Algona, Washington

Algona, Washington
City
Nickname:  City of the Great Blue Heron
Location of Algona in King County
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	King
Founded	1955
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	David Hill
Area
• Total	1.3 sq mi (3.5 km2)
• Land	1.3 sq mi (3.5 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	82 ft (25 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,014
• Density	1,827.6/sq mi (705.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	98001
Area code	253
FIPS code	53-01290Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1511959Template:GR
Website	http://www.cityofalgona.com/

Algona is a city in King County, Washington, United States, and the Seattle metropolitan area, surrounded by the suburbs of Auburn to the north and east, Pacific to the south, and unincorporated King County to the west. The population as of 3,014 at the 2010 census.

Due to Algona's close adjacency to Pacific, the two communities are often referred to collectively as Algona-Pacific or Algona/Pacific [1].

In the 2004 US presidential election, Algona cast 51.41% of its vote for Democrat John Kerry[2].

History

Algona was officially incorporated on August 22, 1955.

Such past mayors include S. Waffel and Glenn R. Wilson

Events

Every year Algona has a city-run festival called "Algona Days". The event includes an assortment of food vendors, small rides, live music and a classic car show.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1960	1,311		—
1970	1,276		−2.7%
1980	1,467		15.0%
1990	1,694		15.5%
2000	2,460		45.2%
2010	3,014		22.5%

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 2,460 people, 845 households, and 643 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,827.6 people per square mile (703.6/km²). There were 878 housing units at an average density of 652.3 per square mile (251.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.80% White, 1.67% African American, 1.87% Native American, 5.93% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 2.28% from other races, and 3.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.98% of the population.

There were 845 households out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 36.6% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,833, and the median income for a family was $52,462. Males had a median income of $40,450 versus $28,370 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,734. About 3.2% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

The typical home for sale in Algona was built in 1981, which is about the same age as the typical home for sale in Washington.

Politics

As of the 2004 Presidential election, Algona consists of three voting precincts. All three gave pluralities to Democrat John Kerry, although only one (which consists the southern half of the city) gave him a majority. However, the remaining precinct was sufficiently Democratic to give Kerry a moderate majority overall. The 2004 Presidential results were as follows.

• John F. Kerry (Democrat) - 509 (51.41%)
• George W. Bush (Republican) - 458 (46.26%)
• Ralph Nader (Independent) - 15 (1.52%)
• Other candidates and write-ins - 8 (0.81%)

External links

• Official website