Alger, Washington
| Alger, Washington | |
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| CDP | |
 Location of Alger, Washington |
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| Coordinates: 48°37′25″N 122°20′38″W / 48.62361°N 122.34389°WCoordinates: 48°37′25″N 122°20′38″W / 48.62361°N 122.34389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Skagit |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2) |
| • Land | 1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 403 |
| • Density | 49.7/sq mi (19.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC−08:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−07:00) |
| ZIP code | 98226 |
| Area code | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-01255 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1510777 |
| Highways | none |
Alger is a census-designated place (CDP) in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The population was 403 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Mount Vernon–Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Alger is located along Old Highway 99 North Road. A former logging camp, Alger is now a working-class exurban community and home to the Skagit Speedway. The nearby Skagit Speedway has been operating for 50 years and attracting racers from all over the Northwest and West; Kasey Kahne raced there before becoming a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver. It is a 1/3 mile banked oval track built of silica and clay, and the faster classes of sprint cars achieve lap averages of almost 100 mph. Races are typically held on Saturday nights under floodlights, and camping is available for racers and spectators in the Speedway's grounds.
Alger was first settled by Frederick G. Abbey in 1884.
On September 2, 2008, Alger was the starting point of Isaac Zamora's shooting rampage that extended down to Mount Vernon.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²) of it is land and 0.56% is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 89 people, 35 households, and 24 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 49.7 people per square mile (19.2/km²). There were 42 housing units at an average density of 23.5/sq mi (9.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.38% White, 5.62% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.62% of the population.
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