St. John, Washington

Infobox Settlement
official_name = St. John, Washington
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location of St. John, Washington


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Washington
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Whitman

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area_total_km2 = 1.3
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 548
population_density_km2 = 407.8
population_density_sq_mi = 1056.2

timezone = Pacific (PST)
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elevation_m = 598
elevation_ft = 1962
latd = 47 |latm = 5 |lats = 25 |latNS = N
longd = 117 |longm = 34 |longs = 56 |longEW = W

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St. John is a town in Whitman County, Washington, United States. The population was 548 at the 2000 census.

History

St. John was officially incorporated on March 10, 1904. [ [http://www.mrsc.org/library/inctable.aspx Cities and Towns, State of Washington - Dates of Incorporation, Disincorporation, and Changes of Classification ] ]

Historical Population

1910: 421

1920: 597

1930: 471

1940: 526

1950: 542

1960: 545

1970: 575

1980: 550

1990: 499

2000: 548

2008 est.: 554 (Washington Office of Financial Management estimate)

Geography

St. John is located at coor dms|47|5|25|N|117|34|56|W|city (47.090403, -117.582085)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 548 people, 258 households, and 163 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,056.2 people per square mile (406.9/km²). There were 279 housing units at an average density of 537.7/sq mi (207.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.81% White, 0.18% Native American, 0.55% Asian, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.64% of the population.

There were 258 households out of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the town the population was spread out with 20.8% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 30.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,393, and the median income for a family was $44,643. Males had a median income of $31,389 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,722. About 5.4% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

Cultural Notes

Stomping grounds of famous Seattle-area celebrities such as Karl Matthew. Favored by hip celebrities due to the town's excellent country club and resort facilities, not to mention the world-famous Rialto Tavern. An interesting cultural note is that Frank Zappa stopped off in St. John while on a west coast tour with his travelling band The Mothers. After drinking a few Lucky Lagers at the county line, he proclaimed that St. John was the third most beautiful place on the west coast, only to follow Mendocino, CA and Depoe Bay, OR. His informal jam session at the Rialto, which took place in front of an impressive crowd of 9, will go down in time as one of the greatest unknown jam sessions of musical history.

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