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Carson River Valley, Washington

Carson, Washington
CDP
Location of Carson, Washington
Location of Carson, Washington
Coordinates: 45°44′14″N 121°49′5″W / 45.73722°N 121.81806°W / 45.73722; -121.81806Coordinates: 45°44′14″N 121°49′5″W / 45.73722°N 121.81806°W / 45.73722; -121.81806
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 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Population (2000)
 • Total 2,116
 • Density 452.8/sq mi (174.8/km2)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
FIPS code 53-10325

Carson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Skamania County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,116 at the 2000 census.

Carson is located at 45°44′14″N 121°49′5″W / 45.73722°N 121.81806°W / 45.73722; -121.81806 (45.737110, -121.818080).

According to the United 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.

As of the census 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% from other races, and 3.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino 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.


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