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HISTORY Kettle Falls was officially incorporated on December 17 , 1891 . The city is located 30 miles south of the Canadian border and adjacent to Franklin D Roosevelt Lake, the reservoir of the Columbia River . Indeed the original town of Kettle Falls (and the falls for which it was named) lies flooded underneath the lake. With construction of the Grand Coulee Dam in the 1930's, the impounded water rose throughout the basin, forcing Kettle Falls and several other communities to relocate. City planners relocated the town near the railroad lines, helping to ensure its success as a trans-shipment point for the logging, agriculture, and paper industries. Kettle Falls had always been an important site to the local Native Americans , who traveled to the falls to fish for Salmon . Before the rising waters flooded the falls, the Native Americans in the area came to mourn the loss of their ancient fishing grounds. GEOGRAPHY Kettle Falls is located at 48°36'21" North, 118°3'35" West (48.605908, -118.059667). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.4 Km&2 (0.9 Mi&2 ). 2.4 km&2 (0.9 mi&2) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. DEMOGRAPHICS The City conducts an internal census each Spring, using utility demographic data. The population in Spring 2004 was 1,591 people. As of the Census of 2000, there were 1,527 people, 632 households, and 398 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 627.2/km&2 (1,631.1/mi&2). There were 686 housing units at an average density of 281.8/km&2 (732.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.29% White , 0.07% African American , 3.86% Native American , 0.20% Asian , 0.07% Pacific Islander , 0.65% from Other Races , and 3.86% from two or more races. 2.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 632 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were Married Couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.05. In the city the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $27,031, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $23,750 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $13,614. 21.1% of the population and 15.1% of families were below the Poverty Line . 26.0% of those under the age of 18 and 12.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. KEY GEOGRAPHIC POINTS IN AND NEAR KETTLE FALLS and at the bottom in blue is Colville River ]] Reservoirs
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