The Washington Soldiers Home provides nursing care, medical care and support services for veterans and family members. About 4.2% of families and 6.5% of the population had incomes below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under the age of 18 and 15.8% of those 65 and older. Males had a median income of $41,486 and females $26,438. The median household income was $53,464 and the median family income was $55,335. The sex makeup was 50.7% male and 49.3% female. The median age was 32.7 years: 30.7% of residents were under the age of 18, 7.8%, between the ages of 18 and 24, 31.8%, from 25 to 44, 19.5%, 45 to 64 and 10.2% were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 people and the average family size was 3.34. Households with only one person made up 16.5% and the total, and those with an individual person 65 years of age or older made up 5.8%. Of the 2,184 households, 48.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% had married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 22.7% did not have families. Hispanics or Latinos of any race comprised 7.2% of the population. The racial makeup was 87.9% white, 1.5% African American, 1.4% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.5% Pacific Islander, 2.4% from other races, and 5.0% from two or more races. There were 2,361 housing units, with an average density of 864.8 per square mile (333.9/km 2). The population density was 2,471.1 per square mile (954.1/km 2). The 2010 United States census recorded 6,746 people, 2,184 households and 1,688 families residing in the city. Demographics Historical population Census Local citizens are designing the Bridge for Kids, a walking bridge across the Carbon River that could be used for recreation and rapid evacuation toward Cascadia, Washington.
Local schools regularly stage lahar evacuation drills and residents are informed of lahar escape routes. The Mount Rainier Volcano Lahar Warning System has installed sirens throughout the area, activated by sensors on Mount Rainier. Based on studies of past lahar flow and the mountain's structure, Orting has been designated the most at-risk city from Mount Rainier's lahar activity scientists predict that lahar could reach Orting in 30 minutes from the mountain. Orting is located about 30 mi (48 km) from Mount Rainier. It is built entirely on several layers of lahar deposits. The city sits in a fertile valley between two major rivers, the Carbon and Puyallup.
Mount Rainier as seen from the High Cedars Golf Course in Orting, bordering the Puyallup River Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.80 square miles (7.25 km 2), of which 2.73 square miles (7.07 km 2) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km 2) is water.
Remaining parts from the railroad are part of the Meeker Southern Railroad, which runs between Puyallup and McMillin. Because railroads eased transportation, Orting's population quickly increased. The first railroad in the city was built in 1877 by the Northern Pacific Railway, called "Whitesell's Crossing" because it ran right through the Whitesell property. Orting was also a supply town for the coal mining towns Wilkeson and Carbonado. Later, Christmas tree and bulb farms also became part of the local economy. Orting was officially incorporated as a city on April 22, 1889.Įarly growth surrounded the area's production and logging industries. Streets in the modern city are named after the four men, and a monument in Orting City Park commemorates them. The first recorded claims for land in Orting were made in 1854 by William Henry Whitesell, Thomas Headley, Daniel Lane, and Daniel Varner. The population was 9,041 at the 2020 census. Orting is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States.
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