Tieton ()R.M. Campbell

''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'', June 14, 2007. Accessed online October 6, 2007. is a city in

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, United States. The population was 1,389 at the 2020 census. In recent years, Tieton has suffered economic depression, with the decline of its fruit warehouses. As of 2007, a Seattle lawyer and the founding president of the art publishing house Marquand Books have been investing in the city and attempting to revive it, with a project they call project "Mighty Tieton."

History

Tieton was officially incorporated on June 5, 1942. Tieton gets its name from the

Tieton River The Tieton River is a tributary of the Naches River, in Yakima County, Washington in the United States. The Tieton River begins in two forks, the North Fork Tieton River and South Fork Tieton River. The North Fork originates at McCall Glacier on ...

, meaning "roaring water".

Geography

Tieton is located at (46.703160, -120.755824). According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all of it land. Tieton is located near the confluence of the Tieton River with the

Naches River The Naches River is a tributary of the Yakima River in central Washington in the United States. Beginning as the Little Naches River, it is about 75 miles (121 km) long. After the confluence of the Little Naches and Bumping River the name be ...

Climate

This

climatic Climate is the long-term weather pattern in an area, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorologic ...

region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the

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system, Tieton has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...

, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Tieton, Washington
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Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,191 people, 358 households, and 279 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 385 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 59.9%

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, 0.3%

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, 2.4% Native American, 0.3%

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, 0.1%

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, 31.9% from

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, and 5.3% from two or more races.

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of any race were 64.4% of the population. There were 358 households, of which 54.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were

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living together, 19.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 22.1% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.33 and the average family size was 3.67. The median age in the town was 29.2 years. 33.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.7% were from 25 to 44; 19.8% were from 45 to 64; and 7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,154 people, 341 households, and 267 families living in the town. The population density was 1,516.8 people per square mile (586.3/km²). There were 363 housing units at an average density of 477.1 per square mile (184.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 54.07%

, 0.17%

, 1.39% Native American, 0.69%

, 0.09%

, 41.33% from

, and 2.25% from two or more races.

of any race were 54.33% of the population. There were 341 households, out of which 52.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.38 and the average family size was 3.88. In the town the age distribution of the population shows 37.2% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 14.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $30,052, and the median income for a family was $34,583. Males had a median income of $24,750 versus $18,750 for females. The

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for the town was $12,439. About 14.5% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the

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, including 21.9% of those under age 18 and 26.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

City of Tieton

Mighty Tieton website
{{Authority control Cities in Yakima County, Washington Cities in Washington (state) Washington placenames of Native American origin