Editing Mount Vista, Washington

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'''Mount Vista''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Clark County, Washington|Clark County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. It includes the [[Washington State University Vancouver|Vancouver campus]] of [[Washington State University]].<ref name=CensusmapofMountVista/> The population of Mount Vista was 10,051 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Mount Vista, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Mount_Vista_CDP,_Washington?g=160XX00US5347630 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref>

Based on [[Washington locations by per capita income|per capita income]], one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Mount Vista ranks 66th of 614 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

==Geography==
Mount Vista is located in southwestern Clark County. The area is bordered to the west by [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]], to the southwest by the community of [[Salmon Creek, Washington|Salmon Creek]], and to the southeast by [[Barberton, Washington|Barberton]]. It is {{convert|9|mi|0}} north of downtown [[Vancouver, Washington|Vancouver]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Mount Vista CDP has a total area of {{convert|13.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US5347630| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mount Vista CDP, Washington| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=September 3, 2015}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 5770
|2010= 7850
|2020= 10051
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Mount+Vista+CDP,+Washington|title=Explore Census Data|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 8, 2023}}</ref>
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As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,770 people, 2,215 households, and 1,705 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,103.8 people per square mile (426.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 2,347 housing units at an average density of 449.0/sq&nbsp;mi (173.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.08% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.99% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.43% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.82% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.47% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.06% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.46% of the population. 21.9% were of German, 11.7% English, 9.4% American, 7.0% Norwegian and 5.5% Irish ancestry according to [[Census 2000]].

There were 2,215 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 24.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $66,406, and the median income for a family was $68,539. Males had a median income of $48,264 versus $34,972 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $29,594. About 2.8% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Most of Mount Vista is in [[Battle Ground School District]].<!--UNI 00380--> A portion is located in [[Vancouver Public Schools]],<!--UNI 09270--> and another portion is located in [[Ridgefield School District (Washington)|Ridgefield School District]].<!--UNI 07350--><ref>{{Cite map |author=Geography Division|title=2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Clark County, WA |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st53_wa/schooldistrict_maps/c53011_clark/DC20SD_C53011.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213406/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st53_wa/schooldistrict_maps/c53011_clark/DC20SD_C53011.pdf |date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=June 2, 2021 |access-date=2025-03-23|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st53_wa/schooldistrict_maps/c53011_clark/DC20SD_C53011_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

In regards to the section in the Battle Ground district,<ref name=CensusmapofMountVista>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov:443/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st53_wa/place/p5347630_mount_vista/DC20BLK_P5347630.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Mount Vista CDP, WA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=April 10, 2021 |access-date=2025-03-23}}</ref> it is zoned to Pleasant Valley School for K-8, and to [[Prairie High School (Washington)|Prairie High School]].<ref>{{cite map|url=https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4958/BGPS/4750348/Pleasant_Valley_Boundary_Map_2019.pdf|title=Pleasant Valley Service Areas|publisher=[[Battle Ground Public Schools]]|access-date=2025-03-23}}  - [https://www.battlegroundps.org/page/boundaries Linked from here]</ref>

[[Washington State University Vancouver]] is in Mount Vista.<ref name=CensusmapofMountVistawUnivadd>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov:443/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st53_wa/place/p5347630_mount_vista/DC20BLK_P5347630.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Mount Vista CDP, WA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=April 10, 2021 |access-date=2025-03-23}} - [https://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/campus-map-directions Compare to the map and street address]: "14204 NE Salmon Creek Avenue Vancouver, WA, USA 98686-9600"</ref>

==References==
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{{Clark County, Washington}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Clark County, Washington]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Washington (state)]]