La Conner
| La Conner | |
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| Town | |
| La Conner, Washington | |
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 Location of La Conner, Washington |
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| Coordinates: 48°23′26″N 122°29′44″W / 48.39056°N 122.49556°WCoordinates: 48°23′26″N 122°29′44″W / 48.39056°N 122.49556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Skagit |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2) |
| • Land | 0.41 sq mi (1.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 891 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 927 |
| • Density | 2,173.2/sq mi (839.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 98257 |
| Area code | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-36780 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1534592 |
| Highways | none |
| Website | Town of La Conner |
La Conner is a town in Skagit County, Washington, United States with a population of 891 at the 2010 census. it is included in the Mount Vernon–Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. In the month of April, the town annually hosts the majority of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival events. The center of town, roughly bounded by Second, Morris and Commercial Streets and the Swinomish Channel, is a historic district and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
La Conner was first settled in May 1867 by Alonzo Low and was then known by its post office name, Swinomish. In 1869, J.S. Conner bought the settlement's trading post and in 1870 had the name changed to honor his wife, Louisa Ann Conner. The French-appearing "La" representing her first- and middle-initials. La Conner was once the county seat of Skagit County.
La Conner is located at the coordinates 48°23′26″N 122°29′44″W / 48.39056°N 122.49556°W (48.390495, -122.495646).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.51 square miles (1.32 km2), of which, 0.41 square miles (1.06 km2) is land and 0.10 square miles (0.26 km2) is water.
As of 2000 the median income for a household in the town was $42,344, and the median income for a family was $52,083. Males had a median income of $40,074 versus $26,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,308. About 8.8% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.
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