Colton, WA

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Colton, Washington

Colton, Washington, in Whitman county, is 76 miles S of Spokane, Washington (center to center) and 255 miles E of Seattle, Washington. There are 386 residents in the town.

The People and Families of Colton

In Colton, about 71% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Colton had a median family income of $56,875.

Political Inclinations

More campaign money flowed to the Republican party than to competing parties.

Colton Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Colton that were owner-occupied was 85%.

Commuting

In Colton, 90% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	76 miles S of Spokane, Washington (center to center)
Nearest Large City	255 miles E of Seattle, Washington
County	Whitman
Standard Zip Codes	99113
Phone Area Codes	509
Time Zone	Pacific (-8 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	46.568
Longitude	-117.127

Station	MOSCOW U OF I
Distance	12.8 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 36 F
Apr Temp	35 to 58 F
Jul Temp	48 to 83 F
Oct Temp	36 to 61 F
Annual Precip	27.3 inches

Station	PULLMAN 2 NW
Distance	12.9 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 35 F
Apr Temp	36 to 57 F
Jul Temp	50 to 82 F
Oct Temp	37 to 60 F
Annual Precip	21 inches

Station	COLFAX
Distance	24.2 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 37 F
Apr Temp	36 to 59 F
Jul Temp	50 to 83 F
Oct Temp	33 to 62 F
Annual Precip	20 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	386	100%
Male	190	49.2%
Female	196	50.8%
Under 18	112	29%
18+	274	71%
65+	53	13.7%
Median Age	38.1
Average Family Size	3.14
White	376	97.4%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	3	0.8%
American Indian & Alaskan	4	1%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	3	0.8%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	3	0.8%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	366
Growth	-20
Growth %	-5.19%

Ancestry	Percent
German	38.6%
US/American	12%
Norwegian	9.9%
Irish	6.9%
English	5.7%
French (except Basque)	5.1%
Swedish	3.6%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	3%
Scottish	2.7%
French Canadian	2.7%
European	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	1.8%
Italian	1.2%
Dutch	1.2%
Czech	1.2%
Scandinavian	0.9%
Lithuanian	0.9%
Polish	0.6%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Colton	386	$56,875
Albion	616	$45,893
Asotin	1,095	$37,115
Clarkston	7,337	$32,093
Pomeroy	1,517	$38,750
Pullman	24,675	$46,165
Uniontown	345	$46,250

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