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Fort Lewis
A snapshot profile, gleaned from the 1990 U.S. Census, the 1997 Lakewood land use inventory and records provided by the U.S. Army. Note: All figures are for Lakewood except parenthetical listings in green, which apply only to Fort Lewis.

The numbers

Square miles: 20
Fort Lewis: 134

Population: 62,786
23,000 on-post residents

Median income: $27,522

Median house value: $88,300

Median apartment rent: $355

Parks: 8

Housing units: 26,534


The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 30.7

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 7,273
Clover Park School District serves both city and base

Completed four-year college or higher: 20.7 percent

Below poverty level: 16 percent

Home ownership: 48 percent

Renters: 52 percent

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HEADLINES
Saturday, May 23, 1998

Where civilian and military lives are deeply intertwined

Community's exclusive past led to today's problems

Army post faces new issues in era of downsizing

Linked communities very different indeed

Many of fort's soldiers call Lakewood home

Jon Hahn: When the call comes, Beaver seaplanes ready to chomp on a challenge

Things to do while you're here

Scenes of Fort Lewis/Lakewood

Fort Lewis/Lakewood historical album

By the numbers


Nearby communities:

DuPont

Fife

Gig Harbor

Puyallup

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