Lebam is 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
Pacific County,
Washington
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* Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States
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, United States. The population was 160 at the
2010 census. At the
2020 census, the population decreased to 150. 16 percent had a bachelor's degree or higher. The employment rate was 45.6 percent.
History
Lebam was originally called Half Moon
or Half Moon Creek.
The town was later named Lebam, the reversed spelling of early settler J.W. Goodell's daughter's name, Mabel.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km
2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 176 people, 77 households, and 43 families residing in the CDP. The
population density
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was 120.2 people per square mile (46.5/km
2). There were 82 housing units at an average density of 56.0/sq mi (21.7/km
2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.09%
White
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, 6.82%
Native American, 1.14%
Asian, 4.55% from
other races, and 3.41% from two or more races. 25.4% were of
German
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* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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, 9.2%
Polish
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* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
* Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...
, 9.2%
Swiss
Swiss most commonly refers to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Swiss may also refer to: Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
* Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
* Swiss Café, an old café located ...
, and 6.9%
English ancestry according to
Census 2000
There were 77 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were
married couples
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living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 125.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,125, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $45,313 versus $51,250 for females. The
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the CDP was $15,831. About 8.0% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 15.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 20.8% of those 65 or over. 23 of the current 160 residents carry the last name
Friese
Friese is a surname.
Notable people with the name include:
* Christian-Peter Friese, (1948-1970), victim at the Berlin wall
* Donald Friese (born 1940), American billionaire businessman
* Friedemann Friese (born 1970), German board game designe ...
, which means they make up 14% of the current population. While 7 residents carry the last name Camenzind, or about 4 percent.
See also
*
List of geographic names derived from anagrams and ananyms
References
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Census-designated places in Pacific County, Washington
Census-designated places in Washington (state)