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Wahkiakum County

Population in July 2007: 546.
Males: 277  (50.9%)
Females: 269  (49.1%)
Median resident age:  41.0 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip code: 98647


Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,200 (it was $35,917 in 2000)
Skamokawa  $39,200
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $169,600 (it was $110,200 in 2000)
Skamokawa  $169,600
Washington:  $300,800

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Races in Skamokawa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
  • Hispanic (2.9%)
  • Other race (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Skamokawa: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 26 feet

Land area: 126.4 square miles.

Population density: 4.3 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Skamokawa

  • High school or higher: 73.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 34.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Skamokawa CCD

  • Never married: 11.9%
  • Now married: 62.8%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 17.4%

21 residents are foreign born (4.0% Latin America).

This place:  4.0%
Washington:  10.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Skamokawa:  1.0% ($1,079)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
Skamokawa satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hillsboro, OR (58.6 miles , pop. 70,186).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (70.3 miles , pop. 529,121).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (909.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Cathlamet-Elochoman, WA (6.3 miles ), East Cathlamet, WA (6.6 miles ), Cathlamet, WA (7.0 miles ), Puget Island, WA (8.8 miles ), Marshland, OR (11.9 miles ), Clatskanie, OR (14.8 miles ), Knappa-Brownsmead, OR (14.9 miles ), Grays River, WA (20.0 miles ).

Latitude: 46.28 N, Longitude: 123.32 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
  • Public administration (17%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Repair and maintenance (8%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Water transportation (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Social assistance (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (7%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (20%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Customer service representatives (23%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
  • Top executives (7%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)


Hospitals/medical centers near Skamokawa:
  • HOSPICE CARE CENTER HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; LONGVIEW, WA)
  • PEACEHEALTH ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; LONGVIEW, WA)
  • COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; ASTORIA, OR)

Political contributions by individuals in Skamokawa, WA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Skamokawa:
  • ASTORIA REGIONAL (about 39 miles; ASTORIA, OR; ID: AST)
  • OLYMPIA (about 56 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; ID: OLM)
  • PORTLAND INTL (about 71 miles; PORTLAND, OR; ID: PDX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Skamokawa:
  • VERNONIA AIRFIELD (about 31 miles; VERNONIA, OR; ID: 05S)
  • KELSO-LONGVIEW (about 33 miles; KELSO, WA; ID: KLS)
  • CHEHALIS-CENTRALIA (about 36 miles; CHEHALIS, WA; ID: CLS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Skamokawa:
  • LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 26 miles; LONGVIEW, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
  • SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,908)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 59 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 63 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,683)
  • CLARK COLLEGE (about 63 miles; VANCOUVER, WA; FT enrollment: 5,106)
  • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 13,255)
  • GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; NEWBERG, OR; FT enrollment: 2,032)

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Notable locations in Skamokawa: Camp 2 (A), Family Camp (B), Harper (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Otter Creek (A), Steamboat Slough (B), Standard Creek (C), Pollard Creek (D), Quarry Creek (E), Clear Creek (F), Falk Creek (G), Risk Creek (H), Elochoman Slough (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Skamokawa: Columbian White-Tailed Deer National Wildlife Refuge (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Friends of Skamokawa Redmen Ha (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1394 West State Road 4) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Skamokawa and their reported violations in the past:

SKAMOKAWA VISTA PARK (Population served: 87, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JAN-31-1998), St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-31-1998)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-31-1997), St Public Notif requested (DEC-31-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-31-1997)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAY-31-1997), St Public Notif requested (MAY-31-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-31-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-1997)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  60.2%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.6%
Whole state:  6.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  9.1%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  0.0%
Whole state:  4.6%

Skamokawa compared to Washington state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:


9.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,816 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.74%
Washington average:  7.86%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cowlitz County, WA  1.72% ($35,958 average AGI)
from Pacific County, WA  0.86% ($47,750)


5.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,410 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.83%
Washington average:  7.07%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cowlitz County, WA  1.42% ($29,105 average AGI)
to Pacific County, WA  0.90% ($25,083)


Strongest AM radio stations in Skamokawa:
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KBAM (1270 AM; 5 kW; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
  • KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
  • KAST (1370 AM; 10 kW; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Skamokawa:
  • K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
  • KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KRQT (107.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
  • KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K220HE (91.9 FM; CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KITI-FM (95.1 FM; WINLOCK, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KLYK (94.5 FM; KELSO, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
  • KCBZ (94.9 FM; CANNON BEACH, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
  • KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
  • KMUN (91.9 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
  • KUKN (105.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON INTERSTATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KWYA (89.7 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KJVH (89.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KWYQ (90.3 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KJET (105.7 FM; SOUTH BEND, WA; Owner: JODESHA BROADCASTING, INC.)





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