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HISTORY Woodland was officially incorporated on March 27 , 1906 . Woodland is perhaps best known as the home of Hulda Klager (1863 - 1960), who was a prolific breeder of Lilac hybrids. Her house and lilac gardens were saved in 1964 from being bulldozed to make an industrial site, and are currently maintained as a state and National Historic Landmark by the Hulda Klaeger Lilac Society. The Cedar Creek Grist Mill a National Historic Landmark rests on a steep and rocky slope at the bottom of a narrow gorge. It is the only grain grinding mill in Washington that has maintained its original structural integrity, grinds with stones and is water powered. George Woodham and his two sons built the water powered mill in 1876. Families throughout north Clark County brought their grain to the mill to be ground into flour or livestock feed. According to an old newspaper article, debris in the swiftly flowing creek damaged the dam that first winter. In any case, Woodham moved away in 1879, taking all the equipment with him. Mike Lynch bought the mill but it sat for seven years until he leased it to Gustave Utter. At that time a log dam was constructed about eighty feet upstream. Utter built a flume and installed the Leffel turbine, which is still in use today. This facility is open year round. GEOGRAPHY Woodland is located at (45.910973, -122.740828). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 6.7 Km&2 (2.6 Mi&2 ). 6.5 km&2 (2.5 mi&2) of it is land and 0.3 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it (3.85%) is water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 3,780 people, 1,379 households, and 979 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 581.5/km&2 (1,508.9/mi&2). There were 1,482 housing units at an average density of 228.0/km&2 (591.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.36% White , 0.34% African American , 0.93% Native American , 0.45% Asian , 0.11% Pacific Islander , 2.83% from Other Races , and 1.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.35% of the population. There were 1,379 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were Married Couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.13. In the city the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $40,742, and the median income for a family was $44,483. Males had a median income of $37,321 versus $22,686 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $15,596. About 9.3% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over. POINTS OF INTEREST
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