    = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Clarkston Municipal Code|url=https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Clarkston/#!/Clarkston02/Clarkston0204.html#2.04|publisher=codepublishing.com|access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref>
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Monika Lawrence<ref>{{cite web|title=CITY OFFICIALS|url=https://clarkston-wa.com/government/city-officials/|publisher=City of Clarkston|access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref>
| established_title  = 
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_53.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 5.78
| area_land_km2      = 5.32
| area_water_km2     = 0.45
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.23
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.06
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.17
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_total   = 7161
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
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| timezone           = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
| utc_offset         = -8
| timezone_DST       = PDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -7
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 810
| coordinates        = {{coord|46|24|58|N|117|03|02|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 99403
| area_code          = [[Area code 509|509]]
| area_code_type     = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 53-12630
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2409469<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2409469}}</ref>
| website            = [http://www.clarkston-wa.com/ www.clarkston-wa.com]
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Clarkston''' is a [[city]] in [[Asotin County, Washington]], United States. It is part of the [[Lewiston, Idaho metropolitan area|Lewiston, ID-WA metropolitan area]], and is located west of [[Lewiston, Idaho]], across the [[Snake River]].

The population of Clarkston was 7,161 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2010 Census (City)">{{cite web |title=2020 Census Profile: Clarkston city, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Clarkston_city,_Washington?g=1600000US5312630 |access-date=15 March 2023 |work=United States Census Bureau |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}[https://data.census.gov/profile/Clarkston_city,_Washington?g=1600000US5312630]</ref> Clarkston's [[ZIP code]], 99403, is the highest numerically in the [[contiguous United States]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. ZIP Codes: Free ZIP code map and zip code lookup |url=https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=UnitedStatesZipCodes |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Clarkston, Washington (1918).jpg|thumb|left|Clarkston, 1918]]
Clarkston was first settled in 1862 by Robert Bracken,<ref name=majors>{{Cite book| last = Majors | first = Harry M. | title = Exploring Washington | publisher = Van Winkle Publishing Co | year = 1975 | page = 142 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ| isbn = 978-0-918664-00-6}}</ref> and was officially incorporated on August 14, 1902. Before becoming an official town, the area was known by various names, including Jawbone Flats, Lewiston, and Concord (after [[Concord, Massachusetts]]).<ref>{{cite web |last=Dougherty |first=Phil |date=February 14, 2006 |title=Asotin County — Thumbnail History |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/7643 |work=[[HistoryLink]] |access-date=December 17, 2018}}</ref>

The name Clarkston is a reference to [[William Clark (explorer)|William Clark]], of the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]] fame.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA83 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=83}}</ref> Directly east across the Snake River is Lewiston, named for [[Meriwether Lewis]] and the larger and older of the two cities. The&nbsp;expedition passed westbound through the area by canoe in [[Timeline of the Lewis and Clark Expedition#1805|1805]] on October&nbsp;10; neither Lewis nor Clark ever visited the Clarkston side of the river. Eastbound, they returned to the area in early May&nbsp;[[Timeline of the Lewis and Clark Expedition#1806|1806]].

==Geography==
Clarkston is in the Lewis-Clark Valley, at the confluence of the [[Snake River|Snake]] and [[Clearwater River (Idaho)|Clearwater]] rivers. Immediately across the Snake River from Clarkston is the city of [[Lewiston, Idaho]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.09|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.08|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-12-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

===Climate===
This region experiences hot and dry summers, with average monthly temperatures in the upper-80s to mid-90s, but some days reach {{convert|105|F}}. The official record high of {{convert|118|F}} was set in August 2018. The unofficial record high, set in June 2021, was 122.9 degrees Fahrenheit (50.5 degrees Celsius).<ref>{{Cite web|title=ALPOWA CREEK AT MOUTH NEAR CLARKSTON 8W|url=https://hads.ncep.noaa.gov//cgi-bin/hads/interactiveDisplays/displayMetaData.pl?table=dcp&nesdis_id=3001B72A|url-status=live|access-date=July 1, 2021|website=hads.ncep.noaa.gov|archive-date=July 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702221940/https://hads.ncep.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/hads/interactiveDisplays/displayMetaData.pl?table=dcp&nesdis_id=3001B72A}}</ref>

According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Clarkston has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=474154&cityname=Clarkston%2C+Washington%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Clarkston, Washington]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 1257
|1920= 1859
|1930= 2870
|1940= 3116
|1950= 5617
|1960= 6209
|1970= 6312
|1980= 6903
|1990= 6753
|2000= 7337
|2010= 7229
|2020= 7161
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US5312630|title=Clarkston city, Washington|author=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 23, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-19}}</ref> there were 7,229 people, 3,226 households, and 1,744 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3596.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,411 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1697.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.0% of the population.

There were 3,226 households, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.9% were non-families. 38.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.88.

The median age in the city was 37.7 years. 22.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 25.2% were from 45 to 64; and 16.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 7,337 people, 3,120 households, and 1,790 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,805.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,414 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,770.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.43% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.61% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.65% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.79% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.15% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.56% of the population.

There were 3,120 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.1% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.6% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 25.7% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,907, and the median income for a family was $32,093. Males had a median income of $31,434 versus $20,654 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,673. About 15.5% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
[[File:Lewiston and Clarkston.jpg|thumb|View of [[Lewiston, Idaho|Lewiston]] and Clarkston from the north]]

===Port===
The Port of Clarkston is home to one of the largest cranes on a navigable waterway east of [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]. Agriculture is a major industry in the area and the port handles a lot of barge traffic carrying grains. The paper company [[Clearwater Paper Corporation]] transports wood chips and sawdust via barges for use at a [[Lewiston, Idaho|Lewiston]] manufacturing plant. Due to its inland location on the [[Snake River]], the port handles goods headed out to Portland-[[Vancouver, Washington|Vancouver]], and inland to distributors upstream.

The port's marina has accommodations for personal boats and yachts, many of which travel through the nearby [[Hells Canyon]].

==Education==

=== K–12 ===
There are four public elementary schools in Clarkston: Parkway Elementary School, Grantham Elementary School, Heights Elementary School, and Highland Elementary School, which serve grades K–6. In addition, there is one middle school, Lincoln Middle School, which serves grades 7–8.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.csdk12.org/page/info-resources | title=Clarkston School District }}</ref>

Clarkston also has one four-year high school for grades 9–12, [[Clarkston High School (Washington)|Charles Francis Adams High School]]. The school has a population of 800–850 students, with over 100 staff members. It has a library, a football field, a performing arts stage, and a tennis court.

Clarkston is also home to Holy Family Catholic School, serving grades K–8.

=== Higher education ===
Opportunities for higher education within city limits are limited. [[Walla Walla Community College]] (est. 1967) includes a branch campus in Clarkston that serves the area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.wwcc.edu/about/#:~:text=Established%20in%201967,%20our%20attractive,throughout%20its%20four-county%20district. |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Walla Walla Community College |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Notable people ==

* [[Joel Dahmen]], professional golfer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joel Dahmen PGA TOUR Player Profile, Stats, Bio, Career |url=https://www.pgatour.com/player/34076/joel-dahmen |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=www.pgatour.com}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Clarkston, Washington}}
* [http://www.clarkston-wa.com City website]
* [http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=9947 History of Clarkston] at [[HistoryLink]]

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[[Category:Lewiston–Clarkston metropolitan area]]
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