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Sunnyside, Washington
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| Sunnyside, Washington | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Yakima |
| Area | |
| - Total | 5.9 sq mi (15.4 km²) |
| - Land | 5.9 sq mi (15.4 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 745 ft (227 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 13,905 |
| - Density | 2,340.4/sq mi (903.6/km²) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| - Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 98944 |
| Area code(s) | 509 |
| FIPS code | 53-68750GR2 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1531913GR3 |
Sunnyside is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States. The population was 13,905 at the 2000 census.
Sunnyside is the birthplace of football coach Scott Linehan, the head coach of the NFL's St. Louis Rams. NASA astronaut Bonnie Dunbar graduated from Sunnyside High School in 1967. Scott Linehan graduated from Sunnyside High School in 1982. Rob Thomas, the creator of Veronica Mars was born in Sunnyside in 1965. Jens Pulver, a famous boxing and mma fighter, was born December 6 , 1974.
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Sunnyside was officially incorporated on September 26, 1902.
Sunnyside is located at (46.320798, -120.012232)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.4 km² (5.9 mi²), all land.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 13,905 people, 3,827 households, and 3,000 families residing in the city. The population density was 903.8/km² (2,340.4/mi²). There were 4,070 housing units at an average density of 264.6/km² (685.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 42.61% White, 0.40% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 52.58% from other races, and 3.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 73.05% of the population.
There were 3,827 households out of which 50.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.58 and the average family size was 4.02.
In the city the population was spread out with 38.1% under the age of 18, 11.7% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 14.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,583, and the median income for a family was $28,304. Males had a median income of $25,187 versus $25,779 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,366. About 29.1% of families and 34.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.2% of those under age 18 and 18.1% of those age 65 or over.
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