Editing Davenport, Washington

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| name               = Davenport, Washington
| official_name      = City of Davenport
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Lincoln County, Washington|Lincoln]]

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| population_total   = 1703
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| area_code          = [[Area code 509|509]]
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'''Davenport''' is the [[county seat]] of and largest city in [[Lincoln County, Washington|Lincoln County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. The population was 1,703 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census2020"/> As the seat of government for the county and its largest population center, Davenport serves as an important hub for business, medical and educational services in Lincoln County.<ref name="Becker2010">{{cite web |last1=Becker |first1=Paula |title=Davenport -- Thumbnail History |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/9538 |website=historylink.org |publisher=History Link |access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref>

==History==
Prior to European settlement, the area around what would become Davenport was home to the Lower Band of the [[Spokane people|Spokane]].<ref name="STH">{{cite web |title=Spokane Tribal History |url=https://spokanetribe.com/resources/dnr/preservation/history/ |website=spokanetribe.com |publisher=Spokane Tribe of Indians |access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref> The location was also along a popular east-west trade route, and the spring at present day Davenport was seen as an oasis and place for rest and camping along the journey.<ref name="HLC">{{cite web |title=History — Lincoln County, WA |url=https://www.co.lincoln.wa.us/history |website=co.lincoln.wa.us |publisher=Lincoln County, Washington |access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref>

That trail would eventually bring white settlers to the area, with prospectors passing through on their way to goldfields in [[Montana]]. Like the Spokane before them, these settlers used the springs at the present site of Davenport to collect water, rest and camp. The setting of the springs in the otherwise semi-arid region attracted some of these new arrivals to settle at the location, and in 1880 Aloysius Harry Harker became the first non-native permanent settler at the location, with John and Emma Eads Nicholls arriving soon after. The settlement was located at the springs and known as Cottonwood Springs. John C. Davenport founded a separate settlement on higher ground nearby in 1883, which was destroyed by fire the following year. Davenport's settlement relocated to Cottonwood Springs, taking Davenport's name with it.<ref name="Becker2010"/> The city was made the [[county seat]] of Lincoln County on December 15, 1896, after an election that had chosen Davenport over then-seat [[Sprague, Washington|Sprague]], which had been destroyed in a fire, and Harrington.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Steele |first1=Richard F. |last2=Rose |first2=Arthur P. |year=1904 |title=An Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country, Embracing Lincoln, Douglas, Adams and Franklin Counties |pages=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedhisto01stee/page/106 106]–110 |publisher=Western Historical Publishing Company |location=Spokane, Washington |oclc=8990120 |url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedhisto01stee |via=Google Books |accessdate=February 2, 2017}}</ref>

[[File:Grain elevators, Davenport (36248378303).jpg|thumb|left|Grain elevators along the railroad in Davenport]]

Davenport gained early prominence in the north central part of the [[Columbia River Drainage Basin|Columbia Basin]] of eastern Washington with the arrival of the Washington Central branch of the transcontinental [[Northern Pacific Railway]] (NP) railroad line, which reached Davenport in February 1889. The [[Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway|Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern Railway]] (SLS&E) arrived later that year. A branch line of the [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway]] (GN) was built to Davenport from Bluestem in the 1920s. Davenport's train depot, built in 1889 with the arrival of the railroads, lasted almost 100 years before being demolished in 1988.<ref name="Becker2010"/>

[[List of Primary State Highways in Washington#Primary State Highway 2|Primary State Highway #2]] (a.k.a. "Sunset Highway") closely followed the CW railroad from [[Coulee City, Washington|Coulee City]] through Davenport to Spokane. The route is now known as [[U.S. Route 2]], but does not follow the original Sunset Highway in many places. [[List of Primary State Highways in Washington#Primary State Highway 7|Primary State Highway #7]] also intersected with [[List of Primary State Highways in Washington#Primary State Highway 2|PSH #2]] in Davenport, and is now part of [[Washington State Route 28|State Route 28]]. [[List of Primary State Highways in Washington#Primary State Highway 22|PSH #22]] ran north from Davenport to the Canada–US border near Northport. This is [[Washington State Route 25|State Route 25]] now.

==Geography==
[[File:West of Davenport, WA. (37055922905).jpg|thumb|left|Channeled Scabland terrain west of Davenport]]
Davenport is located at {{coord|47|39|4|N|118|9|6|W|type:city}} (47.651157, -118.151627).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> Davenport itself is largely flat, lying in the shallow valley of Cottonwood Creek, but the surrounding region is characterized by the [[Channeled Scablands]] scoured by the Missoula Floods during the last ice age. Davenport lies on the northern edge of the scablands, with more familiar drainage patterns taking over the terrain a few miles to the north of the city. Cottonwood Creek is an example of those more typical drainage patterns, as it flows northwest into the [[Columbia River]] at Hawk Creek Bay. Crystal Spring, which helps feed the creek, is located near the center of town.<ref name="USGS2020">{{cite web |title=Davenport Quadrangle |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ht-bin/tv_browse.pl?id=d9b90c5bca8e9680227bcbef3109ec1e |website=usgs.gov |publisher=U.S. Geological Survey |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref>

Davenport is served by [[U.S. Route 2 in Washington|U.S. Route 2]], which runs through the heart of the city. U.S. Route 2 connects Davenport with the region's primary city, [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]], which is located 35 miles to the east. Two state highways also serve Davenport. [[Washington State Route 28|State Route 28]] has its eastern terminus in Davenport, connecting the city the rural areas to its southwest. [[Washington State Route 25|State Route 25]] has its southern terminus in Davenport, from which it stretches north to the Canadian border.<ref name="USGS2020"/>

[[File:Vintage Harvest Festival, Davenport, WA. (37083756202).jpg|thumb|Vintage Harvest Festival in Davenport]]

Davenport is centrally located in the northern wheat belt of the Columbia Basin, where [[Dryland farming|dryland wheat farming]] on the hills not washed away in the great [[Missoula Floods]] some 14,000 years ago, is critical to the agricultural economy of the region. Davenport Union Warehouse and Odessa Union Warehouse operate multiple [[Grain elevator|elevators]] of varying age and design on the southern part of the city. A few of these structures date to the early days of the city.<ref name="Becker2010"/> Davenport still serves as a central collection point for [[wheat]], with most of it shipped out by truck or railcar. While most of the wheat goes to [[export]], some of it does find its way to the [[Archer Daniels Midland|ADM]] [[Gristmill|flour mills]] in Spokane and [[Cheney, Washington|Cheney]]. Locally grown [[barley]] also finds its way to various west coast [[Brewery|breweries]] and other users.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.82|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<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]] |accessdate=2012-12-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

===Climate===
Davenport experiences a [[dry-summer continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dsb'').

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 | location    = Davenport, Washington (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–1894, 1909–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 58
 | Feb record high F  = 60
 | Mar record high F  = 73
 | Apr record high F  = 90
 | May record high F  = 94
 | Jun record high F  = 107
 | Jul record high F  = 105
 | Aug record high F  = 103
 | Sep record high F  = 100
 | Oct record high F  = 86
 | Nov record high F  = 68
 | Dec record high F  = 57
 | year record high F = 
 | Jan high F = 31.7
 | Feb high F = 37.1
 | Mar high F = 46.7
 | Apr high F = 55.9
 | May high F = 65.4
 | Jun high F = 72.1
 | Jul high F = 82.3
 | Aug high F = 82.5
 | Sep high F = 72.6
 | Oct high F = 57.1
 | Nov high F = 41.5
 | Dec high F = 31.2
 | year high F = 56.3
 | Jan mean F = 25.5
 | Feb mean F = 29.1
 | Mar mean F = 36.8
 | Apr mean F = 43.6
 | May mean F = 52.0
 | Jun mean F = 57.7
 | Jul mean F = 65.1
 | Aug mean F = 65.1
 | Sep mean F = 56.5
 | Oct mean F = 44.0
 | Nov mean F = 33.2
 | Dec mean F = 25.2
 | year mean F = 44.5
 | Jan low F = 19.3
 | Feb low F = 21.2
 | Mar low F = 26.9
 | Apr low F = 31.2
 | May low F = 38.5
 | Jun low F = 43.4
 | Jul low F = 47.9
 | Aug low F = 47.7
 | Sep low F = 40.3
 | Oct low F = 30.9
 | Nov low F = 25.0
 | Dec low F = 19.2
 | year low F = 32.6
 | Jan record low F  = -28
 | Feb record low F  = -27
 | Mar record low F  = -9
 | Apr record low F  = 10
 | May record low F  = 16
 | Jun record low F  = 25
 | Jul record low F  = 29
 | Aug record low F  = 29
 | Sep record low F  = 17
 | Oct record low F  = -1
 | Nov record low F  = -18
 | Dec record low F  = -23
 | year record low F = 
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 | Jan precipitation inch = 1.73
 | Feb precipitation inch = 0.99
 | Mar precipitation inch = 1.53
 | Apr precipitation inch = 1.11
 | May precipitation inch = 1.37
 | Jun precipitation inch = 1.15
 | Jul precipitation inch = 0.42
 | Aug precipitation inch = 0.30
 | Sep precipitation inch = 0.49
 | Oct precipitation inch = 1.26
 | Nov precipitation inch = 1.72
 | Dec precipitation inch = 1.90
 | year precipitation inch = 13.97
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 8.2
 | Feb precipitation days  = 6.2
 | Mar precipitation days  = 8.3
 | Apr precipitation days  = 6.2
 | May precipitation days  = 6.6
 | Jun precipitation days  = 6.2
 | Jul precipitation days  = 2.6
 | Aug precipitation days  = 2.1
 | Sep precipitation days  = 3.2
 | Oct precipitation days  = 6.0
 | Nov precipitation days  = 9.2
 | Dec precipitation days  = 9.1
 | year precipitation days = 73.9
 | Jan snow inch = 7.4
 | Feb snow inch = 5.5
 | Mar snow inch = 2.2
 | Apr snow inch = 0.2
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.3
 | Nov snow inch = 4.1
 | Dec snow inch = 10.6
 | year snow inch = 30.3
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 4.6
 | Feb snow days  = 2.7
 | Mar snow days  = 1.4
 | Apr snow days  = 0.1
 | May snow days  = 0.0
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.1
 | Nov snow days  = 2.4
 | Dec snow days  = 5.5
 | year snow days = 16.8
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|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = December 11, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
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|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = December 11, 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 396
|1900= 1000
|1910= 1229
|1920= 1112
|1930= 987
|1940= 1337
|1950= 1417
|1960= 1494
|1970= 1363
|1980= 1559
|1990= 1502
|2000= 1730
|2010= 1734
|2020= 1703
|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|accessdate=August 31, 2014}}</ref><br>2020<ref name="Census2020"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 1,734 people, 694 households, and 445 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|952.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 750 housing units at an average density of {{convert|412.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.7% of the population.

There were 694 households, of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.9% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.03.

The median age in the city was 40 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.9% were from 45 to 64; and 19% 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 [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 1,730 people, 707 households, and 436 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,143.3 people per square mile (442.4/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 763 housing units at an average density of 504.3 per square mile (195.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 97.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.29% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.98% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.29% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.27% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.25% of the population. 30.0% were of [[German Americans|German]], 12.1% [[American ancestry|American]], 10.6% [[English Americans|English]] and 6.2% [[Irish Americans|Irish]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 98.4% spoke [[english language|English]] and 1.6% [[spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language.

There were 707 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,900, and the median income for a family was $47,708. Males had a median income of $34,531 versus $21,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,090. About 8.5% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Community==
[[File:Water tower (1457013807).jpg|thumb|Davenport Water Tower]]
The [http://www.davenport.wednet.edu/ Davenport School District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160908005622/http://www.davenport.wednet.edu/ |date=September 8, 2016 }} Includes Davenport Elementary, Davenport Middle School, and Davenport Senior High School. The mascot is the Davenport Gorilla.

As of 2010, Davenport was served by 12 different churches and was home to a museum, library and city park with a pool.<ref name="Becker2010"/> Services in the community include a post office, courthouse, fire station and hospital.<ref name="USGS2020"/> The Lincoln County Fairgrounds are located in Davenport, with the annual Lincoln County Fair and Rodeo taking place each summer.<ref name="LCF">{{cite web |title=Lincoln County Fairgrounds |url=https://lincolncountywafair.com/ |website=lincolncountywafair.com |publisher=Lincoln County Fairgrounds |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref>

==Transportation==
Davenport is served by the [[Davenport Municipal Airport (Washington)|Davenport Municipal Airport]]. Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad, [[U.S. Route 2]], [[Washington State Route 28|State Route 28]], and [[Washington State Route 25|State Route 25]].

==See also==
* [[Harker Canyon (Washington)|Harker Canyon]]
*[[Creston, Washington]]
*[[Wilbur, Washington]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|www.davenportwa.us}}
*[http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=9538 History of Davenport] at [[HistoryLink]]
*[http://www.washingtonruralheritage.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/lincoln Lincoln County Heritage] - Local history collections from the Lincoln County Museum, created in partnership with the Davenport Public Library
*[https://lincolncountymuseums.org/ Lincoln County Museum]
*[http://www.davenport.lib.wa.us/ Davenport Public Library]
*[http://www.davenport.wednet.edu/ Davenport School District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160908005622/http://www.davenport.wednet.edu/ |date=September 8, 2016 }}

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