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Carnation
A snapshot profile, compiled from information provided by the 1990 Census:

The numbers

Founded: 1912

Square miles: .8

Population: 1,243

Median income: $32,326

Median house value: $97,300

Median apartment rent: $435

Parks: 4

Number of households: 452

The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 29

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 325

Completed four-year college or higher: 101

Below poverty level: 10 percent

Home ownership: 71 percent

Renters: 29 percent

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Saturday, February 14, 1998

Small town has a big heart

People are beginning to discover remote town

Community has an easygoing, wholesome air

Small community starts to strain as more people move in

Town was around long before its namesake

Jon Hahn: Joys of life rise to the top for hard-working dairy farmers

Things to do while you're here

Scenes of Carnation

Carnation historical album

Carnation by the numbers

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