Yarrow Point, Washington

Coordinates: 47°38′39″N 122°13′0″W / 47.64417, -122.21667
Yarrow Point, Washington
Location of Yarrow Point, Washington
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	King
Area
- Town	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
- Town
- Density	/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	98004
Area code(s)	425
FIPS code	53-80150²
GNIS feature ID	1510418³

Yarrow Point is a town in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,008 at the 2000 census.

Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Yarrow Point ranks 4th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.

History

Yarrow Point was officially incorporated on June 24, 1959.

Geography

Yarrow Point is located at 47°38′39″N, 122°13′0″W (47.644212, -122.216684)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

Politics

On the national level, Yarrow Point leans toward the Republican Party. In 2004, Republican George W. Bush received 52 percent of the vote here, defeating Democrat John Kerry, who received around 47 percent.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 1,008 people, 379 households, and 308 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,051.9/km² (2,720.3/mi²). There were 393 housing units at an average density of 410.1/km² (1,060.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.65% White, 0.79% African American, 3.17% Asian, 0.69% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.98% of the population.

There were 379 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.4% were married couples living together, 1.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $117,940, and the median income for a family was $126,075. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $52,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $72,135. About 1.6% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Gallery

Yarrow Point Town Hall

Yarrow Point Water Fountain

On NE 42nd Pl. looking east near a dock

At a dock at the end of NE 42nd Pl. in Yarrow Point

External links

Coordinates: 47.644212° N 122.216684° W

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