Editing Lyman, Washington

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| subdivision_name2  = [[Skagit County, Washington|Skagit]]
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| population_total   = 423
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| postal_code        = 98263
| area_code          = [[Area code 360|360]]
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| blank_info         = 53-40770<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''Lyman''' is a town in [[Skagit County, Washington|Skagit County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. The population was 423 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Lyman, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Lyman%20town,%20Washington |access-date=May 10, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> It is included in the [[Mount Vernon, Washington|Mount Vernon]]-[[Anacortes, Washington|Anacortes]], Washington [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Prior to American settlement, the Chobaabish ({{Langx|lut|čubəʔabš}})<ref name=":0" /> band of the [[Upper Skagit Indian Tribe|Skagit people]] had two winter houses around what is now Lyman. One winter longhouse was located close to the present town, along Lyman Slough ({{Langx|lut|yət̕ič}}).<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Dawn |first=Bates |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/843308724 |title=Lushootseed Dictionary |last2=Hess |first2=Thom |last3=Hilbert |first3=Vi |publisher=University of Washington Press |date=2003 |isbn=0-295-97323-4 |pages=101–268 |oclc=843308724}}</ref><ref name="Hollenbeck-Moss">{{cite book |last1=Hollenbeck |first1=Jan L. |last2=Moss |first2=Madonna |year=1987 |title=A Cultural Resource Overview: Prehistory, Ethnography and History: Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest |publisher=[[United States Forest Service]] |pages=152–154 |oclc=892024380 |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005998596 |via=[[HathiTrust]] |access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref> Another winter longhouse was located across the [[Skagit River]], at the mouth of Day Creek ({{Langx|lut|sk̓ʷəb}}).<ref name=":0"/>

Lyman's first postmaster, B.L. Lyman, named the town for himself.<ref>{{cite book|last=Meany|first=Edmond S.|title=Origin of Washington geographic names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027074981;view=1up;seq=169|year=1923|publisher=University of Washington Press|location=Seattle|page=153}}</ref>  Lyman was officially incorporated on May 8, 1909. Floodwaters in the channel, eroded a hundred feet of property during November 2017.<ref>Q13 News Staff. (November 26, 2017).  "Skagit River swallows more than 100-feet of property". [http://q13fox.com/2017/11/26/skagit-river-swallows-more-than-100-feet-of-property/ Q13 Fox website] Retrieved November 30, 2017.</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.76|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|0.67|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.09|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]]|accessdate=December 19, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1910 = 441
| 1920 = 492
| 1930 = 441
| 1940 = 376
| 1950 = 378
| 1960 = 400
| 1970 = 324
| 1980 = 285
| 1990 = 275
| 2000 = 409
| 2010 = 438
| 2020 = 423
| 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>
}}

===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]]|accessdate=December 19, 2012}}</ref> there were 438 people, 160 households, and 111 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|653.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 172 housing units at an average density of {{convert|256.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 95.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.8% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.4% of the population.

There were 160 households, of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.6% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.12.

The median age in the town was 36.1 years. 25.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.2% were from 25 to 44; 26% were from 45 to 64; and 11.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 409 people, 161 households, and 105 families living in the town. The population density was 621.2 people per square mile (239.3/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 173 housing units at an average density of 262.8 per square mile (101.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 95.60% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.98% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.47% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.71% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.73% of the population.

There were 161 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% 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 2.99.

In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,318, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $34,583 versus $25,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,014. About 11.3% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
*[[Niles Jordan]], baseball player

==References==
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{{Skagit County, Washington}}

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[[Category:Towns in Skagit County, Washington]]
[[Category:Towns in Washington (state)]]