Editing St. John, Washington

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = St. John
| official_name      = St. John, Washington
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
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| map_caption        = Location of St. John, Washington
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Washington|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Whitman County, Washington|Whitman]]
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_53.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 1.74
| area_land_km2      = 1.74
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.67
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.67
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 599
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
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| timezone           = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
| utc_offset         = -8
| timezone_DST       = PDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -7
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 1959
| coordinates        = {{coord|47|05|29|N|117|35|19|W|region:US-WA|display=inline,title}}
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 99171
| area_code          = [[Area code 509|509]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 53-60860<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>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2412595<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412595}}</ref>
| website            = [http://www.stjohnwa.com/ Town of St. John]
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}}

'''St. John''' or '''Saint John'''<ref name=gnis/> is a town in [[Whitman County, Washington|Whitman County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. The population was 599 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: St. John, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=St.%20John%20town,%20Washington |access-date=May 11, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> St. John is the birthplace of the twentieth governor of Washington, [[Mike Lowry]].

==History==
[[File:1890 St. John, Washington.jpeg|left|upright|thumb|St. John, 1890]]
St. John was founded and named in the late 1880s for settler E.T. St. John.<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=268|year=1923|publisher=University of Washington Press|location=Seattle|page=252}}</ref>  St. John was officially incorporated on March 10, 1904.<ref>[http://www.mrsc.org/library/inctable.aspx Cities and Towns, State of Washington - Dates of Incorporation, Disincorporation, and Changes of Classification<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126032207/http://www.mrsc.org/library/inctable.aspx |date=November 26, 2013}}</ref>

E.T. St. John was Edward Talbert St. John (1812–1894). Edward was the son of Pierce St. John and Mary Talbot/Talbert. Before making his way to Whitman County, Washington he abandoned his family in Indiana around 1845. He seems to have wandered around before settling in Whitman and founding the town of St. John.<ref>[https://stjohngenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=I11259&tree=OSA0001 The St. John Genealogy & DNA Project]</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.63|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>
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==Climate==
St. John's climate is classified as warm-summer [[Mediterranean climate]] (Csb) according to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, but nearly qualifies as a dry-summer [[humid continental climate]] due to its cold winter months.

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 | width       = auto
 | collapsed   = yes
 | single line = yes
 | location    = St. John, Washington (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1963–2020)
 | Jan record high F  = 62
 | Feb record high F  = 67
 | Mar record high F  = 77
 | Apr record high F  = 92
 | May record high F  = 99
 | Jun record high F  = 100
 | Jul record high F  = 107
 | Aug record high F  = 108
 | Sep record high F  = 101
 | Oct record high F  = 91
 | Nov record high F  = 72
 | Dec record high F  = 61
 | year record high F = 
 | Jan high F = 36.6
 | Feb high F = 41.3
 | Mar high F = 49.4
 | Apr high F = 57.2
 | May high F = 66.4
 | Jun high F = 73.1
 | Jul high F = 83.6
 | Aug high F = 83.5
 | Sep high F = 73.9
 | Oct high F = 59.0
 | Nov high F = 44.0
 | Dec high F = 35.1
 | year high F = 58.6
 | Jan mean F = 32.6
 | Feb mean F = 35.7
 | Mar mean F = 41.8
 | Apr mean F = 47.7
 | May mean F = 55.6
 | Jun mean F = 61.4
 | Jul mean F = 69.0
 | Aug mean F = 68.4
 | Sep mean F = 60.3
 | Oct mean F = 48.8
 | Nov mean F = 38.5
 | Dec mean F = 31.5
 | year mean F = 49.3
 | Jan low F = 28.7
 | Feb low F = 30.1
 | Mar low F = 34.1
 | Apr low F = 38.2
 | May low F = 44.8
 | Jun low F = 49.7
 | Jul low F = 54.4
 | Aug low F = 53.3
 | Sep low F = 46.7
 | Oct low F = 38.6
 | Nov low F = 33.0
 | Dec low F = 27.9
 | year low F = 40.0
 | Jan record low F  = -28
 | Feb record low F  = -21
 | Mar record low F  = 5
 | Apr record low F  = 12
 | May record low F  = 19
 | Jun record low F  = 25
 | Jul record low F  = 26
 | Aug record low F  = 26
 | Sep record low F  = 14
 | Oct record low F  = 6
 | Nov record low F  = -18
 | Dec record low F  = -23
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 2.05
 | Feb precipitation inch = 1.52
 | Mar precipitation inch = 1.90
 | Apr precipitation inch = 1.54
 | May precipitation inch = 1.56
 | Jun precipitation inch = 1.12
 | Jul precipitation inch = 0.43
 | Aug precipitation inch = 0.34
 | Sep precipitation inch = 0.56
 | Oct precipitation inch = 1.50
 | Nov precipitation inch = 2.15
 | Dec precipitation inch = 2.38
 | year precipitation inch = 17.05
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 13.6
 | Feb precipitation days  = 10.9
 | Mar precipitation days  = 11.9
 | Apr precipitation days  = 10.3
 | May precipitation days  = 9.1
 | Jun precipitation days  = 7.8
 | Jul precipitation days  = 3.3
 | Aug precipitation days  = 3.0
 | Sep precipitation days  = 4.4
 | Oct precipitation days  = 9.0
 | Nov precipitation days  = 13.3
 | Dec precipitation days  = 13.5
 | year precipitation days = 110.1
 | Jan snow inch = 8.8
 | Feb snow inch = 2.7
 | Mar snow inch = 1.4
 | Apr snow inch = 0.4
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.1
 | Nov snow inch = 2.5
 | Dec snow inch = 10.7
 | year snow inch = 26.6
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 5.8
 | Feb snow days  = 2.6
 | Mar snow days  = 1.6
 | Apr snow days  = 0.5
 | May snow days  = 0.0
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.1
 | Nov snow days  = 2.1
 | Dec snow days  = 6.2
 | year snow days = 18.9
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=otx
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = December 12, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00457267&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = December 12, 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1910 = 421
| 1920 = 597
| 1930 = 471
| 1940 = 526
| 1950 = 542
| 1960 = 545
| 1970 = 575
| 1980 = 529
| 1990 = 499
| 2000 = 548
| 2010 = 537
| 2020 = 599
| 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=September 24, 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 537 people, 261 households, and 145 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|852.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 304 housing units at an average density of {{convert|482.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 94.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.9% of the population.

There were 261 households, of which 22.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.4% were non-families. 39.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.78.

The median age in the town was 50.8 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.3% were from 25 to 44; 28.8% were from 45 to 64; and 29.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 45.8% male and 54.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 548 people, 258 households, and 163 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,056.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 279 housing units at an average density of {{convert|537.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.81% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.18% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.55% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.64% of the population.

There were 258 households, out of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 20.8% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 30.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,393, and the median income for a family was $44,643. Males had a median income of $31,389 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,722. About 5.4% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.stjohnwa.com/ St. John website]

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