Pullman, Washington
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Pullman is a city located in Whitman County, Washington. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 24,675. The main campus of Washington State University is located in Pullman.
The city was incorporated in 1886 with a population of 250 people. It was originally named Three Forks, after the three small rivers that converge there (Missouri Flat Creek, Dry Fork, and the South Palouse). The city was later renamed after George Pullman, of railroad car fame and fortune. The city is home to the National Lentil Festival, held during the harvest season of each year.
Pullman sits upon four major hills that divide the city nearly perfectly into quarters: Military Hill, Pioneer Hill, College Hill, and Sunnyside Hill. Military Hill is the site of Pullman High School, home of the Pullman Greyhounds.
In 1971, Pullman became a non-chartered code city under the Mayor-Council form of government. The city has an elected mayor with an elected seven-member council and an appointed administrative officer, the city supervisor. The current mayor is Glenn A. Johnson.
Eight miles east of Pullman is the town of Moscow, Idaho, home of the University of Idaho.
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Geography
Image:WAMap-doton-Pullman.pngPullman is located at 46°43'57" North, 117°10'18" West (46.732614, -117.171790)Template:GR. Elevation 2552 ft or 778 m above sea level.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.3 km² (9.0 mi²). 23.3 km² (9.0 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. The water supply is a natural aquifer.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 24,675 people, 8,828 households, and 3,601 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,058.6/km² (2,740.8/mi²). There were 9,398 housing units at an average density of 403.2/km² (1,043.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.10% White, 2.40% African American, 0.67% Native American, 8.48% Asian, 0.38% Pacific Islander, 1.58% from other races, and 3.40% from two or more races. 3.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 8,828 households out of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.0% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 59.2% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.87.
The age distribution, which is dominated by the presence of WSU, is: 13.1% under the age of 18, 49.4% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 10.3% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years, which is also typical of a university town. For every 100 females there are 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $20,652, and the median income for a family was $46,165. Males had a median income of $36,743 versus $29,192 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,448. 37.5% of the population and 15.3% of families were below the poverty line. 20.0% of those under the age of 18 and 3.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. However, traditional poverty measures can be misleading when applied to communities primarily populated by college students.
Washington State University
Image:Bryantower.JPG Pullman, Washington is the home town of Washington State University(WSU), or Wazzu. WSU is a Division I school. They are part of the Pac 10 Conference and field teams in many sports, both men's and women's. Academically, WSU is well known for its pharmacy, veterinary, engineering and communications schools. Its communication school counts some distinguished alumni such as the journalist Edward R. Murrow and the sportscaster Keith Jackson. Other famous WSU alumni include cartoonist Gary Larson and Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. Popular campus locations include the creamery known as Ferdinand's, the Compton Student Union Building (or CUB) and several on campus bars including The Coug, Mike's (formerly Shaker's), and Valhalla.
WSU's athletic teams are known as the Cougars and their mascot is a Cougar named "Butch". Following the death of Butch VI in 1978, the keeping of a live Cougar mascot was discontinued.
WSU beat their long-time rival school, the University of Washington, in the most recent Apple Cup, a popular matchup between these two schools at the end of the season. WSU also won the previous competition between these two Pac-10 schools.
Additionally, WSU swept their cross-state (and highly ranked) Husky rivals in both meetings during the 2005-06 Pac-10 basketball season.
Schools
The city's only public high school is Pullman High School with an attendance of about 700. The Pullman High School Greyhounds recently won the Division 2A State Football Championship, defeating Archbishop Murphy High School, 28-24. This was the school's first ever football state championship.
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