Summit is a

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(CDP) in

Pierce County, Washington Pierce County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 921,130, up from 795,225 in 2010, making it the second-most populous county in Washington, behind King County, and the 60th-most populou ...

, United States. The population was 8,041 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Summit is located at (47.167657, -122.358616). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 5.2 square miles (13.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,041 people, 2,990 households, and 2,272 families living in the CDP. The population density was 1,556.4 people per square mile (600.5/km²). There were 3,090 housing units at an average density of 598.1/sq mi (230.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.07%

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, 2.15%

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, 0.99% Native American, 2.90% Asian, 0.35%

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, 1.80% from

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, and 3.73% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.73% of the population. There were 2,990 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.04. In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $52,685, and the median income for a family was $60,131. Males had a median income of $43,083 versus $31,733 for females. The

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for the CDP was $22,915. About 5.2% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the

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, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Mot of Summit is in the

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while a portion is in the

Puyallup School District Puyallup School District is a school district that supports the City of Puyallup, Washington, United States, and its surrounding areas. It was the third school district formed in the state of Washington. It is the 8th largest school district in ...

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/ref> Most of the Franklin Pierce portion is zoned to Central Avenue Elementary School while a portion to the southwest is zoned to Midland Elementary School in Midland. The Franklin Pierce portion of Summit is zoned to Morris E. Ford Middle School in Midland and

Franklin Pierce High School Franklin Pierce High School is a public high school in Clover Creek, Washington (the facility has a Tacoma mailing address). It is named after the fourteenth US President, Franklin Pierce, who was president when the Washington Territory was ...

in Clover Creek.

References

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