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Ellensburg is the County Seat of Kittitas County . A college town, Ellensburg is home to Central Washington University . Ellensburg is also a stop on the PRCA professional Rodeo circuit. The town is also noted for being the birthplace of Rock singer Mark Lanegan HISTORY Ellensburg was officially incorporated on November 26 , 1883 . GEOGRAPHY Ellensburg is located at 46°59'49" North , 120°32'42" West (46.997064, -120.545119). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 17.2 Km&2 (6.6 Mi&2 ). 17.1 km&2 (6.6 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.75% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 15,414 people, 6,249 households, and 2,649 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 903.1/km&2 (2,338.9/mi&2). There were 6,732 housing units at an average density of 394.4/km&2 (1,021.5/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 88.07% White , 1.17% Black or African American , 0.95% Native American , 4.09% Asian , 0.16% Pacific Islander , 2.86% from Other Races , and 2.69% from two or more races. 6.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 6,249 households out of which 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.4% were Married Couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 57.6% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.84. In the city the population was spread out with 15.8% under the age of 18, 39.3% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 12.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $20,034, and the median income for a family was $37,625. Males had a median income of $31,022 versus $22,829 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $13,662. 34.3% of the population and 18.8% of families were below the Poverty Line . 29.0% of those under the age of 18 and 11.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS
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