Carson, Washington
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Carson, Washington
| settlement_type = CDP
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| image_skyline = File:Carsonhotsprings1.png
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| image_caption = Hotel St. Martin at Carson Hot Springs
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| image_map = Skamania_County_Washington_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Carson_River_Valley_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize = 250px
| map_caption = Location of Carson, Washington
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Washington
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Skamania
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| unit_pref = Imperial
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| area_total_km2 = 12.2
| area_land_km2 = 12.1
| area_water_km2 = 0.1
| area_total_sq_mi = 4.7
| area_land_sq_mi = 4.7
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.04
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 2323
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone = Pacific (PST)
| utc_offset = -8
| timezone_DST = PDT
| utc_offset_DST = -7
| elevation_ft = 518
| coordinates = {{coord|45|44|47|N|121|49|28|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 98610
| area_code = 509
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| blank1_info = 2407972{{GNIS|2407972}}
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Carson is a census-designated place in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, north of the Columbia River in Skamania County, in the southwestern part of Washington, United States. The population was 2,323 at the 2020 census.
Carson is located north of Washington State Route 14 and the town lies south of Stabler and between Stevenson to the west and Underwood and the neighboring cities of Bingen and White Salmon to the east.
History
A post office called Carson has been in operation since 1894.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=22 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120103/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA |archivedate=6 March 2016 }} The community takes its name from nearby Carson Creek.{{cite book|last=Meany|first=Edmond S.|title=Origin of Washington geographic names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027074981;view=1up;seq=54|year=1923|publisher=University of Washington Press|location=Seattle|page=38}}
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.2 km2), of which, 4.7 square miles (12.1 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) of it (0.43%) is water.
= Climate =
{{Weather box
| location = Carson, Washington
| single line = Y
| collapsed = Y
| Jan record high F = 45.6
| Feb record high F = 54.3
| Mar record high F = 62.8
| May record high F = 78.9
| Jun record high F = 85.8
| Jul record high F = 93.5
| Aug record high F = 93
| Sep record high F = 84.1
| Oct record high F = 71.7
| Nov record high F = 54.7
| Dec record high F = 44.2
| year record high F = 93.5
| Jan high F = 38.3
| Feb high F = 43.6
| Mar high F = 50.3
| Apr high F = 59.1
| May high F = 67.8
| Jun high F = 73.1
| Jul high F = 80.7
| Aug high F = 79.8
| Sep high F = 73.9
| Oct high F = 61.4
| Nov high F = 47.5
| Dec high F = 40.9
| year high F = 59.7
| Jan mean F = 31
| Feb mean F = 35
| Mar mean F = 40
| Apr mean F = 46
| May mean F = 53
| Jun mean F = 58
| Jul mean F = 64
| Aug mean F = 63
| Sep mean F = 58
| Oct mean F = 49
| Nov mean F = 39
| Dec mean F = 35
| year mean F = 48
| Jan low F = 25.6
| Feb low F = 27.9
| Mar low F = 30.4
| Apr low F = 33.5
| May low F = 39.1
| Jun low F = 47.4
| Jul low F = 47.4
| Aug low F = 46.7
| Sep low F = 42.5
| Oct low F = 37.5
| Nov low F = 31.9
| Dec low F = 29.5
| year low F = 36.4
| Jan record low F = 2.9
| Feb record low F = 15.5
| Mar record low F = 22.8
| May record low F = 33.8
| Jun record low F = 39.7
| Jul record low F = 46.2
| Aug record low F = 45.2
| Sep record low F = 34.5
| Oct record low F = 28.4
| Nov record low F = 10
| Dec record low F = 7.6
| year record low F = 2.9
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 16.9
| Feb precipitation inch = 12.6
| Mar precipitation inch = 11.5
| Apr precipitation inch = 6.1
| May precipitation inch = 3.6
| Jun precipitation inch = 2.4
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.7
| Aug precipitation inch = 1.3
| Sep precipitation inch = 3
| Oct precipitation inch = 8.4
| Nov precipitation inch = 15
| Dec precipitation inch = 18.4
| year precipitation inch = 99.7
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in.
| Jan precipitation days = 18
| Feb precipitation days = 15
| Mar precipitation days = 16
| Apr precipitation days = 12
| May precipitation days = 10
| Jun precipitation days = 8
| Jul precipitation days = 4
| Aug precipitation days = 4
| Sep precipitation days = 7
| Oct precipitation days = 13
| Nov precipitation days = 16
| Dec precipitation days = 19
| year precipitation days = 142
| Jan snow inch = 38.1
| Feb snow inch = 17.8
| Mar snow inch = 7.3
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.0
| Nov snow inch = 3.4
| Dec snow inch = 17.6
| year snow inch = 84.9
| unit snow days = 0.1 in.
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| Apr record high F = 70.4
| Apr record low F = 25.8
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Apr snow inch = 0.7
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Demographics
{{Update section|date=December 2021}}
{{US Census population
| footnote = US Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2024-05-13|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
2020 Census{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Carson, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Carson%20CDP,%20Washington |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 14, 2024}}
| 2000 = 2116
| 2010 = 2279
| 2020 = 2323
}}
As of the census{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }} of 2000, there were 2,116 people, 797 households, and 572 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 452.8 people per square mile (174.9/km2). There were 894 housing units at an average density of 191.3/sq mi (73.9/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.52% White, 0.33% African American, 3.50% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.57% Pacific Islander, 3.64% from other races, and 3.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.10% of the population.
There were 797 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 28.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,598, and the median income for a family was $40,519. Males had a median income of $31,413 versus $25,478 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,922. About 9.4% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.
Parks and recreation
Carson is situated within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and outside the southern end of Gifford Pinchot National Forest, which contains the nearby highland terrain areas of Wind Mountain and Dog Mountain.
The oldest arboretum in the Pacific Northwest, the Wind River Arboretum, is located in nearby Stabler. Carson has a local hot spring, and hotel and resort businesses in the town provide geothermal steam baths.
See also
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