EAST WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON

'The City of East Wenatchee' is located in Douglas County, Washington, United States of America. East Wenatchee is the twin city of Wenatchee, Washington. They are separated by the Columbia River that forms the boundary between Chelan and Douglas County. East Wenatchee is the location of the Pangborn Memorial Airport.
East Wenatchee is part of the 'Wenatchee, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area'. According to the Washington State Office of Financial Management's 2007 estimate, the populaton of East Wenatchee is 11,480.[1] This makes it the 67th largest city in the state of Washington. Also, according to the Washington State Office of Financial Management, East Wenatchee ranked 8th of 279 eligible incorporated communities in population growth between 2000 and 2005.[2] East Wenatchee is part of the Greater Wenatchee Area. More information about East Wenatchee and the surrounding areas may be found in the Wenatchee, Washington article

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History

Geography

Demographics

Sister cities

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History

On February 28, 1935, citizens voted, 48 in favor and 46 against, to incorporate the town of East Wenatchee.[3] When the town was incorporated on March 11, 1935, the original town site was fifty acres. Today, the town has grown into a city. As of 2007, East Wenatchee's boundaries emcompassed 3.67 square miles.
On Oct. 5, 1931, East Wenatchee became part of aviation history. Having taken off from Misawa, Japan, pilots Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon Jr. safely belly-landed their Bellanca airplane Miss Veedol on a nearby airstrip, Fancher Field. After take off, the pilots intentionally jettisoned the landing gear to conserve fuel. This flight was the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean. In honor of this pioneering flight, East Wenatchee's airport is called Pangborn Memorial Airport.
On May 27, 1987, East Wenatchee became part of archealogical history. On that date, while digging in an orchard just east of the city, farmworkers accidentally discovered a cache of 11,000-year-old Clovis points and other artifacts, left by Pleistocene hunters some 11,000 years earlier. The East Wenatchee Clovis Site, explored in two subsequent archaeological digs in 1988 and 1990, was closed to science by the landowner after protests by local Indian tribes. The legal moratorium on new archaeological work at the site ended on June 1, 2007.[4]

Geography

East Wenatchee is located at (47.421506, -120.288094).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.0 km² (2.3 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,757 people, 2,295 households, and 1,569 families residing in the city. The population density was 954.0/km² (2,474.4/mi²). There were 2,429 housing units at an average density of 402.5/km² (1,044.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.09% White, 0.40% African American, 0.96% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 6.13% from other races, and 2.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.05% of the population.
There were 2,295 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,919, and the median income for a family was $41,518. Males had a median income of $37,629 versus $24,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,876. About 13.4% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.6% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
According to the Washington's Office of Finanacial Management 2007 estimates, 11,480 people now reside in East Wenatchee.

Sister cities

East Wenatchee has one sister city:

★ Misawa, Japan

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