Dishman, Washington | |
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CDP | |
Location of Dishman, Washington |
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Coordinates: 47°39′24″N 117°16′40″W / 47.65667°N 117.27778°WCoordinates: 47°39′24″N 117°16′40″W / 47.65667°N 117.27778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Spokane |
Area | |
• Total | 3.4 sq mi (8.7 km2) |
• Land | 3.4 sq mi (8.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,985 ft (605 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 10,031 |
• Density | 2,969.7/sq mi (1,146.6/km2) |
Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
FIPS code | 53-17985 |
GNIS feature ID | 1512151 |
Dishman is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Spokane County, Washington, United States. Founded by A.T. Dishman, who operated a nearby rock quarry, its population was 10,031 at the 2000 census. Dishman has been part of Spokane Valley since 2003.
Dishman is located at 47°39′24″N 117°16′40″W / 47.65667°N 117.27778°W (47.656544, -117.277809).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,031 people, 4,151 households, and 2,565 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,969.7 people per square mile (1,145.9/km²). There were 4,408 housing units at an average density of 1,305.0/sq mi (503.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.93% White, 0.81% African American, 1.81% Native American, 1.33% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.10% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.89% of the population.
There were 4,151 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.96.