Time zone PST (UTC−8) GNIS feature ID 2584966 Area 35.06 km² Population 204 (2010) | FIPS code 53-17215 Elevation 62 m Zip code 98638 Area code 360 | |
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Country United States of America | ||
Deep River is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wahkiakum County, Washington, northwest of the town of Cathlamet and east of the city of Long Beach. The population was 204 as of the 2010 census. It is the current residence of Krist Novoselic, the bassist for early 1990s grunge rock band, Nirvana. The CDP includes the Svensens Landing community. The Deep River community is part of the Naselle-Grays River Valley School District, a K-12 school district of about 670 students.
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Map of Deep River, WA 98638, USA
Geography
Deep River is located at 46°21′13″N 123°42′18″W (46.353574, -123.704857).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.54 square miles (35.06 km²), of which, 13.31 square miles (34.47 km²) of it is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km²) of it (1.70%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 204 people, 92 households, and 63 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 15.07 people per square mile (5.82/km²). There were 114 housing units at an average density of 8.42/sq mi (3.25/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.1% White, 0.0% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.
There were 92 households out of which 15.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.56.
In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 15.2% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 17.2% from 25 to 44, 36.8% from 45 to 64, and 27.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.4 years. For every 100 females there were 112.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.4 males.