Beacon Hill is an

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and

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(CDP) in

Cowlitz County Cowlitz County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 110,730. The county seat is Kelso, Washington, Kelso, and its l ...

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 2,211. During the 2010 census, Beacon Hill was part of the

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CDP. The CDP is in the western part of the county and is bordered to the south and west by Longview Heights, to the northeast by Lexington, and to the east by the

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. State Route 411 runs through the east side of the community, following the Cowlitz. It leads south to Longview and north to

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Demographics

As of the 2020 census, there were 2,211 people, 796 housing units, and 585 families in the CDP. The ancestry of the CDP was 14.8%

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, 13.6% Irish, 6.5%

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, 6.1%

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, 4.5%

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, and 2.5% Norwegian. The median age was 31.1 years old. 17.1% of the population was 65 or older, with 8.4% between 65 and 74, 7.6% between 75 and 84, and 1.1% were 85 or older. 29.1% of the population were under 18, with 7.5% under 5 years, 20.4% between the ages of 5 and 14, and 1.1% between the ages of 15 and 17. The median household income was $89,464, with families having $96,847, and married couples having $112,067. 13.7% of the population were in poverty.

References

Populated places in Cowlitz County, Washington Census-designated places in Cowlitz County, Washington Census-designated places in Washington (state) {{CowlitzCountyWA-geo-stub