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Lewis County

Population in July 2008: 612. Population change since 2000: +3.7%
 

Males: 301  (49.3%)
Females: 311  (50.7%)

Median resident age:  35.5 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98593.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,645 (it was $30,750 in 2000)
Vader:  $37,645
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,285
Vader:  $19,285
Washington:  $29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $146,281 (it was $85,800 in 2000)
Vader:  $146,281
Washington:  $300,800
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Races in Vader:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.0%)
  • Hispanic (6.6%)
  • Two or more races (4.2%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Other race (1.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Vader: 86.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (18.1%), Irish (13.1%), United States (9.2%), English (9.0%), Swedish (5.9%), Danish (2.7%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1906

Elevation: 175 feet

Land area: 0.90 square miles.

Population density: 679 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Vader

  • High school or higher: 68.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 10.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Vader city

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 54.0%
  • Separated: 4.5%
  • Widowed: 4.0%
  • Divorced: 18.5%

28 residents are foreign born (4.4% Latin America).

This city:  4.7%
Washington:  10.4%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Vader:  0.7% ($615)
Washington:  1.2% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Graham-Thrift, WA (54.6 miles , pop. 56,970).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (62.6 miles , pop. 529,121).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (885.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Olequa, WA (1.7 miles ), Toledo, WA (2.4 miles ), Winlock, WA (2.5 miles ), Castle Rock, WA (3.0 miles ), Jackson Prairie, WA (3.2 miles ), Boistfort, WA (3.4 miles ), Napavine, WA (3.5 miles ), Ethel, WA (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 46.40 N, Longitude: 122.96 W

Area code: 360

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Population change in the 1990s: +175 (+42.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Truck transportation (11%)
  • Food (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Paper (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Child care workers (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)



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Crime in Vader by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 011010
    per 100,000 0.0164.5165.60.0162.30.0
Robberies 000100
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0164.20.00.0
Assaults 314110
    per 100,000 500.8164.5662.3164.2162.30.0
Burglaries 214432
    per 100,000 333.9164.5662.3656.8487.0321.0
Thefts 79135413
    per 100,000 1168.61480.32152.3821.0649.42086.7
Auto thefts 121011
    per 100,000 166.9328.9165.60.0162.3160.5
Arson 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 183.6261.5410.6160.9235.4118.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.63
US city average:  3.00

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Vader-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 568% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 62.6 miles away from Vader center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 50.9 miles away from the city center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 69.9 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 47.4 miles away from Vader center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 42.8 miles away from the city center
On 3/25/1993 at 13:34:35, a magnitude 5.7 (5.5 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.6 MW, 5.7 ML, Depth: 12.8 mi) earthquake occurred 94.7 miles away from Vader center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Vader:
  • HOSPICE CARE CENTER HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LONGVIEW, WA)
  • PEACEHEALTH ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; LONGVIEW, WA)
  • PROVIDENCE CENTRALIA HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; CENTRALIA, WA)

Amtrak station near Vader:
  • 19 miles: KELSO-LONGVIEW (KELSO, 501 S 1ST AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vader:
  • LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 18 miles; LONGVIEW, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
  • SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,908)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 46 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
  • CLARK COLLEGE (about 54 miles; VANCOUVER, WA; FT enrollment: 5,106)
  • PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 56 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 5,921)
  • CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 58 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 3,819)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 58 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,683)
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Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  72.6%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  23.7%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  9.3%
Whole state:  4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Vader, WA



Vader compared to Washington state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School


Vader travel time to work
Vader mode of transportation to work chart


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (65%)
  • Wood (17%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Vader

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchAssemblies of GodChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents24.5%18.2%11.0%5.6%5.5%
Congregations10.1%18.0%6.7%7.9%4.5%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Southern Baptist ConventionSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Other religions
Adherents4.9%4.9%4.3%3.4%17.8%
Congregations6.7%5.6%5.6%3.4%31.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 2$9,802$58,8120$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$441
Police Protection - Officers 1$5,926$71,1121$583
Police - Other 0$0 1$120
Sewerage 1$3,732$44,7840$0
Water Supply 1$6,786$81,4320$0
Totals for Government 5$26,246$62,9903$1,144



Vader government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $55,000
    Solid Waste Management: $35,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $99,000
    Water Utilities: $82,000
    Sewerage: $56,000
    Financial Administration: $35,000
    Solid Waste Management: $31,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
    Regular Highways: $15,000
    Corrections - Other: $11,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $41,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $13,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,000
    Property Sale Other: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $272,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $90,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $18,000
    Highways: $14,000
    General Support: $5,000
  • Tax - Property: $54,000
    Public Utilities: $26,000
    Total General Sales: $20,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $183,000

7.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,833 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.74%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($240 average AGI)
Lewis County:  0.08%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Thurston County, WA  1.85% ($33,630 average AGI)
from Pierce County, WA  0.78% ($42,995)
from King County, WA  0.66% ($41,134)


6.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,756 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.79%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($139 average AGI)
Lewis County:  0.04%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Thurston County, WA  1.56% ($38,049 average AGI)
to Cowlitz County, WA  0.57% ($31,667)
to Pierce County, WA  0.54% ($32,594)


Strongest AM radio stations in Vader:
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KBAM (1270 AM; 5 kW; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
  • KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KELA (1470 AM; 5 kW; CENTRALIA-CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Vader:
  • KRQT (107.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
  • KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KITI-FM (95.1 FM; WINLOCK, WA; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • K220HE (91.9 FM; CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
  • K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
  • KUKN (105.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON INTERSTATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KWYQ (90.3 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KLYK (94.5 FM; KELSO, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
  • KJVH (89.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KMUN (91.9 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
  • KWYA (89.7 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KACS (90.5 FM; CHEHALIS, WA; Owner: CHEHALIS VALLEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Vader:
  • KCKA (Channel 15; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
  • K42CM (Channel 42; CENTRALIA, ETC., WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NORTHWEST, INC.)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3
  • Peter M Connolly, Junction Of Military Road And Hwy 506, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.2 m, Overall height: 77.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00127162
    Registrant: United States Cellular Corporation, 8410 W Brynmawr Ave., Suite # 700, Chicago, IL 60631, Phone: (773) 399-8900, Email:
  • Peter M Connolly, Junction Of Military Road And Hwy 506, Type: Tower, Structure height: 62.5 m, Overall height: 67.1 m
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Email:
  • Peter M Connolly, Se 1/4 Nw 1/4 Section 3, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 48.8 m
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, St 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • STATION, Bn Right Of Way 0.74 Mi N, Overall height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: WNTC477
    Assigned Frequencies : 2133.20 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/16/2000, Expiration Date: 06/06/2010, Cancelation Date: 04/24/2008
    Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co., 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4958, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KB7ULH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00948719
    Grant Date: 12/07/2004, Expiration Date: 12/07/2014, Certifier: Kevin J Holter
    Registrant: Kevin J Holter, 442 Coma Rd, Vader, WA 98593
  • Call Sign: KD7WXK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00712507
    Grant Date: 07/07/2003, Expiration Date: 07/07/2013, Certifier: Darin C Flynn
    Registrant: Darin C Flynn, 104 Wildwood Rd, Vader, WA 98593
  • Call Sign: KE7YZD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01452763
    Grant Date: 12/16/2008, Expiration Date: 12/16/2018, Certifier: Gregory R Mcdowell
    Registrant: Gregory R Mcdowell, Vader, WA 98593


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 11

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