Green Acres, Washington
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Greenacres is a locale and former
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Spokane County, Washington Spokane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 539,339, making it the fourth-most populous county in Washington. The largest city and county seat is Spokane, the second largest ...
, United States. The locale is almost entirely split between the city of
Spokane Valley The Spokane Valley is a valley of the Spokane River through the southern Selkirk Mountains in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. The valley is home to the cities of Spokane and its suburbs Spokane Valley, Washington, Spokane Vall ...
and unincorporated Spokane County, with a small portion being located within the city of Liberty Lake. Greenacres retains its own
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. Greenacres has two schools in the Central Valley School named after it; Greenacres Middle School and Greenacres Elementary School.


History

Greenacres was listed as a
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in the 2000 census with the spelling "Green Acres". The community largely became part of
Spokane Valley The Spokane Valley is a valley of the Spokane River through the southern Selkirk Mountains in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. The valley is home to the cities of Spokane and its suburbs Spokane Valley, Washington, Spokane Vall ...
when that city incorporated in March 2003. Since then the name ''Greenacres'' has been classified as an "official common name for a populated location within an incorporated place". The majority of the CDP became part of the city of Spokane Valley upon its incorporation in 2003. An additional section of the CDP became part of the city of Liberty Lake in 2006. The population was 5,158 at the 2000 census.


Geography

Greenacres is located at (47.663450, -117.156537). According to the
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, the CDP had a total area of , of which, was land and of it (1.78%) was water.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 5,158 people, 2,021 households, and 1,414 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,126 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.17%
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, 0.47%
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, 1.01% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.02%
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, 0.33% from other races, and 2.29% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 2.46% of the population. There were 2,021 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.04. In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 26.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,290, and the median income for a family was $38,839. Males had a median income of $32,488 versus $22,361 for females. The
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for the CDP was $15,494. About 7.0% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the
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, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.


References

{{reflist Geography of Spokane County, Washington Former census-designated places in Washington (state) Spokane Valley, Washington