Editing Nisqually Reservation

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|official_name            = Nisqually Reservation, Washington
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|blank_info               = 53-49193<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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|blank1_info              = 1528422<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
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}}The '''Nisqually Reservation''',<ref>{{gnis|1528422}}</ref> also known as '''Nisqually Indian Reservation'''<ref>[http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=136:4:0::NO:4:P4_FID,FNAME:1528422,Nisqually%20Indian%20Reservation GNIS citation for alternate name]</ref> is a [[Federally recognized tribe|federally recognized]] [[Indian reservation]] in [[Thurston County, Washington|Thurston County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. The population was 668 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US5349193 |work=American FactFinder |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 15, 2022}}</ref>

==History==
Nisqually Indian Reservation was formed in 1854 after the signing of the [[Treaty of Medicine Creek]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/permitting/historic/docs/Place-Names.pdf | title=Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide | publisher=Thurston County Historical Commission | date=1992 | access-date=March 28, 2018 | pages=58}}</ref> The portion northeast of the Nisqually River, totaling {{convert|3,353|acre|ha}}, was condemned in 1918 by Pierce County for use by the [[U.S. Army]] during the establishment of [[Fort Lewis (Washington)|Fort Lewis]]. The Nisqually Tribe was compensated $75,840 by an Indian Board; an additional $65,000 was appropriated by the federal government in 1921 to landowners in recognition of the "unfair payment".<ref>{{cite web |last=Denfeld |first=Duane Colt |date=January 16, 2008 |title=Fort Lewis, Part 1: 1917-1927 |url=https://www.historylink.org/file/8455 |work=[[HistoryLink]] |accessdate=January 8, 2024}}</ref>

==Geography==
The Nisqually Reservation is located at {{coord|47|0|22|N|122|40|11|W|type:city}} (47.006162, -122.669733).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Nisqually Indian Community CDP (census-designated place,<ref>{{gnis|2408928}}</ref> as the reservation is title for census purposes, has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which, 2.7 square miles (7.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of it is land and 0.37% is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 558
|2000= 588
|2010= 575
|2020= 668
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=July 31, 2010}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
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As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 588 people, 173 households, and 149 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 216.5 people per square mile (83.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 178 housing units at an average density of 65.5/sq mi (25.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 26.70% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 60.71% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.68% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.36% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.85% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 8.33% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.61% of the population.

There were 173 households, out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 23.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.3% were non-families. 9.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.40 and the average family size was 3.50.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 36.6% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $34,250 versus $25,096 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $14,094. About 13.7% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 26.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The [[census-designated place]] is divided between [[North Thurston Public Schools]]<!--UNI 05850--> and [[Yelm Community Schools]]<!--UNI 10140*-->.<ref name=ThurstonSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st53_wa/schooldistrict_maps/c53067_thurston/DC20SD_C53067.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st53_wa/schooldistrict_maps/c53067_thurston/DC20SD_C53067.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Thurston County, WA|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-03-13}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st53_wa/schooldistrict_maps/c53067_thurston/DC20SD_C53067_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==See also==
*[[Nisqually tribe]]
*[[Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually Reservation]]

==Notes==
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