Vader is a city in
Lewis County,
Washington
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, United States. The population was 629 at the
2020 census.
History
Vader was originally named Little Falls and incorporated on January 12, 1906.
The name was changed to Sopenah by the
Northern Pacific Railway
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because there was already a Little Falls on their rail lines,
Little Falls, Minnesota
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. The townspeople were unsatisfied with the new name and petitioned the
Washington State Legislature
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to change it to Toronto. A dispute then arose which was resolved by a compromise agreement to name the town after a German resident (and Civil War veteran) named Martin Vader. The town name was changed to Vader by the legislature on March 25, 1913. Vader later moved to
Florida
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.
More recently, a motion was made to change the name back to its original name, Little Falls. The motion was placed on the November 3, 2015 ballot to determine voter approval. But as of the last count (November 4, 2015), residents chose to retain Vader as the town name by a 3-to-2 margin.
Vader is the birthplace of the novelist and critic
Robert Cantwell
Robert Emmett Cantwell (January 31, 1908 – December 8, 1978), known as Robert Cantwell, was a novelist and critic. His first novel, ''Laugh and Lie Down'' (1931) is an early example, twenty years before Jack Kerouac, of the American classic ge ...
and silent film actor
Herbert Heyes
Herbert Harrison Heyes (August 3, 1889 – May 31, 1958) was an American film actor. He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1915 and 1956, including the famed 1947 film ''Miracle on 34th Street'', in which he played an ahistorical "Mr. Gimbel, ...
.
Geography
Vader is located at (46.401425, -122.958090).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 621 people, 228 households, and 157 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 258 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 87.9%
White
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, 2.3%
Native American, 1.0%
Asian
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, 0.2%
Pacific Islander
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, 1.0% from
other races
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, and 7.7% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 4.5% of the population.
There were 228 households, of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.1% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.18.
The median age in the city was 41.4 years. 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.8% were from 25 to 44; 29.2% were from 45 to 64; and 16.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.8% male and 47.2% female.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 590 people, 208 households, and 151 families living in the city. The population density was 654.4 people per square mile (253.1/km
2). There were 230 housing units at an average density of 255.1 per square mile (98.7/km
2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.56%
White
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, 0.34%
Native American, 1.86% from
other races
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
* ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...
, and 4.24% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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of any race were 6.61% of the population. 16.2% were of German, 12.5% American, 10.7% Irish, 9.5% English and 5.3% Swedish ancestry.
There were 208 households, out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 23.6% 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 2.84 and the average family size was 3.36.
In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 32.9% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,750, and the median income for a family was $32,188. Males had a median income of $35,139 versus $16,875 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $15,481. About 21.9% of families and 23.7% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.
Arts and culture
Historic buildings and sites
![Ben Olsen House 76001897 NRHP Lewis County, WA](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Ben_Olsen_House_76001897_NRHP_Lewis_County%2C_WA.jpg)
The city is home to the Gothic-style
Grace Evangelical Church of Vader
Grace Evangelical Church of Vader (also known as Grace United Methodist Church of Vader) is a historic Methodist church in Vader, Washington.
The Gothic style building was constructed in 1902 and added to the National Register of Historic Plac ...
, a
National Register of Historic Places
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recognized building that is in current use under the
United Methodist Church
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.
A second building within Vader is also listed with the NRHP, the Ben Olsen House.
Politics
The results for the
2020 U.S. Presidential Election for Vader were as follows:
*
Donald J. Trump
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Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
(
Republican
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) - 175 (58.52%)
*
Joe Biden (
Democrat
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) - 112 (37.46%)
*
Jo Jorgensen
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(
Libertarian
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) - 8 (2.68%)
* Other candidates - 4 (1.34%)
References
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Cities in Washington (state)
Cities in Lewis County, Washington