Editing White Swan, Washington

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = White Swan, Washington
| settlement_type    = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
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| map_caption        = Location of White Swan, 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  = [[Yakima County, Washington|Yakima]]
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_total_km2     = 267.6
| area_land_km2      = 267.6
| area_water_km2     = 0.0
| area_total_sq_mi   = 103.3
| area_land_sq_mi    = 103.3
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.0
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 789
| 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       = 991
| coordinates        = {{coord|46|23|40|N|120|42|11|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 98952
| area_code          = [[Area code 509|509]]
| area_code_type     = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 53-78365<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>
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| blank1_info        = 2409586<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2409586}}</ref>
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'''White Swan''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Yakima County, Washington|Yakima County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. The population was 789 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: White Swan, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=White%20Swan%20CDP,%20Washington |access-date=May 9, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

==History==
White Swan is an unincorporated community located on the [[Yakama Indian Reservation]], presumably named after Chief White Swan of the [[Yakama Nation|Yakama]]s<ref name=majors>{{Cite book| last = Majors | first = Harry M. | title = Exploring Washington | publisher = Van Winkle Publishing Co | year = 1975 | page = 132 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ| isbn = 978-0-918664-00-6}}</ref> around the start of the 20th century.  The town was on the [[Mount Adams (Washington)|Mt Adams Highway]] (an overland road between [[Yakima, Washington|Yakima]] and [[The Dalles, Oregon|The Dalles]] beginning in the 1850s) between [[Union Gap, Washington|Union Gap]] and [[Fort Simcoe]].  In September 1921, the [[Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)]] opened the Yakima Indian Christian Mission. In 1967, the former childcare facilities of the Mission were leased to the Sundown M Corporation. Using the registered cattle brand of the Mission (from the years it owned cattle), the Sundown M Ranch began serving recovering alcoholics in 1968.<ref>Keith Watkins, ''A Visible Sign of God's Presences: A History of the Yakama Christian Mission'' (Nashville, Polar Star Press, 2009)</ref>  [[Pacific Power & Light Company]] first brought electricity to the community in 1928.  The White Swan Library (a branch of the Yakima Valley Regional library) was established in 1947.  It was moved to a donated facility in 1969 where it stands today.  White Swan is part of the Mt Adams School District #209, and home of White Swan High School.  The town has never been formally incorporated.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.u-s-history.com/wa/w/whiteswa.htm |title=White Swan, Washington (Cities) |website=www.u-s-history.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907063227/http://www.u-s-history.com/wa/w/whiteswa.htm |archive-date=2008-09-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yvrl.org/reference/referencelinks |title=The Yakima Valley Regional Library |website=www.yvrl.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831222008/http://www.yvrl.org/reference/referencelinks |archive-date=2006-08-31}}</ref>
[[Image:WhiteSwan FortSimcoe Blockhouse.jpg|thumb|right|The Blockhouse at Fort Simcoe dating from around 1858]]

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 103.3&nbsp;square miles (267.6&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all of it land.

===Climate===
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6&nbsp;°F.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, White Swan has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=191954&cityname=White+Swan%2C+Washington%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for White Swan, Washington]</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = White Swan
|single line = Y
|collapsed = Y
| Jan record high F = 66
| Feb record high F = 70
| Mar record high F = 80
| Apr record high F = 92
| May record high F = 100
| Jun record high F = 104
| Jul record high F = 111
| Aug record high F = 107
| Sep record high F = 98
| Oct record high F = 90
| Nov record high F = 74
| Dec record high F = 64
| year record high F = 111
| Jan high F = 36.9
| Feb high F = 46.2
| Mar high F = 56.1
| Apr high F = 65.1
| May high F = 73.9
| Jun high F = 80.1
| Jul high F = 88.1
| Aug high F = 86.4
| Sep high F = 78.3
| Oct high F = 65.8
| Nov high F = 49.4
| Dec high F = 41.5
| year high F = 64
| Jan low F = 19.8
| Feb low F = 26.3
| Mar low F = 31.5
| Apr low F = 36.5
| May low F = 42.1
| Jun low F = 48
| Jul low F = 51.7
| Aug low F = 50.1
| Sep low F = 45.2
| Oct low F = 36.2
| Nov low F = 29
| Dec low F = 25.1
| year low F = 36.8
| Jan record low F = -30
| Feb record low F = -24
| Mar record low F = 3
| Apr record low F = 17
| May record low F = 24
| Jun record low F = 30
| Jul record low F = 33
| Aug record low F = 34
| Sep record low F = 22
| Oct record low F = 10
| Nov record low F = 1
| Dec record low F = -20
| year record low F = -30 | precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.5
| Feb precipitation inch = 1
| Mar precipitation inch = 0.64
| Apr precipitation inch = 0.53
| May precipitation inch = 0.29
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.57
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.2
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.22
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.24
| Oct precipitation inch = 0.51
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.11
| Dec precipitation inch = 1.69
| year precipitation inch = 8.51
| Jan precipitation days = 7
| Feb precipitation days = 6
| Mar precipitation days = 4
| Apr precipitation days = 3
| May precipitation days = 2
| Jun precipitation days = 3
| Jul precipitation days = 1
| Aug precipitation days = 2
| Sep precipitation days = 2
| Oct precipitation days = 3
| Nov precipitation days = 6
| Dec precipitation days = 8
| Jan snow inch = 11.7
| Feb snow inch = 3.5
| Mar snow inch = 1.3
| Apr snow inch = 0
| May snow inch = 0
| Jun snow inch = 0
| Jul snow inch = 0
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Sep snow inch = 0
| Oct snow inch = 0.1
| Nov snow inch = 2.5
| Dec snow inch = 10.7
| year snow inch = 29.8

|source 1 = <ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?wa9191 |title=WHITE SWAN, WASHINGTON (459191) |access-date=November 18, 2015 |publisher=Western Regional Climate Center }}</ref>
|date=November 2015
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1990 = 2669
| 2000 = 3033
| 2010 = 793
| 2020 = 789
| align-fn = center
| footnote = [https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,033 people, 775 households, and 658 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 29.4 people per square mile (11.3/km{{sup|2}}). There were 831 housing units at an average density of 8.0/sq&nbsp;mi (3.1/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the CDP was 26.24% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.30% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 59.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 8.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.74% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 15.99% of the population.

There were 775 households, out of which 49.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.0% were non-families. 10.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.91 and the average family size was 4.15.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 40.0% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,189, and the median income for a family was $35,333. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $22,763 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $10,623. About 23.8% of families and 27.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.4% of those under age 18 and 21.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable residents==
* [[Nipo T. Strongheart]], performer in Wild West shows, born in White Swan
* [[Black Lodge Singers]], Native American northern drum group

==References==
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{{Yakima County, Washington}}

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