King City is a city in Washington County,

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, United States. Its name was picked arbitrarily by the Tualatin Development Company, Inc., which used a royalty theme in naming the city streets. The population was 3,111 at the 2010 census. Fire protection and EMS services are provided through

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History

The community was built by the Tualatin Development Company starting in 1964. Created as a

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for adults, King City was incorporated in March 1966. Build-out of the original finished about 1978. Originally, King City was developed as an

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governed by the

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of the King City Civic Association (KCCA) in which people under 50 could not live in the city. The KCCA rules were later changed to conform to the 1988 amendments to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which set the age restriction to 55 or older. Later, the city, which was at first contiguous with the boundaries of KCCA, expanded to include newer, non-age restricted developments. Future expansion to the west is planned for the city, within the limits of the Portland Metropolitan Urban Growth Boundary.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 3,111 people, 1,735 households, and 729 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 1,920 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 89.0%

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, 1.8%

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, 0.4% Native American, 5.2%

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, 0.3%

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, 1.3% from

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, and 2.1% from two or more races.

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of any race were 4.5% of the population. There were 1,735 households, of which 12.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.2% were

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living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 58.0% were non-families. 54.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 43.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.75 and the average family size was 2.63. The median age in the city was 63.9 years. 13% of residents were under the age of 18; 2.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.4% were from 25 to 44; 21.4% were from 45 to 64; and 48% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 38.2% male and 61.8% female.

2000 census

At the 2000 census, there were 1,949 people, 1,389 households and 480 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,488 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.31% White, 0.15% Native American, 0.92% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population. There were 1,389 households, of which 0.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.4% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 65.4% were non-families. 63.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 55.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.40 and the average family size was 2.09. Age distribution was 0.9% under the age of 18, 0.5% from 18 to 24, 3.0% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 78.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 76 years. For every 100 females, there were 50.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 49.8 males. The

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was $28,617, and the median family income was $49,444. Males had a median income of $39,917 versus $33,750 for females. The

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for the city was $27,536. None of the families and 2.4% of the population were living below the

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, including no persons under the age of 18 and 2.1% of those over 64.

References

External links

Entry for King City
in the ''

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