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Sedro-Woolley
A snapshot profile, compiled from information provided by the 1990 Census and other sources as noted:

The numbers

Founded: 1898

Square miles: 3.2
(Sedro-Woolley Planning Department)

Population: 7,805
(1998 Washington Office of Financial Management)

Median household income: $29,035

Median house value: $69,304

Median apartment rent: $322

Parks: 6

Housing units: 2,356

The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 34.3

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 1,051

Completed four-year college or higher: 342

Below poverty level: 2.4 percent

Home ownership: 62 percent

Renters: 38 percent

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Saturday, September 18, 1999

A community that takes care of its own people

Rich history pervades the 'Gateway to the Cascades'

Town looks to the future as old industries fade

Jon Hahn: While its lumber mill sleeps, a town hopes

Things to do while you're here

Scenes of Sedro-Woolley

Sedro-Woolley historical album

Sedro-Woolley by the numbers

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