Editing Inchelium, Washington

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| official_name      = Inchelium, Washington
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| map_caption        = Location of Inchelium, Washington
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| subdivision_name   = United States
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Washington|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Ferry County, Washington|Ferry]]
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| area_total_km2     = 68.8
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 26.6
| area_land_sq_mi    = 26.5
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_total   = 431
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone           = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
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| postal_code        = 99138
| area_code          = [[Area code 509|509]]
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| blank_info         = 53-33105
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'''Inchelium''' ({{langx|oka|'''N̓čaʔlíwm̓'''}})<ref>Salish School of Spokane Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1359608097890924 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1359608097890924]</ref> is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Ferry County, Washington|Ferry County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States on the [[Colville Indian Reservation]]. The population was 431 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]].

Inchelium was relocated from an earlier site in the early 1940s. Old Inchelium had been located on the banks of the [[Columbia River]] before the construction of the [[Grand Coulee Dam]]. As the waters rose behind the dam, the town had to be moved. A description of life in the last years of Old Inchelium and of the move can be found in [[Lawney Reyes]]' memoir ''White Grizzly Bear's Legacy: Learning to be Indian'' and his history/memoir ''B Street: The Notorious Playground of Coulee Dam''.<ref>Lawney Reyes, ''White Grizzly Bear's Legacy: Learning to be Indian'', University of Washington Press, 2002. {{ISBN|0-295-98202-0}}.</ref><ref>Lawney Reyes, ''B Street: The Notorious Playground of Coulee Dam'', University of Washington Press, 2008, {{ISBN|978-0-295-98853-5}}.</ref>

Inchelium is the demographic heart of the [[Inchelium School District]] and the [[Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation]] [[Colville Indian Reservation|Inchelium Legislative District]]

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Inchelium CDP has a total area of 26.5&nbsp;square miles (68.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 26.5&nbsp;square miles (68.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 0.04&nbsp;square miles (0.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it (0.11%) is water.

==Climate==
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Inchelium has a dry-summer [[Humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps.

{{Weather box 
|location = Inchelium
|single line = Y
|collapsed = Y
| Jan record high F = 54
| Feb record high F = 59
| Mar record high F = 73
| Apr record high F = 85
| May record high F = 93
| Jun record high F = 98
| Jul record high F = 103
| Aug record high F = 105
| Sep record high F = 97
| Oct record high F = 81
| Nov record high F = 62
| Dec record high F = 58
| year record high F = 105
| Jan high F = 32.6
| Feb high F = 40.1
| Mar high F = 49
| Apr high F = 60.2
| May high F = 70.6
| Jun high F = 77.8
| Jul high F = 85.9
| Aug high F = 85.1
| Sep high F = 74.9
| Oct high F = 58.5
| Nov high F = 42.4
| Dec high F = 34.7
| year high F = 59.3
| Jan low F = 17.9
| Feb low F = 21.6
| Mar low F = 25.6
| Apr low F = 32.5
| May low F = 39.5
| Jun low F = 45.9
| Jul low F = 48.7
| Aug low F = 47.6
| Sep low F = 41.5
| Oct low F = 33.6
| Nov low F = 27.2
| Dec low F = 21.4
| year low F = 33.6
| Jan record low F = -26
| Feb record low F = -16
| Mar record low F = -7
| Apr record low F = 19
| May record low F = 20
| Jun record low F = 31
| Jul record low F = 31
| Aug record low F = 32
| Sep record low F = 25
| Oct record low F = 16
| Nov record low F = -1
| Dec record low F = -20
| year record low F = -26
| Jan precipitation inch = 2.23
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.49
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.43
| Apr precipitation inch = 1.09
| May precipitation inch = 1.33
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.95
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.47
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.68
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.89
| Oct precipitation inch = 1.23
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.32
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.68
| year precipitation inch = 16.79
| Jan precipitation days = 12
| Feb precipitation days = 8
| Mar precipitation days = 8
| Apr precipitation days = 7
| May precipitation days = 8
| Jun precipitation days = 7
| Jul precipitation days = 3
| Aug precipitation days = 4
| Sep precipitation days = 5
| Oct precipitation days = 7
| Nov precipitation days = 12
| Dec precipitation days = 13
| Jan snow inch = 18.8
| Feb snow inch = 7.1
| Mar snow inch = 4.2
| Apr snow inch = 0.3
| May snow inch = 0
| Jun snow inch = 0
| Jul snow inch = 0
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Sep snow inch = 0
| Oct snow inch = 0.1
| Nov snow inch = 6.4
| Dec snow inch = 17.9
| year snow inch = 54.8

|source 1 = <ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?wa3903 |title=INCHELIUM, WASHINGTON (453903) |accessdate=November 16, 2015 |publisher=Western Regional Climate Center }}</ref>
|date=November 2015
}}

== Demographics ==

=== Census 2020 ===
As of the 2020 census, there were 431 people, 184 housing units, and 120 families in the CDP. There were 51 [[White Americans|White]] people, 1 [[African Americans|African American]], 357 [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 7 [[Asian Americans|Asians]], and 15 people from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. There were 5 people with [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] origin.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Inchelium_CDP;_Washington?g=160XX00US5333105 |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

The median age was 35.7 years old. 13.0% of the population were older than 65, with 10.7% between the ages of 65 and 74, 2.0% between the ages of 75 and 84, and 0.3% were older than 85. 6.7% of the population were veterans.<ref name=":0" />

The median household income was $58,125, with families having $76,563, married couples having $132,708, and non-families having $14,896. 18.7% of the population were in poverty, 18.5% of people under 18, 21.1% from the ages 18 to 64, and 8.9% of people over 65 were in poverty.<ref name=":0" />

=== Census 2010 ===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 409 people residing in Inchelium.

The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.5% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Native American]], 14.2% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|White]], 5.6% from two or more races, 1.5% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|other races]], and 0.2% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander]]. [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Hispanic]] or [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Latino]] of any race were 5.1% of the population.

Residents under the age of eighteen made up 27.4% of the population versus 72.6% of the population which was eighteen and older.

=== Census 2000 ===
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 389
| 2010 = 409
| 2020 = 431
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 389 people, 153 households, and 95 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 14.7 people per square mile (5.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 168 housing units at an average density of 6.3/sq&nbsp;mi (2.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 20.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 76.61% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.83% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.54% of the population. 6.5% were of German ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 100.0% spoke English as their first language.

There were 153 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.7% were married couples living together, 18.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% 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 3.31.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 29.6% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $42,000. Males had a median income of $37,292 versus $23,194 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $14,728. About 11.0% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 26.3% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Ferry County, Washington}}

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