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HISTORY Algona was officially incorporated on August 22 , 1955 . GEOGRAPHY Algona is located at 47°16'56" North, 122°15'15" West (47.282322, -122.254155). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 3.5 Km&2 (1.4 Mi&2 ). 3.5 km&2 (1.4 mi&2) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 2,460 people, 845 households, and 643 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 703.6/km&2 (1,827.6/mi&2). There were 878 housing units at an average density of 251.1/km&2 (652.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 84.80% White , 1.67% African American , 1.87% Native American , 5.93% Asian , 0.12% Pacific Islander , 2.28% from Other Races , and 3.33% from two or more races. 5.98% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 845 households out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were Married Couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.29. In the city the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 36.6% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $50,833, and the median income for a family was $52,462. Males had a median income of $40,450 versus $28,370 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $19,734. 4.5% of the population and 3.2% of families were below the Poverty Line . 3.7% of those under the age of 18 and 10.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. POLITICS As of the 2004 Presidential election, Algona consists of three voting Precinct s. All three gave pluralities to Democrat John Kerry , although only one (which consists the southern half of the city) gave him a majority. However, the remaining precinct was sufficiently Democratic to give Kerry a moderate majority overall. The 2004 Presidential results were as follows.
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