Walnut Grove was a

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(CDP) in

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, United States. The population was 9,790 at the 2010 census, up from 7,164 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Walnut Grove was located in southern Clark County. The community was bordered by the city of

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to the southeast and west, and by the suburbs of

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to the south, Hazel Dell to the west, Salmon Creek to the northwest, Barberton to the north, and Five Corners to the east. According to the

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, the Walnut Grove CDP had a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,164 people, 2,737 households, and 2,003 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,848 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.75%

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, 1.12%

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, 0.80%

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, 3.14% Asian, 0.47%

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, 1.19% from other races, and 2.54% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.96% of the population. 17.2% were of German, 10.8% English, 10.6% American, 10.0% Irish and 5.4% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000. There were 2,737 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.00. In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 25.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $52,788, and the median income for a family was $56,125. Males had a median income of $45,752 versus $31,956 for females. The

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for the CDP was $25,747. About 3.8% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the

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, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

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