Editing Yarrow Point, Washington

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| official_name         = Yarrow Point, Washington
| settlement_type       = [[Town]]
| image_skyline         = Image:Yarrow_Point_Town_Hall.jpg
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| image_caption         = Yarrow Point Town Hall
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| map_caption           = Location of Yarrow Point, Washington
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| 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     = [[King County, Washington|King]]
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| leader_title          = Mayor
| leader_name           = Katy Harris<ref>{{cite web|title=Town Mayor and Council|url=https://yarrowpointwa.gov/governance/town-council/|publisher=Town of Yarrow Point|access-date=March 26, 2022}}</ref>
| established_title     = 
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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|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2        = 2.08
| area_land_km2         = 0.95
| area_water_km2        = 1.14
| area_total_sq_mi      = 0.80
| area_land_sq_mi       = 0.37
| area_water_sq_mi      = 0.44
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| population_as_of      = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes  = <ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Yarrow Point, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Yarrow_Point_town,_Washington?g=160XX00US5380150 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
| population_total      = 1134
| population_density_km2 = 1211.34
| population_density_sq_mi = 3139.34
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| timezone              = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
| utc_offset            = -8
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| elevation_ft          = 56
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| postal_code           = 98004
| area_code             = [[Area code 425|425]]
| blank_name            = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info            = 53-80150
| blank1_name           = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info           = 2413520<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2413520}}</ref>
| website               = [http://ci.yarrow-point.wa.us/ ci.yarrow-point.wa.us]
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}}

'''Yarrow Point''' is a town in [[King County, Washington|King County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. The population was 1,134 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].

==History==
Before the arrival of settlers the [[Duwamish people|Duwamish]] set up two longhouses along Yarrow Bay, although most of the tribe lived in the area occupied by the present day cities of [[Renton, Washington|Renton]] and [[Seattle]].<ref name=neiwert28>{{Cite book| last = Neiwert | first = David | title = Strawberry Days | url = https://archive.org/details/strawberrydaysho00neiw | url-access = limited | publisher = Palgrave Macmillan | year = 2005 | page = [https://archive.org/details/strawberrydaysho00neiw/page/n36 28] | isbn = 978-1403967923}}</ref> The town was named by newspaper publisher [[Leigh S. J. Hunt]], who lived there from 1886 to 1895, after the [[Yarrow|Yarrow flower]].<ref name="Hitchman">{{Cite book |last=Hitchman |first=Robert |title=Place Names of Washington |publisher=[[Washington State Historical Society]] |year=1985 |isbn=0-917048-57-1 |pages=339}}</ref> Yarrow Point was officially incorporated on June 15, 1959.

==Geography==
Yarrow Point occupies a peninsula near the eastern edge of [[Lake Washington]], lying between the lake's Cozy Cove and Yarrow Bay and nearly all of it north of [[Washington State Route 520]]. It is bordered by [[Hunts Point, Washington|Hunts Point]] on the west, [[Clyde Hill, Washington|Clyde Hill]] on the south, and by [[Kirkland, Washington|Kirkland]] on the east.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.36|sqmi|sqkm|2}}.<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}}</ref>

==Politics==
{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential Elections Results<ref>[http://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/elections/elections/past-elections.aspx King County Elections]</ref>
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Washington (state), 2020|2020]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|26.29% ''209''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''70.69%''' ''562''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.02% ''24''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Washington (state), 2016|2016]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|29.83% ''207''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.93%''' ''409''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.24% ''78''
|-
|}
On the national level, Yarrow Point previously leaned toward the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. In 2004, [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[George W. Bush]] received 52 percent of the vote, defeating [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[John Kerry]], who received around 47 percent. However, in the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]], of the 694 residents who voted, 58.93% voted for [[Hillary Clinton]] and 29.83% for [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.kingcounty.gov/Election-results/2016-General-Election-Results-by-precinct-complete/b27z-cdmk/data|title = 2016 General - Election Results by precinct (Complete eCanvass dataset) &#124; King County &#124; Open Data}}</ref> The town moved further into the Democratic column in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]], as 70.69% of those who voted voted for [[Joe Biden]], while 26.29% voted for [[Donald Trump]]. {{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 766
|1970= 1101
|1980= 1064
|1990= 962
|2000= 1008
|2010= 1001
|2020= 1134
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1117
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=August 11, 2022|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 11, 2022}}</ref>
|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=July 31, 2013}}</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]]|access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref> there were 1,001 people, 374 households, and 299 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2780.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 407 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1130.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 86.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 8.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.6% of the population.

There were 374 households, of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 20.1% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.04.

The median age in the town was 46.8 years. 27.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.7% were from 25 to 44; 33.5% were from 45 to 64; and 19.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 1,008 people, 379 households, and 308 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was 2,720.3 people per square mile (1,051.9/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 393 housing units at an average density of 1,060.6 per square mile (410.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 93.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.79% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.69% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.69% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.98% of the population.

There were 379 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 1.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $117,940, and the median income for a family was $126,075. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $52,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $72,135. About 1.6% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The city is in the [[Bellevue School District]].<ref name=KingCoSDMap>{{cite map |author=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division |date=December 21, 2020 |title=2020 Census – School District Reference Map: King County, WA |page=2 |scale=1:80,000 |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st53_wa/schooldistrict_maps/c53033_king/DC20SD_C53033.pdf |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=August 3, 2022}}</ref>

Residents are zoned to: [[Clyde Hill, Washington|Clyde Hill]] Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bsd405.org:443/wp-content/pdf/boundaries/elementary-school-attendance-area.pdf|title=Bellevue School District Elementary School Attendance Area (2019)|publisher=[[Bellevue School District]]|accessdate=August 3, 2022}}</ref> Chinook Middle School,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bsd405.org:443/wp-content/pdf/boundaries/middle-school-attendance-area.pdf|title=Bellevue School District Middle School Attendance Area (2019)|publisher=[[Bellevue School District]]|accessdate=August 3, 2022}}</ref> and [[Bellevue High School (Bellevue, Washington)|Bellevue High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bsd405.org:443/wp-content/pdf/boundaries/high-school-attendance-area.pdf|title=Bellevue School District High School Attendance Area (2019)|publisher=[[Bellevue School District]]|accessdate=August 3, 2022}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Chris Ballew]], musician<ref>{{cite news|title= Presidents of the United States of America - band behind 'Lump' and 'Peaches' - announces retirement |date= November 16, 2016 |author= Casey McNerthney |publisher=[[KIRO-TV]]|url= https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/presidents-of-the-united-states-of-america-band-behind-lump-and-peaches-announce-retirement/467869688/ }}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center" widths="180px">
Image:Yarrow_Point_Water_Fountain.jpg|Yarrow Point Water Fountain
Image:YarrowPt_NE_42nd_Street_Looking_East.jpg|On NE 42nd Pl. looking east near a dock
Image:Dock_At_End_Of_NE42St_Yarrow_Point.jpg|At a dock at the end of NE 42nd Pl. in Yarrow Point. 
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.yarrowpointwa.gov/ Town of Yarrow Point]

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