Dollars Corner, Washington

Dollars Corner, Washington
Census-designated place
Location of Dollars Corner, Washington
Coordinates: 45°46′44″N 122°35′26″W / 45.77889°N 122.59056°WCoordinates: 45°46′44″N 122°35′26″W / 45.77889°N 122.59056°W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Clark
Area
• Total	3.9 sq mi (10.2 km^2)
• Land	3.9 sq mi (10.2 km^2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km^2)
Elevation	220 ft (67 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,108
• Density	280/sq mi (108.1/km^2)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
FIPS code	53-18195[1]
GNIS feature ID	1512155[2]

Dollars Corner is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,108 at the 2010 census.^[3]

Geography

Dollars Corner is located in west-central Clark County at 45°46′44″N 122°35′26″W / 45.77889°N 122.59056°W (45.778847, -122.590475).^[4] It is bordered to the northeast by Cherry Grove, to the east by the city of Battle Ground, to the southeast by Meadow Glade, and to the west by Duluth. Washington State Route 502 passes through the center of the community, leading east 3 miles (5 km) to the center of Battle Ground and west 3 miles (5 km) to Interstate 5's Exit 11.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Dollars Corner CDP has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.2 km²), all of it land.^[3]

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,039 people, 373 households, and 299 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 260.8 people per square mile (100.8/km²). There were 391 housing units at an average density of 98.1/sq mi (37.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.90% White, 1.06% African American, 0.77% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.87% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.89% of the population. 22.7% were of German, 13.4% Finnish, 12.0% Irish, 11.9% American, 8.0% English, 7.2% European and 6.1% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 373 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the CDP the age distribution of the population shows 26.8% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $56,875, and the median income for a family was $58,090. Males had a median income of $40,242 versus $27,569 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,025. About 6.5% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Dollars Corner CDP, Washington". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.