Editing Kettle Falls, Washington

{{For|the historic settlement and waterfall|Kettle Falls}}
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| name               = Kettle Falls
| official_name      = Kettle Falls, Washington
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| motto              = 
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| image_caption      = Welcome sign at the northern end of the city
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| map_caption        = Location of Kettle Falls, 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  = [[Stevens County, Washington|Stevens]]
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| population_total   = 1636
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| elevation_ft       = 1627
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| postal_code        = 99141
| area_code          = [[Area code 509|509]]
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| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 53-35485
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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| website            = [http://www.kettle-falls.com/ City of Kettle Falls]
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'''Kettle Falls''' is a city in [[Stevens County, Washington]], United States, named for the nearby [[Kettle Falls]] on the [[Kettle River (Columbia River)|Kettle River]]. The city itself is located on the [[Colville River (Washington)|Colville River]] immediately upstream from its confluence with the [[Columbia River]]. The population of the city was 1,636 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Kettle Falls, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Kettle%20Falls%20city,%20Washington |access-date=May 11, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

==History==
The original Kettle Falls was officially incorporated on December 17, 1891, on the bank of the Columbia.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lm49AQAAMAAJ |title=Poor's Directory of Railway Officials ... |date=1891 |publisher=Poor's Railroad Manual |language=en}}</ref> Before it was flooded by the [[Grand Coulee Dam]] in 1940, city planners relocated the town at a community called Meyers Falls, near the railroad lines, helping to ensure its success as a trans-shipment point for the logging, agriculture, and paper industries.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kirk |first=Ruth |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BNAYPXb22sYC |title=Exploring Washington's Past: A Road Guide to History |last2=Alexander |first2=Carmela |date=1995 |publisher=University of Washington Press |isbn=978-0-295-97443-9 |language=en}}</ref> This is its present location, eight miles northwest of [[Colville, Washington|Colville]] and roughly 80 miles northwest of [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fairfax |first=Sally K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DruXBAAAQBAJ |title=Guide to U.S. Environmental Policy |last2=Russell |first2=Edmund |date=2014-08-14 |publisher=CQ Press |isbn=978-1-4833-5932-8 |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
It is {{convert|30|mi|km}} south of the [[Canada–United States border]] at [[Laurier, Washington|Laurier]] and adjacent to [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt Lake|Lake Roosevelt]], the reservoir of the [[Columbia River]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.07|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all 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]] |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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1900 = 297
| 1910 = 377
| 1920 = 276
| 1930 = 414
| 1940 = 560
| 1950 = 714
| 1960 = 905
| 1970 = 893
| 1980 = 1087
| 1990 = 1272
| 2000 = 1527
| 2010 = 1595
| 2020 = 1636
| 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 4, 2013}}</ref><br>2015 Estimate<ref name="2015 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2015/SUB-EST2015-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019182931/https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2015/SUB-EST2015-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2016|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 12, 2016 }}</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 1,595 people, 676 households, and 419 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1490.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 726 housing units at an average density of {{convert|678.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 90.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 5.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.7% of the population.

There were 676 households, of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband/wife present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife/husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age in the city was 38.6 years. 26.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.4% were from 45 to 64; and 16.3% 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]], there were 1,527 people, 632 households, and 398 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,631.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 686 housing units at an average density of {{convert|732.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.07% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.86% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.65% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.86% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.75% of the population.

There were 632 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 29.4% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,031, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,614. About 15.1% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.0% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[James Darling (linebacker)|James Darling]], [[National Football League|NFL]] player from 1997 to 2006
* [[Cathy McMorris Rodgers]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for {{ushr|wa|5}} since 2005

==See also==
* [[St. Paul's Mission]]
* [[Fort Colvile]]
* [[Old Apple Warehouse]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.kettle-falls.com Official City of Kettle Falls website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090626033205/http://www.washingtonruralheritage.org/stevens/ Stevens County Heritage] From the Libraries of Stevens County. Includes a collection of materials depicting early Kettle Falls and Meyers Falls.

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[[Category:Cities in Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Stevens County, Washington]]
[[Category:Washington (state) populated places on the Columbia River]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1940]]
[[Category:Hudson's Bay Company trading posts]]