Tekoa, Washington
| Tekoa, Washington | |
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 Location of Tekoa, Washington |
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| Coordinates: 47°13′29″N 117°4′25″W / 47.22472°N 117.07361°WCoordinates: 47°13′29″N 117°4′25″W / 47.22472°N 117.07361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Whitman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.14 sq mi (2.95 km2) |
| • Land | 1.14 sq mi (2.95 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,533 ft (772 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 778 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 792 |
| • Density | 682.5/sq mi (263.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 99033 |
| Area code | 509 |
| FIPS code | 53-70560 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1508933 |
| Website | www.tekoawa.com |
Tekoa is a city in Whitman County, Washington, United States. The population was 778 at the 2010 census.
Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Tekoa ranks 420th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
Tekoa was first settled in 1886 by David A. Huffman and George T. Huffman. The townsite was platted in 1888 and was named after the Biblical town.
Tekoa was incorporated in 1889 with just under 300 people. By 1910 the population had swelled to 1,694. Over the next 60 years, Tekoa began a long decline as mechanized farming and the automobile age came into being. By 1990 the town had fewer than 750 residents. During the 1990s the town increased in popularity and the population rose to 826 at the 2000 census.
Tekoa is located at 47°13′29″N 117°4′25″W / 47.22472°N 117.07361°W (47.224704, -117.073607).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.14 square miles (2.95 km2), all of it land.
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Tekoa has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population comprised 778 persons, 307 households, and 191 families. The population density was 682.5 inhabitants per square mile (263.5/km2). There were 360 housing units at an average density of 315.8 per square mile (121.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.0% White, 0.1% African American, 3.3% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.3% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.8% of the population.
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