Sunnyslope is an unincorporated community and

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(CDP) in Chelan County,

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, United States. It is part of the

Wenatchee Wenatchee ( ) is the county seat and most populous city of Chelan County, Washington, United States. The population within the city limits in 2010 was 31,925, and has increased to 35,508 as of 2020. Located in the north-central part of the stat ...

–

East Wenatchee East Wenatchee is a city in Douglas County, Washington, Douglas County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. The population at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census was 13,190, a 129.1% increase on the 2000 census, having annexed ...

Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,041 at the 2020 census, up from 3,252 at the 2010 census. By

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, Sunnyslope ranks 53rd of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked. It is also the highest rank achieved in Chelan County.

Geography

Sunnyslope is located in southern Chelan County at the confluence of the

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to the east and the

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to the south. The city limits of

are directly to the south of the river.

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and U.S. Route 97 pass through the southern part of Sunnyslope in the Wenatchee River valley, crossing the Columbia River into Douglas County via the Richard Odabashian Bridge. State Route 285 leads south from US 2/97 into Wenatchee. According to the

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, the Sunnyslope CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.85%, is water.
The headquarters of the

Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest The Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Okanogan County, Washington, Okanogan County in north-central Washington (state), Washington, United States. The forest is bordered on the north by British Columbia, ...

, administered by the

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, is located in Sunnyslope. Ohme Gardens is an alpine garden located in Sunnyslope, on a hill overlooking the community.

Olds Station

The area south of US 2/97 near the confluence but above the Wenatchee River and Sleepy Hollow areas are commonly known and signed as "Olds Station", which is referenced in the former name of the Richard Odabashian Bridge which carries US 2/97 and the

Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail The Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail is an urban bicycle and pedestrian trail in Wenatchee, Washington, United States. It follows the west and east shores of the Columbia River for and was completed in 1995. Route The trail runs clockwise ...

over the Columbia River. Olds Station was built by the Great Northern Railroad in 1914, so named because it was built on land donated from the Olds Company, a fruit orchard business run by Alfred J. Olds and his three sons.

Public services

Sunnyslope receives most public services from Chelan County. It is under the jurisdiction of Chelan county sheriff's department, and is headquarters seat of Chelan County fire district 1. Utility services including electricity, water, and fiber optic communication lines are provided by the Chelan County Public Utility District Number 1. Sunnyslope is served by

Wenatchee School District Wenatchee School District #246 is a public school district of the State of Washington serving the city of Wenatchee and surrounding communities. As of May 2016 the approximate student population of the district is 7,931, served by 467 teachers.

#246; elementary students attend Sunnyslope Elementary School on School Street at Peters Street West. Secondary students attend Foothills Middle School and then Wenatchee High School. Link Transit serves Sunnyslope through a transfer station at the Food Pavilion Plaza at Easy Street and US 2/97, and a transit route along Easy Street.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,521 people, 915 households, and 756 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 262.1 people per square mile (101.2/km²). There were 952 housing units at an average density of 99.0/sq mi (38.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.19%

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, 0.16%

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, 0.44% Native American, 1.31% Asian, 0.12%

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, 3.41% from other races, and 2.38% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 6.62% of the population. There were 915 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.5% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.02. In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 27.4% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $68,224, and the median income for a family was $71,447. Males had a median income of $55,156 versus $36,250 for females. The

for the CDP was $28,024. About 3.9% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the

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, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

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