Satsop, Washington
Encyclopedia
Satsop is a census-designated place
(CDP) in Grays Harbor County
, Washington, United States
. The population was 619 at the 2000 census.
, at 47°0′21"N 123°28′17"W (47.005733, -123.471254).
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18.1 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 619 people, 228 households, and 166 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 88.6 people per square mile (34.2/km²). There were 258 housing units at an average density of 36.9/sq mi (14.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.67% White, 1.13% African American, 1.13% Native American, 1.94% Asian, 0.81% from other races
, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population.
There were 228 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples
living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,125, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $14,245. About 9.5% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.9% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.
Satsop is known for the unfinished Satsop Nuclear Power Plant
, a facility designed to house two 1250 megawatt pressurized water reactor
s. Construction of the Satsop Nuclear Power
Plant began in 1977 and was halted in 1983 after a $961 million budget shortfall, leaving the plant 76% complete. The plant was maintained, ready for construction to be resumed, until 1994, when it was finally canceled. In 1995, a demolition plan was finalized that eventually turned the site into the Satsop Development Park. Listed among the top three office parks in Washington state for 2005 by Washington CEO Magazine http://www.ga.wa.gov/RES/satsop.htm, the park offers office space with high-speed, redundant telecommunications links and dedicated utility infrastructure. Because of the controversy surrounding the construction and cancellation of the power plant, the facility is known locally as "whoops", a play on its official acronym, WPPSS (Washington Public Power Supply System).
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) in Grays Harbor County
Grays Harbor County, Washington
Grays Harbor County is a county in the state of Washington, in the United States of America. As of 2010, the population was 72,797. The county seat is at Montesano, and its largest city is Aberdeen. The county is named after a large estuarine bay near its southwestern corner...
, Washington, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 619 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Satsop is located on the Satsop RiverSatsop River
The Satsop River is a stream in the U.S. state of Washington. It has three main tributary forks, the East Fork, West Fork, and Middle Fork Satsop Rivers. The main stem Satsop River is formed by the confluence of the West and East Forks. The Middle Fork is a tributary of the East Fork...
, at 47°0′21"N 123°28′17"W (47.005733, -123.471254).
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the CDP has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18.1 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 619 people, 228 households, and 166 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 88.6 people per square mile (34.2/km²). There were 258 housing units at an average density of 36.9/sq mi (14.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.67% White, 1.13% African American, 1.13% Native American, 1.94% Asian, 0.81% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population.
There were 228 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,125, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the CDP was $14,245. About 9.5% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.9% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.
Landmarks
WNP-3 and WNP-5
WNP-3 and WNP-5 were, along with the WNP-2 and WNP-1 and WNP-4, two of the five nuclear power plants on which construction was started by the Washington Public Power Supply System in 1977...
, a facility designed to house two 1250 megawatt pressurized water reactor
Pressurized water reactor
Pressurized water reactors constitute a large majority of all western nuclear power plants and are one of three types of light water reactor , the other types being boiling water reactors and supercritical water reactors...
s. Construction of the Satsop Nuclear Power
Nuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity...
Plant began in 1977 and was halted in 1983 after a $961 million budget shortfall, leaving the plant 76% complete. The plant was maintained, ready for construction to be resumed, until 1994, when it was finally canceled. In 1995, a demolition plan was finalized that eventually turned the site into the Satsop Development Park. Listed among the top three office parks in Washington state for 2005 by Washington CEO Magazine http://www.ga.wa.gov/RES/satsop.htm, the park offers office space with high-speed, redundant telecommunications links and dedicated utility infrastructure. Because of the controversy surrounding the construction and cancellation of the power plant, the facility is known locally as "whoops", a play on its official acronym, WPPSS (Washington Public Power Supply System).
See also
- Anti-nuclear movement in the United StatesAnti-nuclear movement in the United StatesThe anti-nuclear movement in the United States consists of more than 80 anti-nuclear groups which have acted to oppose nuclear power or nuclear weapons, or both, in the United States. These groups include the Abalone Alliance, Clamshell Alliance, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research,...
- Nuclear Implosions: The Rise and Fall of the Washington Public Power Supply SystemNuclear Implosions: The Rise and Fall of the Washington Public Power Supply SystemNuclear Implosions: The Rise and Fall of the Washington Public Power Supply System is a 2008 book by Daniel Pope, a history professor at the University of Oregon, which traces the history of the Washington Public Power Supply System, a public agency which undertook to build five large nuclear power...