Nooksack, Washington

Nooksack, Washington
City
The local post office
Location of Nooksack, Washington
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Whatcom
Area
• Total	0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
• Land	0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	85 ft (26 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,338
• Density	1,207.9/sq mi (466.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	98276
Area code	360
FIPS code	53-49275Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1507007Template:GR

Nooksack (/ˈnʊksæk/ Template:USdict) is a city in Whatcom County, Washington, close to the border with Canada. The population was 1,338 at the 2010 census. This town shares Nooksack Valley School District with Sumas and Everson.

The town is just a handful of buildings built around the highway that runs through it. The post office lost its official status in 1992 (and is now a department of neighboring town, Everson), but still exists across from a small city park. The USPS has since closed the remote office. Other noticeable remains are the two gas stations and several churches. It has no major geographic features except a small creek on the edge of town, near a cemetery containing many old graves.

Nooksack contracts their Police and sewer services through the nearby City of Everson.

History

Nooksack after the fire.

Nooksack was officially incorporated on December 6, 1912, and experienced much growth in its early years. Fire burned through the town, though, causing most of the growth to halt.

Geography

Nooksack is located at 48°55′42″N 122°19′10″W (48.928240, -122.319544)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 851 people, 276 households, and 218 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,207.9 people per square mile (469.4/km²). There were 296 housing units at an average density of 420.2 per square mile (163.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.54% White, 0.47% African American, 1.29% Native American, 1.65% Asian, 3.29% from other races, and 1.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.58% of the population.

There were 276 households out of which 46.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.08 and the average family size was 3.54.

In the city the age distribution of the population shows 36.8% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $44,000, and the median income for a family was $49,000. Males had a median income of $36,429 versus $21,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,019. About 2.3% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

Merging

In February there was talking of Nooksack and its neighboring town, Everson combining into one city. With Everson's 2100 residents and Nooksack's 900, it would make the city larger. On March 4, 2009, there was an article in the Bellingham Herald reporting that the two towns had meeting with the Everson City Councilman, discussing the merge of the two towns. The Everson City Councilman compared the merging of the 2 towns to the merging of the 4 towns in Bellingham over 100 years ago. The new city would have a new name but with two distinct districts: Everson District and Nooksack District. The city name is still being agreed on, but "Nooksack Valley" is a possible outcome.

External links

• http://www.cityofnooksack.com