Frederickson is a

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(CDP) in Pierce County,

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, United States. The population was 24,906 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Frederickson is located at (47.076729, -122.346339). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 7.3 square miles (19.0 km²), of which, 7.3 square miles (18.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.41%) is water. According to the Frederickson Community Plan published by Pierce County (May 1, 2003) Frederickson's total area is 8,003 acres or 12.5 square miles.

Demographics

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 5,758 people, 1,877 households, and 1,542 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 789.6 people per square mile (305.0/km²). There were 1,963 housing units at an average density of 269.2/sq mi (104.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.40%

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, 3.18%

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, 1.56% Native American, 3.66%

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, 0.85%

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, 1.60% from

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, and 4.74% from two or more races.

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of any race were 4.46% of the population. There were 1,877 households, out of which 46.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% were

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living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.28. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $56,862, and the median income for a family was $57,060. Males had a median income of $41,439 versus $28,690 for females. The

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for the CDP was $19,385. About 5.8% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the

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, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public schools in Frederickson are part of the Bethel School District. Schools in or near Frederickson include: * Elementary Schools: *
Clover Creek Elementary School
*
Frederickson Elementary School
*
Naches Trail Elementary School
* Junior High Schools: *
Bethel Junior High School
*
Liberty Junior High School
* High Schools: **

Graham-Kapowsin High School Graham-Kapowsin High School is a high school in the Bethel School District, Pierce County, Washington, United States. Its doors first opened to grade 10 and 11 students in September 2005. GK added grade 12 students beginning Fall 2006. Grade 9 ...

Spanaway Lake High School Spanaway Lake High School is a high school in Spanaway, Washington, for grade levels 9 through 12. In 2007, 6 percent of 10th graders meet standard on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) writing test and 7 percent meet standard ...

* Private school: *
Bethel Baptist Christian School
(grades K4-12) * Nearby colleges: **

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(Parkland) ** Colleges in Tacoma ** Colleges in Lakewood ** Colleges in Puyallup ** Colleges offering classes at Joint Base Lewis-McChord''

Surrounding community

References

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