Editing Mabton, Washington

{{Short description|Village in Washington, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|map_caption              = Location of Mabton, Washington
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Washington|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Yakima County, Washington|Yakima]]
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|government_type          = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Mabton, Washington - Code of Ordinances Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS |url=https://library.municode.com/wa/mabton/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT1GEPR|publisher=municode.com|access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref>
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = [[Rachel Ruelas]]<ref>{{cite web|title=City Government|url=https://www.cityofmabton.com/citygovernment.html#Mayor|publisher=City of Mabton|access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref>
|established_title        = Incorporated
|established_date         = November 7, 1905
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 1948
|pop_est_as_of            = 2021
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|population_total         = 1959
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 98935
|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               = 53-40980
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2410904<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2410904}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.cityofmabton.com/|cityofmabton.com}}
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Mabton''' is a city in [[Yakima County, Washington|Yakima County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. The population was 1,959 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile/Mabton_city,_Washington?g=1600000US5340980 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=September 13, 2022}}</ref>  Incorporated during the first few years of the 20th century, it is located at the eastern edge of the [[Yakama Indian Reservation]].

==History==
The Mabton area's original inhabitants were the [[Yakama]] people, who were forced onto a [[Indian reservation|reservation]] in 1855. Mabton's existence as a town is due to the [[Northern Pacific Railway]], which arrived in the area around 1884 and built a water tower and section house on the site. Nothing else existed at Mabton until 1892 when Sam P. Flower built a store and a warehouse. He soon became the town's first postmaster. Mabton was named by Charlie Sandburg, a Swedish railworker, who proposed the name "Mabletown" for the wife (or daughter) of a railroad official who had spoken kind words to track workers during an inspection.<ref>Katherine Trembley Wernex (1979), ''It Did Happen Here: A Living History of Old Mabton'', Prosser, Washington: Perfect, p. 2</ref> By 1895, Mabton had several stores, a hotel, a railroad depot and a schoolhouse. The Mabton Townsite Company, formed by Sam P. Flower and J.A. Humphrey, made the first plat in 1902, and by 1904, it had more than a dozen businesses and a newspaper. The town of Mabton officially incorporated on November 7, 1905.

Today, residents primarily are employed in occupations related to agriculture, especially [[hops|hop]] growing and [[grape]] growing.

The Mabton School District has been the repeated beneficiary of grants from the [[Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]]:
* $558,000 over five years (from 2000 to 2005) to enhance student access to technology;
* In 2001, Mabton High School was one of sixteen high schools chosen to participate in the ''Washington State Achievers Program''; the school gets a share proportional to its student population (about 330 students) of more than $9 million to support school improvement and redesign efforts and more than $100 million for college scholarships for its students;
* Over $40,000 over five years (2001–2006) to improve high school education and access to higher education; and
* Over $125,000 over 34 months (2001–2004) to support professional development programs in partnership with Heritage College.

A small ranch near Mabton was home to the first confirmed case of [[Bovine spongiform encephalopathy|mad cow disease]] in the United States on December 23, 2003,<ref>[http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=5650 Historylink.org (Washington State History online encyclopedia), ''First U.S. case of mad cow disease is reported'']</ref> later confirmed to be a cow of Canadian origin imported to the U.S.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cattlerange.com/tcr-m.html#3 |title=Investigators Trace Diseased Cow to Canada |access-date=October 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040211191824/http://www.cattlerange.com/tcr-m.html#3 |archive-date=February 11, 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Mabton is located at the east end of the [[Yakama Indian Reservation]] and south of the [[Yakima River]] near [[Sunnyside, Washington|Sunnyside]] and [[Grandview, Washington|Grandview]].<ref name="HistoryLink">{{cite web |last=Stein |first=Alan |date=June 24, 2013 |title=Mabton — Thumbnail History |url=https://www.historylink.org/file/10419 |work=HistoryLink |accessdate=October 17, 2024}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.80|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]]|access-date=December 19, 2012|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=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 666
|1920= 547
|1930= 423
|1940= 485
|1950= 831
|1960= 958
|1970= 926
|1980= 1248
|1990= 1482
|2000= 1891
|2010= 2286
|2020= 1959
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1948
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=September 13, 2022|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 13, 2022}}</ref>
|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=July 22, 2014}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 2,286 people, 528 households, and 478 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2857.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 548 housing units at an average density of {{convert|685.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 46.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 48.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 91.9% of the population.

There were 528 households, of which 69.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 25.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 9.5% were non-families. 7.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.31 and the average family size was 4.41.

The median age in the city was 23.6 years. 39.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.9% were from 25 to 44; 16.5% were from 45 to 64; and 5.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 1,891 people, 445 households, and 381 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,553.4|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 463 housing units at an average density of {{convert|380.4|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 21.73% White, 0.11% [[African American]], 0.48% [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]], 1.00% [[Asia]]n, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 73.88% from other races, and 2.80% from two or more races. 89.00% of the population were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race.

There were 445 households, out of which 60.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 14.2% were non-families. 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.22 and the average family size was 4.54.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 41.9% under the age of 18, 12.9% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 12.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,650, and the median income for a family was $26,198. Males had a median income of $18,917 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the city was $7,694. 32.7% of the population and 27.9% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 44.0% were under the age of 18 and 18.2% were 65 or older.

==Education==
The city's library is open six afternoons and three evenings per week. In a space of about {{convert|1260|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} it has over 5,000 volumes of hardback books, over 2000 paperbacks, and 26 magazine subscriptions. Many of its books and magazines are in Spanish.

==Notable people==
* [[Rachel Ruelas]], mayor
* [[Mel Stottlemyre]], a pitcher and later a pitching coach for the [[New York Yankees]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.cityofmabton.com/ City of Mabton]
* [http://www.mabton.wednet.edu/ Mabton School District]

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[[Category:Cities in Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Yakima County, Washington]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1892]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Yakima River]]
[[Category:1892 establishments in Washington (state)]]