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{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Not to be confused with|Chum salmon}}{{Infobox settlement | name = White Salmon | official_name = White Salmon, Washington | settlement_type = [[City]] | nickname = The Land Where The Sun Meets The Rain | image_skyline = Whitesalmoncityhall.JPG | imagesize = | image_caption = White Salmon City Hall. | image_map = Klickitat_County_Washington_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_White_Salmon_Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = <!-- Location -------> | 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 = [[Klickitat County, Washington|Klickitat]] <!-- Government -------> | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = | established_date = <!-- Area ------> | 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|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 3.98 | area_total_sq_mi = 1.54 | area_land_km2 = 3.98 | area_land_sq_mi = 1.54 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----> | population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 2485 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = auto <!-- General information --> | timezone = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]] | utc_offset = -8 | timezone_DST = PDT | utc_offset_DST = -7 | coordinates = {{coord|45|43|44|N|121|29|1|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | elevation_m = 190 | elevation_ft = 623 <!-- Area/postal codes and others --> | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] | postal_code = 98672 | area_code = [[Area code 509|509]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 53-78330<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 2412254<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412254}}</ref> | website = [http://white-salmon.net/ City of White Salmon] | footnotes = }} '''White Salmon''' is a city in [[Klickitat County, Washington|Klickitat County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. It is located in the [[Columbia River Gorge]]. The population was 2,193 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], increased 1.4% to 2,224 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], and increased 11.7% to 2,485 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]]. ==History== White Salmon was first settled in 1852 by Erastus Joslyn and his wife.<ref name=majors>{{Cite book|last=Majors|first=Harry M.|title=Exploring Washington|publisher=Van Winkle Publishing Co|year=1975|page=150|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ|isbn=978-0-918664-00-6}}</ref> White Salmon was officially incorporated on June 3, 1907. White Salmon was part of the home of the [[Klickitat people|Klickitat Tribe]], now a part of the Yakama Confederated Nations. The Klickitat Tribe sold some land to the Joslyns. They were generally Native advocates for the time. The area was thrown open on October 31, 1858 for white settlement after the Klickitat and Yakama lost the fight for their homelands in the Yakama War. Within the same year, the region was very rapidly and heavily settled by white immigrants making land claims. The Klickitat were forced to relocate to the Yakama Reservation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://journals.lib.washington.edu/index.php/WHQ/article/viewFile/6477/5551 |access-date=2023-10-27 |title=KLICKITAT COUNTY: INDIANS OF AND SETTLEMENT BY WHITES}}</ref> White Salmon was named after the [[White Salmon River]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About the City of White Salmon|url=https://www.whitesalmonwa.gov/community/page/about-city-white-salmon-1|publisher=City Of White Salmon|access-date=October 6, 2024}}</ref> ==Government== White Salmon's current city government includes Mayor Marla Keethler, first elected in 2019 and re-elected to a four-year term in November 2023. Current city council members, elected to four-year terms, include Patty Fink (Position 1), David Lindley (Position 2), Jason Hartmann (Position 3), Jim Ransier (Position 4) and Ben Giant (Position 5).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.white-salmon.net/citycouncil|title = City Council | White Salmon Washington}}</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.22|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=2012-12-19}}</ref> The city is located opposite [[Hood River, Oregon|Hood River]], [[Oregon]] on the [[Columbia River]]. ===Climate=== {{Weather box |collapsed=yes |open= |single line=yes |location= White Salmon, Washington |temperature color= |precipitation color = green |Jan record high F= 63 |Feb record high F= 68 |Mar record high F= 81 |Apr record high F= 90 |May record high F= 102 |Jun record high F= 105 |Jul record high F= 115 |Aug record high F= 108 |Sep record high F= 100 |Oct record high F= 89 |Nov record high F= 69 |Dec record high F= 66 |Jan high F= 42 |Feb high F= 47 |Mar high F= 55 |Apr high F= 61 |May high F= 69 |Jun high F= 74 |Jul high F= 82 |Aug high F= 82 |Sep high F= 76 |Oct high F= 64 |Nov high F= 50 |Dec high F= 40 |Jan low F= 31 |Feb low F= 31 |Mar low F= 35 |Apr low F= 39 |May low F= 45 |Jun low F= 51 |Jul low F= 55 |Aug low F= 54 |Sep low F= 46 |Oct low F= 38 |Nov low F= 34 |Dec low F= 30 |Jan record low F= -20 |Feb record low F= -21 |Mar record low F= 9 |Apr record low F= 23 |May record low F= 26 |Jun record low F= 32 |Jul record low F= 37 |Aug record low F= 36 |Sep record low F= 26 |Oct record low F= 15 |Nov record low F= -5 |Dec record low F= -10 |Jan precipitation inch= 5.32 |Feb precipitation inch= 4.06 |Mar precipitation inch= 3.01 |Apr precipitation inch= 1.76 |May precipitation inch= 1.30 |Jun precipitation inch= 0.87 |Jul precipitation inch= 0.28 |Aug precipitation inch= 0.31 |Sep precipitation inch= 0.92 |Oct precipitation inch= 2.29 |Nov precipitation inch= 5.39 |Dec precipitation inch= 5.91 |source 1= <ref name= weather.com>{{cite web |url= http://www.weather.com/outlook/driving/interstate/wxclimatology/monthly/USWA0491 |title=weather.com }}</ref> }} ==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1910 = 682 | 1920 = 619 | 1930 = 798 | 1940 = 985 | 1950 = 1353 | 1960 = 1590 | 1970 = 1585 | 1980 = 1853 | 1990 = 1861 | 2000 = 2193 | 2010 = 2224 | 2020 = 2485 | 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=August 31, 2014}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: White Salmon, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=White%20Salmon%20city,%20Washington |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 12, 2024}}</ref> }} ===2010 census=== At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 2,224 people in 921 households, including 559 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|1823.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,039 housing units at an average density of {{convert|851.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 78.8% White, 0.3% African American, 1.4% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 14.7% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.4%.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-19}}</ref> Of the 921 households 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.3% were non-families. 33.1% of households were one person and 14.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.09. The median age was 38.1 years. 25.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.2% were from 45 to 64; and 15.8% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.6% male and 51.4% female. ===2000 census=== At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 2,193 people in 887 households, including 590 families, in the city. The population density was 1,759.2 people per square mile (677.4/km{{sup|2}}). There were 948 housing units at an average density of 760.5 per square mile (292.8/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 83.08% White, 0.23% African American, 1.14% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 12.04% from other races, and 2.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.83%.<ref name="GR2" /> Of the 887 households 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 29.7% of households were one person and 14.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.03. The age distribution was 28.7% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males. The median household income was $34,787 and the median family income was $39,653. Males had a median income of $33,021 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,995. About 13.0% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://www.white-salmon.net/ City website] * [http://www.whitesalmonenterprise.com ''The Enterprise''], local newspaper {{Klickitat County, Washington}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Cities in Washington (state)]] [[Category:Cities in Klickitat County, Washington]] [[Category:Columbia River Gorge]] [[Category:Washington (state) populated places on the Columbia River]]
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