Editing Cusick, Washington

{{Short description|Town in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Cusick
| official_name      = Cusick, Washington
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
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| map_caption        = Location of Cusick, Washington
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| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Washington|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Pend Oreille County, Washington|Pend Oreille]]
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| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Tina Alford<ref>{{cite web|title=Administration|url=https://www.townofcusick.com/administration|publisher=Town of Cusick|access-date=November 26, 2024}}</ref>
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_53.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 1.93
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| area_water_km2     = 0.61
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| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.51
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.24
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_total   = 153
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
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| timezone           = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
| utc_offset         = -8
| timezone_DST       = PDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -7
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| elevation_ft       = 2051
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 99119
| area_code          = [[Area code 509|509]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 53-16340
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2412397<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412397}}</ref>
| website            = 
| footnotes          = 
| native_name        = '''čmq̓ʷoqnú'''
}}

'''Cusick''' ([[Montana Salish language|Salish]]: '''čmq̓ʷoqnú''' <ref>{{Cite web|title=Lesson 10 - Places to go. Kalispel I Curriculum|work=Kalispel Tribe|accessdate=May 5, 2013|date=2009|url=http://www.kalispeltribe.com/assets/Kalispel-Language/Kalispel-1-PDFs/Lesson-10-places-to-go-rev-8-12.pdf}}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }})</ref>) is a town in [[Pend Oreille County, Washington|Pend Oreille County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. The population was 153 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Cusick is the headquarters of the [[Federally recognized tribe|federally recognized]] [[Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation]].

==History==
Cusick occupies the former site of the largest village of the [[Pend d'Oreilles tribe]], where as many as 1,000 people once lived.<ref name=majors>{{Cite book| last = Majors | first = Harry M. | title = Exploring Washington | publisher = Van Winkle Publishing Co | year = 1975 | page = 59 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ| isbn = 978-0-918664-00-6}}</ref>

Cusick was founded in 1902 by Joseph W. Cusick.<ref name=majors/> Cusick was officially incorporated on March 15, 1927. One of the last town marshals was Kevin Derrick, who was the marshal in the late 1970s.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Cusick has a total area of {{convert|0.45|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=December 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1930 = 380
| 1940 = 404
| 1950 = 360
| 1960 = 299
| 1970 = 257
| 1980 = 246
| 1990 = 195
| 2000 = 212
| 2010 = 207
| 2020 = 153
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 4, 2013}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Cusick, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Cusick%20town,%20Washington |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2024}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=December 19, 2012}}</ref> there were 207 people, 86 households, and 56 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|460.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 101 housing units at an average density of {{convert|224.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 73.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 19.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.4% of the population.

There were 86 households, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 22.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.9% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.96.

The median age in the town was 42.8 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.8% were from 25 to 44; 33.3% were from 45 to 64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 57.5% male and 42.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 212 people, 87 households, and 60 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 624.9 people per square mile (240.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 106 housing units at an average density of 312.4 per square mile (120.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 95.28% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.77% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.94% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 87 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 21.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $14,583, and the median income for a family was $14,000. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $11,371. About 36.2% of families and 41.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 61.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 6.1% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.townofcusick.com/ Town of Cusick official website]

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[[Category:Towns in Pend Oreille County, Washington]]
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[[Category:1902 establishments in Washington (state)]]
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