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Cle Elum is a city in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,755 at the 2000 census.
History
Cle Elum was officially incorporated on February 24, 1902.
Cle Elum was the birthplace of astronaut Dick Scobee, the commander of the Space Shuttle Challenger on the day of its explosion.
Geography
Cle Elum is located at (47.194293, -120.937537).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,755 people, 792 households, and 448 families residing in the city. The population density was 457.8/km² (1,182.8/mi²). There were 956 housing units at an average density of 249.4/km² (644.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.16% White, 0.51% African American, 1.03% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.85% from other races, and 1.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.36% of the population.
There were 792 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.4% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,144, and the median income for a family was $39,000. Males had a median income of $32,750 versus $26,645 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,620. About 17.4% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.3% of those under age 18 and 18.5% of those age 65 or over.
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