Editing Desert Aire, Washington

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Desert Aire, Washington
| settlement_type    = [[Census-designated place]]
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| image_map          = Grant_County_Washington_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Desert_Aire_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Desert Aire, Washington
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| subdivision_type   = 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  = [[Grant County, Washington|Grant]]
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_total_km2     = 15.8
| area_land_km2      = 8.8
| area_water_km2     = 7.0
| area_total_sq_mi   = 
| area_land_sq_mi    = 
| area_water_sq_mi   = 
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Desert Aire, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Desert%20Aire%20CDP,%20Washington |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref>
| population_total   = 2288
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = 
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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       = 525
| coordinates        = {{coord|46|41|14|N|119|55|52|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 99349
| 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         = 53-17617<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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'''Desert Aire''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Grant County, Washington|Grant County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. The population was 2,288 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] up from 1,626 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].

==History==
In the late 1960s, a group of investors led by Harry Davidson, of Harry Davidson, Inc., bought {{convert|3200|acre|km2}} of land along the [[Columbia River]] near the [[Priest Rapids Dam]] for some $1,000,000. Davidson cut in a runway and flew investors into his airport community in a [[Douglas DC-3]]. They developed a [[planned community]] of some 1,600 homes centered on the airport, a golf course and [[marina]], which opened beginning in 1970.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 7, 1970 |title=Community Opens in Grant County |page=H3 |work=[[The Seattle Times]]}}</ref> In 1994 the Grant County Airport District #1 was formed and now maintains the regional public-use airport in the community.

==Geography==
Desert Aire is located near the southwest corner of Grant County on the east bank of the [[Columbia River]] where it is part of [[Priest Rapids Lake]]. [[Washington State Route 243]] forms the eastern edge of the CDP; the highway leads north {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Mattawa, Washington|Mattawa]] and {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Interstate 90]] across the Columbia River from [[Vantage, Washington|Vantage]]. To the southeast SR 243 leads {{Convert|11|mi}} to [[Washington State Route 24|SR 24]] at the [[Vernita Bridge]] over the Columbia.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Desert Aire CDP has a total area of {{convert|15.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|8.8|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|7.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 44.32%, are water. The CDP extends out to the middle of the Columbia River, where it is bordered by [[Yakima County, Washington|Yakima County]] to the west.

===Climate===
Desert Aire has some of the hottest temperatures in Washington during the summer and is one of the driest places in the state, being located in the rain shadow of both the [[Cascade Range|Cascades]] and the [[Umtanum Ridge|Umtanums]].

Average temperatures in July are a maximum of {{convert|102|F}} and a minimum of {{convert|64|F}}. In January, the average maximum is {{convert|40|F}} and the minimum is {{Convert|26|F}}. Rainfall averages only {{convert|7|in|mm}} per year, and the average snowfall is {{convert|6|in|mm}}.

{{Weather box 
|location = [[Priest Rapids Dam]]
|single line = Y
|collapsed = Y
|Jan record high F = 71
|Feb record high F = 72
|Mar record high F = 82
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 105
|Jun record high F = 110
|Jul record high F = 112
|Aug record high F = 110
|Sep record high F = 105
|Oct record high F = 92
|Nov record high F = 76
|Dec record high F = 71
|year record high F=

|Jan high F = 40.5
|Feb high F = 47.5
|Mar high F = 57.3
|Apr high F = 65.7
|May high F = 75.0
|Jun high F = 82.8
|Jul high F = 91.4
|Aug high F = 90.1
|Sep high F = 80.6
|Oct high F = 65.8
|Nov high F = 50.2
|Dec high F = 40.3
|year high F=
|Jan low F = 27.1
|Feb low F = 31.1
|Mar low F = 36.9
|Apr low F = 43.3
|May low F = 51.3
|Jun low F = 58.4
|Jul low F = 64.8
|Aug low F = 64.4
|Sep low F = 56.1
|Oct low F = 44.4
|Nov low F = 34.9
|Dec low F = 27.6
|year low F=

|Jan record low F = -12
|Feb record low F = -10
|Mar record low F = 11
|Apr record low F = 25
|May record low F = 29
|Jun record low F = 35
|Jul record low F = 47
|Aug record low F = 42
|Sep record low F = 33
|Oct record low F = 18
|Nov record low F = -7
|Dec record low F = -7
|year record low F= 
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.90
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.67
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.64
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.48
|May precipitation inch = 0.46
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.44
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.19
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.23
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.28
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.50
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.01
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.21
|year precipitation inch= 
| Jan snow inch = 2.6
| Feb snow inch = 0.7
| Mar snow inch = 0.1
| Apr snow inch = 0.0
| 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 = 0.0
| Nov snow inch = 0.6
| Dec snow inch = 1.9
| year snow inch =

|source 1 = <ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?wa6747
|title=PRIEST RAPIDS DAM, WASHINGTON (456747) |access-date=June 10, 2016 
|publisher=Western Regional Climate Center }}</ref>
|date=June 2016
}}

==Demographics==
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,124 people, 371 households, and 296 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 344.0 people per square mile (132.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 723 housing units at an average density of 221.3/sq&nbsp;mi (85.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 64.50% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.18% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.18% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.62% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 30.96% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.56% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 46.89% of the population.

There were 371 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 31.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,719, and the median income for a family was $36,971. Males had a median income of $25,417 versus $20,188 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,719. About 4.9% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.desertaire.com/ www.desertaire.com]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Grant County, Washington]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Washington (state) populated places on the Columbia River]]