Carson, Washington | |
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 Hotel St. Martin at Carson Hot Springs | |
 Location of Carson, Washington | |
| Coordinates:45°44′47″N121°49′28″W / 45.74639°N 121.82444°W /45.74639; -121.82444 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Skamania |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.7 sq mi (12.2 km2) |
| • Land | 4.7 sq mi (12.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.039 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 518 ft (158 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,323 |
| • Density | 497/sq mi (192/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 98610 |
| Area code | 509 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407972[1] |
Carson is acensus-designated place in theColumbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, north of theColumbia River inSkamania County, in the southwestern part ofWashington, United States. The population was 2,323 at the2020 census.
Carson is located north ofWashington State Route 14 and the town lies south ofStabler and betweenStevenson to the west andUnderwood and the neighboring cities ofBingen andWhite Salmon to the east.
The post office in Carson has been in operation since 1894.[2] The community takes its name from nearby Carson Creek.[3]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.2 km2), of which, 4.7 square miles (12.1 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) of it (0.43%) is water.
| Climate data for Carson, Washington | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 45.6 (7.6) | 54.3 (12.4) | 62.8 (17.1) | 70.4 (21.3) | 78.9 (26.1) | 85.8 (29.9) | 93.5 (34.2) | 93 (34) | 84.1 (28.9) | 71.7 (22.1) | 54.7 (12.6) | 44.2 (6.8) | 93.5 (34.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 38.3 (3.5) | 43.6 (6.4) | 50.3 (10.2) | 59.1 (15.1) | 67.8 (19.9) | 73.1 (22.8) | 80.7 (27.1) | 79.8 (26.6) | 73.9 (23.3) | 61.4 (16.3) | 47.5 (8.6) | 40.9 (4.9) | 59.7 (15.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 31 (−1) | 35 (2) | 40 (4) | 46 (8) | 53 (12) | 58 (14) | 64 (18) | 63 (17) | 58 (14) | 49 (9) | 39 (4) | 35 (2) | 48 (9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 25.6 (−3.6) | 27.9 (−2.3) | 30.4 (−0.9) | 33.5 (0.8) | 39.1 (3.9) | 47.4 (8.6) | 47.4 (8.6) | 46.7 (8.2) | 42.5 (5.8) | 37.5 (3.1) | 31.9 (−0.1) | 29.5 (−1.4) | 36.4 (2.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 2.9 (−16.2) | 15.5 (−9.2) | 22.8 (−5.1) | 25.8 (−3.4) | 33.8 (1.0) | 39.7 (4.3) | 46.2 (7.9) | 45.2 (7.3) | 34.5 (1.4) | 28.4 (−2.0) | 10 (−12) | 7.6 (−13.6) | 2.9 (−16.2) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 16.9 (430) | 12.6 (320) | 11.5 (290) | 6.1 (150) | 3.6 (91) | 2.4 (61) | 0.7 (18) | 1.3 (33) | 3 (76) | 8.4 (210) | 15 (380) | 18.4 (470) | 99.7 (2,530) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 38.1 (97) | 17.8 (45) | 7.3 (19) | 0.7 (1.8) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0 (0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 3.4 (8.6) | 17.6 (45) | 84.9 (216) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in.) | 18 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 142 |
| Source: weatherbase.com | |||||||||||||
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| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2000 | 2,116 | — | |
| 2010 | 2,279 | 7.7% | |
| 2020 | 2,323 | 1.9% | |
| US Decennial Census[5] 2020 Census[6] | |||
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 2,116 people, 797 households, and 572 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 452.8 people per square mile (174.9/km2). There were 894 housing units at an average density of 191.3/sq mi (73.9/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.52%White, 0.33%African American, 3.50%Native American, 0.24%Asian, 0.57%Pacific Islander, 3.64% fromother races, and 3.21% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 6.10% of the population.
There were 797 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 28.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,598, and the median income for a family was $40,519. Males had a median income of $31,413 versus $25,478 for females. Theper capita income for the CDP was $14,922. About 9.4% of families and 13.7% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.
Carson is situated within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and outside the southern end ofGifford Pinchot National Forest, which contains the nearby highland terrain areas ofWind Mountain and Dog Mountain.
The oldest arboretum in the Pacific Northwest, theWind River Arboretum, is located in nearby Stabler. Carson has a localhot spring, and hotel and resort businesses in the town providegeothermalsteam baths.
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