Electric City is a city in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 968 at the 2010 census. Take a look below for 15 awesome and fascinating facts about Electric City, Washington, United States.
1. The community was named for its proximity to the power source at Grand Coulee Dam.
2. Electric City was officially incorporated on August 4, 1950.
3. Electric City is located at 47°55′51″N 119°02′10″W (47.930865, -119.036069).
4. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.34 square miles (6.06 km2), of which, 1.70 square miles (4.40 km2) is land and 0.64 square miles (1.66 km2) is water.
5. As of the census of 2010, there were 968 people, 447 households, and 275 families residing in the city.
6. The population density was 569.4 inhabitants per square mile (219.8/km2).
7. There were 524 housing units at an average density of 308.2 per square mile (119.0/km2).
8. The racial makeup of the city was 86.0% White, 0.5% African American, 5.2% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 7.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.0% of the population.
9. There were 447 households, of which 21.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.5% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
10. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.71.
11. The median age in the city was 50.5 years. 18.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.1% were from 25 to 44; 36.4% were from 45 to 64; and 22.2% were 65 years of age or older.
12. The gender makeup of the city was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.
13. As of the census of 2000, there were 922 people, 382 households, and 291 families residing in the city.
14. The population density was 1,706.3 people per square mile (659.2/km2).
15. There were 420 housing units at an average density of 777.3 per square mile (300.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 89.59% White, 0.22% African American, 7.05% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 2.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.84% of the population.