Editing Maryhill, Washington

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'''Maryhill''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Klickitat County, Washington|Klickitat County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. The population was 55 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Maryhill is named after the wife and daughter of regional icon [[Samuel Hill|Sam Hill]], who purchased land and envisioned a community there shortly after the turn of the 20th century.<ref name=PNW>Hitchman, Robert. ''Place Names of Washington''. [[Washington State Historical Society]]. 1985.</ref><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=176 |year=1923 |publisher=University of Washington Press |location=Seattle |page=160}}</ref> Earlier the area was known as "Columbia"<ref name=PNW/> or "Columbus".<ref>{{Harvnb|Tuhy|1983|p=197}}</ref> In 1909, the Klickitat County commissioners had accepted the town's name as "Maryland" - proposed by Sam Hill and Associates who had laid out the town. However, this name was rejected by postal authorities as they would not accept a name corresponding to a state, so it was renamed "Maryhill".<ref>''The Sunday Oregonian'', June 27, 1909: SECTION FOUR, Page 9.</ref>

Hill used his Maryhill property to build the first paved roads in the [[Pacific Northwest]], the [[Maryhill Museum of Art]] (originally intended as a grand residence for the Hills), [[Maryhill Stonehenge]], a monument to the [[World War I]] casualties of Klickitat County in the form of a [[Stonehenge replicas and derivatives|Stonehenge replica]],<ref>[https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=45.694344,-120.806104&spn=0.003458,0.006748&t=k&om=1 Google map of Stonehenge replica]</ref> and a [[planned community]]. Born a [[Quaker]], Hill hoped to attract a Quaker community to eastern Washington. His plans never materialized and the town buildings he constructed burned down several years later.

Hill intended the Stonehenge replica to express that modern warfare was a form of needless human sacrifice, referencing the contemporary belief that Stonehenge was a sacrificial site.<ref>{{cite web | title = Altar stone of Stonehenge replica built to memorialize World War I soldiers is dedicated at Maryhill on July 4, 1918. | publisher = HistoryLink | url = http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=7809 | accessdate = 2008-03-30 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Maryhill is located along the southern edge of Klickitat County and the state of Washington at {{coord|45|41|8|N|120|49|2|W|type:city}} (45.685649, -120.817232).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It sits on the north bank of the [[Columbia River]], {{convert|209|mi}} by river upstream from its mouth at [[Astoria, Oregon|Astoria]], {{convert|103|mi}} upstream from [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], and {{convert|17|mi}} upstream from [[The Dalles Dam]].

[[U.S. Route 97 in Washington|U.S. Route 97]] (US&nbsp;97) crosses the Columbia at Maryhill via the [[Sam Hill Memorial Bridge]]. US 97 travels north towards [[Goldendale, Washington|Goldendale]] and south across the river to [[Wasco, Oregon]]. [[Washington State Route 14|State Route 14]] travels east–west through the area along the Columbia River, connecting Maryhill to [[White Salmon, Washington|White Salmon]] and [[Interstate 82]] at [[Plymouth, Washington|Plymouth]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Maryhill CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Maryhill CDP, Washington |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5343885 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213055839/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5343885 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=July 11, 2019 |work=American FactFinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> The community is home to [[Maryhill State Park]] along the Columbia.

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
| footnote = US Decennial Census<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Maryhill, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Maryhill%20CDP,%20Washington |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 13, 2024}}</ref>
| 2000 = 98
| 2010 = 58
| 2020 = 55
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 98 people, 40 households, and 26 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 35.0 people per square mile (13.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 49 housing units at an average density of 17.5/sq&nbsp;mi (6.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 77.55% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9.18% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.04% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.02% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 9.18% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.18% of the population.

There were 40 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 123.5 males.

[[File:Maryhill-WA-Stonehenge.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.81|[[Maryhill Stonehenge]]]]
The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,250, and the median income for a family was $48,529. Males had a median income of $36,103 versus $28,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,939. None of the population or families were below the [[poverty line]].

== See also ==
* [[Stonehenge replicas and derivatives]]

==Notes==
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== References ==
{{Commons category|Maryhill, Washington|Maryhill, WA}}
* {{citation
|title=Sam Hill: The Prince of Castle Nowhere
|last=Tuhy
|first=John E.
|publisher=Timber Press
|location=Portland, Oregon
|year=1983
|isbn=0-917304-77-2
|url-access=registration
|url=https://archive.org/details/samhillprinceofc00tuhy
}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Klickitat County, Washington]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Columbia River Gorge]]
[[Category:Planned communities in the United States]]
[[Category:Utopian communities in Washington]]
[[Category:Washington (state) populated places on the Columbia River]]