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Skykomish is a town in King County , Washington , United States . The population was 214 at the 2000 census, down from an estimated peak of "several thousand" in the 1920s. {Link without Title} Located in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest , near Deception Falls on the Skykomish River , Skykomish was founded as a railroad town. Today, it is mainly a stopping point for recreational access to the surrounding mountains, including Ski ing at nearby Stevens Pass . Being located in the far northeastern corner of King County, mountains deny Skykomish any road access to the rest of the county. Instead, U.S. Highway 2 (known in this area as the Cascade Highway ) connects it with Snohomish County to the west and through Stevens Pass (17 miles east of town) to Chelan County . HISTORY Skykomish was officially incorporated on June 5 , 1909 . From the 1890s to 1974, Skymokish was a maintenance and fueling station for the Great Northern Railway , which eventually became part of BNSF Railway . It was also once the western terminus for electric operations (1909-56) on the Cascade Tunnel route all the way to Wenatchee . Here, steam or diesel locomotives were changed or hooked up to electric locomotives. Careless waste disposal practices common during that era resulted in the Contamination of its Soil , its Groundwater , and the Skykomish River by Oil and Heavy Metal s. The BNSF and the Washington State Department of Ecology began remediation discussions in the mid-1980s, and in 2006 agreed to a plan whereby the railroad would pay up to $50 million to clean up the area over a three-year period. This will involve massive Excavation s--essentially removing the contaminated soil and replacing it with clean soil--and the rebuilding of a Levee . Many of downtown Skykomish's buildings--both homes and business--will have to be moved. GEOGRAPHY Skykomish is located at (47.710048, -121.355695). According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 0.9 Km&2 (0.3 Mi&2 ), all of which is land. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 214 people, 104 households, and 58 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 243.0/km&2 (623.2/mi&2). There were 162 housing units at an average density of 184.0/km&2 (471.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 94.39% White , 0.47% African American , 1.40% Native American , 0.93% Asian , and 2.80% from two or more races. Hispanic s or Latino s of any race were 2.80% of the population. There were 104 households, of which 20.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 48.1% were Married Couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.2% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.66. 18.2% of the town's population was under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 34.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% 65 or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $45,357, and the median income for a family was $48,500. Males had a median income of $42,500 versus $25,938 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $22,829. About 3.0% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 8.6% of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 or over. EXTERNAL LINKS
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