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Population (year 2000): 2,186. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,285 (+4.5% change)
Males: 1,034 (47.3%), Females: 1,152 (52.7%)
Stevens County
Zip code:
99109
Median resident age: 41.9 years
Median household income: $25,238 (year 2000)
Median house value: $90,400 (year 2000)
Races in Chewelah:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.4%)
- American Indian (4.5%)
- Two or more races (3.7%)
- Hispanic (2.7%)
- Other race (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (22.6%), United States
(14.9%), English (11.7%), Irish (11.7%), French (4.8%),
Norwegian (3.9%).
Elevation: 1671 feet
Land area: 2.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Chewelah
- High school or higher: 81.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 12.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Chewelah city
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 52.4%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 11.7%
- Divorced: 13.3%
3.3% Foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.8% Asia, 0.6%
North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +199 (+10.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Chewelah:
- ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL OF CHEWELAH (500 EAST
WEBSTER)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Chewelah:
- MOUNT CARMEL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; COLVILLE, WA)
- DEER PARK HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; DEER PARK, WA)
- NEWPORT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; NEWPORT,
WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Chewelah:
- FAIRCHILD AFB (about 48 miles; SPOKANE, WA; ID: SKA)
- SPOKANE INTL (about 48 miles; SPOKANE, WA; ID: GEG)
- COEUR D'ALENE AIR TERM (about 72 miles; COEUR
D'ALENE, ID; ID: COE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chewelah:
- SAND CANYON (about 2 miles; CHEWELAH, WA; ID: 1S9)
- COLVILLE MUNI (about 21 miles; COLVILLE, WA; ID:
63S)
- CROSS WINDS (about 26 miles; CLAYTON, WA; ID: C72)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Chewelah:
- SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles;
SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 6,284)
- SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; SPOKANE,
WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
- GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT
enrollment: 3,860)
- EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles;
CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
- NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 78 miles; COEUR D'ALENE,
ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles;
PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
- UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 123 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT
enrollment: 9,823)
Public high schools in Chewelah:
- JENKINS SENIOR HIGH (Students: 385; Location:
E. 702 LINCOLN; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CHEWELAH ALTERNATIVE (Students: 44; Location:
N. 210 PARK; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Chewelah:
- GESS ELEMENTARY (Students: 446; Location: E.
405 LINCOLN; Grades: PK - 06)
- JENKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 279;
Location: W. 106 LINCOLN; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HOME LINK ALTERNATIVE (Students: 71;
Location: W. 106 LINCOLN; Grades: KG - 12)
Library in Chewelah:
- CHEWELAH (Operating income: $108,170;
Location: 301 EAST CALY AVE; 45,000 books; 879 audio
materials; 1,837 video materials; 150 serial
subscriptions)
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