From: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval Date: Mon, 30 May 2022 02:25:41 +0000 (+0000) Subject: feat(en/Minnehaha):Add article for Minnehaha, a CDP near Vancouver X-Git-Tag: 2022-07-18~7 X-Git-Url: https://zdv2.bktei.com/gitweb/BK-2020-09.git/commitdiff_plain/634216ddfca4dd6015cf2580f9eaa20097c98671 feat(en/Minnehaha):Add article for Minnehaha, a CDP near Vancouver --- diff --git a/en.wikipedia.org/Minnehaha, Washington/article.txt b/en.wikipedia.org/Minnehaha, Washington/article.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0db4808 --- /dev/null +++ b/en.wikipedia.org/Minnehaha, Washington/article.txt @@ -0,0 +1,119 @@ +{{Infobox settlement +|official_name = Minnehaha, Washington +|settlement_type = [[Census-designated place]] +|nickname = +|motto = + + +|image_skyline = +|imagesize = +|image_caption = +|image_flag = +|image_seal = + + +|image_map = Clark_County_Washington_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Minnehaha_Highlighted.svg +|mapsize = 250px +|map_caption = Location of Minnehaha, Washington +|image_map1 = +|mapsize1 = +|map_caption1 = + + +|subdivision_type = Country +|subdivision_name = United States +|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] +|subdivision_name1 = [[Washington (state)|Washington]] +|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Washington|County]] +|subdivision_name2 = [[Clark County, Washington|Clark]] + + +|government_footnotes = +|government_type = +|leader_title = +|leader_name = +|leader_title1 = +|leader_name1 = +|established_title = +|established_date = + + +|unit_pref = Imperial +|area_footnotes = +|area_magnitude = +|area_total_km2 = 5.77 +|area_land_km2 = 5.75 +|area_water_km2 = 0.02 +|area_total_sq_mi = +|area_land_sq_mi = +|area_water_sq_mi = + + +|population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]] +|population_footnotes = +|population_total = 9771 +|population_density_km2 = 1697.9 +|population_density_sq_mi = + + +|timezone = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]] +|utc_offset = -8 +|timezone_DST = PDT +|utc_offset_DST = -7 +|elevation_footnotes = +|elevation_m = 79 +|elevation_ft = 259 +|coordinates = {{coord|45|39|N|122|37|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} +|postal_code_type = +|postal_code = +|area_code = +|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] +|blank_info = 53-46125{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}} +|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID +|blank1_info = 1512468{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}} +|website = +|footnotes = +}} +'''Minnehaha''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Clark County, Washington|Clark County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. The population was 9,771 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US5346125| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Minnehaha CDP, Washington| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=September 3, 2015}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} up from 7,689 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]]. + +== Name meaning == +This area got its name from a [[The Columbian|''Columbian'']] newspaper editorial in 1891. The editor wrote about Burnt Bridge Creek and called it "Minnehaha, laughing water," from Longfellow's poem "[[The Song of Hiawatha]]". The name appealed to the citizenry and they kept it. Before that the area was called the "Black Forest" for its thick timber. + +While ''[[Minnehaha]]'', a Native American word, is often translated as "Laughing Water", the correct translation is "curling water" or "waterfall", as in [[Minnehaha Falls]], Minnesota. The name comes from the [[Dakota language]]. + +==Geography== +Minnehaha is located in southwestern Clark County at {{coord|45|39|N|122|37|W|type:city}} (45.656, -122.622).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} It is bordered on the west, south, and east by the city of [[Vancouver, Washington|Vancouver]] and on the north by [[Walnut Grove, Washington|Walnut Grove]]. + +According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Minnehaha CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.26%, is water. + +==Demographics== +{{US Census population +| 1990=9661 +| 2000=7689 +| 2010=9771 +| footnote=source:{{cite web + |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html + |title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790–2000) + |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] + |accessdate=2010-07-30}} +}} +As of the census of 2000, there were 7,689 people, 2,795 households, and 2,031 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,464.1 people per square mile (1,337.3/km2). There were 2,907 housing units at an average density of 1,309.7/sq mi (505.6/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.28% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.20% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.95% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.81% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.62% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.09% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.04% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.10% of the population. 15.0% were of German, 13.2% English, 8.2% American and 7.8% Irish ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. + +There were 2,795 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 20.9% 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 2.75 and the average family size was 3.18. + +In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 28.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males. + +The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,766, and the median income for a family was $50,585. Males had a median income of $39,167 versus $28,984 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $20,023. About 8.9% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over. + +==References== +{{reflist}} + +==External links== +* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041021032008/http://www.columbian.com/reflections/minnehaha.html Columbian newspaper article from 1928] + +{{Clark County, Washington}} + +{{authority control}} + +[[Category:Census-designated places in Clark County, Washington]] +[[Category:Census-designated places in Washington (state)]]