![]() The median age in the city was 47.2 years. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.75. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 6,980 households, of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.1% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.0% of the population. The racial makeup of the city was 91.5% White, 0.7% African American, 1.0% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.6% from other races, and 3.3% from two or more races. There were 7,680 housing units at an average density of 653.6 per square mile (252.4/km 2). The population density was 1,342.8 inhabitants per square mile (518.5/km 2). ĭemographics Historical population CensusĪs of the census of 2010, there were 15,778 people, 6,980 households, and 4,461 families residing in the city. Real estate and development boomed from 1888 to 1890 as a result of the railroad rumors, and the Oregon Improvement Company posted $15 million in bonds to develop the town. ![]() Seattle and Northern Company began building a rail line from the town in 1888. Bowman established the town's first newspaper, The Northwest Enterprise, to promote his vision of the New York of the West. Bowman began promoting the area as an obvious terminus for the Northern Pacific Railway as it was built through the north Cascades to the Pacific. In 1877, railroad surveyor and town founder Amos Bowman moved his family to the northern tip of Fidalgo Island. Anacortes was officially incorporated on May 19, 1891. There is also a Skagit County-operated ferry that serves Guemes Island, a residential island located across Guemes Channel, north of Anacortes.Īnacortes is within the historical territory of the Samish people. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes Metropolitan Statistical Area.Īnacortes is known for the Washington State Ferries dock and terminal serving Lopez Island, Shaw Island, Orcas Island, and San Juan Island, as well as Victoria, British Columbia (via Sidney, British Columbia), on Vancouver Island. Anacortes' population was 17,637 at the time of the 2020 census. The name "Anacortes" is an adaptation of the name of Anne Curtis Bowman, who was the wife of early Fidalgo Island settler Amos Bowman. Anacortes ( / ˌ æ n ə ˈ k ɔːr t ə s/ AN-ə- KOR-təs) is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States.
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