Cascade-Fairwood, Washington
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Cascade-Fairwood is a census-designated place
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A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in King County
King County, Washington
King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States....

, Washington, United States
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. The population was 34,580 at the 2000 census. Based on per capita income
Washington locations by per capita income
Washington is the twelfth richest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $22,973 and a personal per capita income of $33,332 .-Washington counties ranked by per capita income:...

 Cascade-Fairwood ranks 77th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.

Geography

Cascade-Fairwood is located at 47°26′56"N 122°10′10"W (47.448873, -122.169361).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 8.9 square miles (23.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 34,580 people, 13,065 households, and 9,197 families residing in the CDP. The population density
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 was 3,898.6 people per square mile (1,505.2/km²). There were 13,456 housing units at an average density of 1,517.0/sq mi (585.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.95% White, 6.09% African American, 0.60% Native American, 13.50% Asian, 0.46% Pacific Islander, 1.88% from other races
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, and 4.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.11% of the population.

There were 13,065 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples
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 living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $57,996, and the median income for a family was $66,811. Males had a median income of $47,094 versus $33,886 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $25,752. About 4.6% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

On the national level, Cascade-Fairwood leans towards candidates of the Democratic Party
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. Democrat John Kerry
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 received about 56 percent of the vote in 2004 to Republican
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 George W. Bush
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's 43 percent. Despite this, there are a number of pockets where the Republican Party often wins marginal majorities.

The Cascade area (approximately a population of 17,000), which included much of unincorporated Benson Hill north of SE 200 St. and west of 128th Ave. SE, voted to annex to the City of Renton in 2007 and this became effective March 1, 2008. The remaining unincorporated area of King County, which is primarily the Fairwood community, has the option of annexing to the City of Renton or incorporating as a city; remaining part of King County has been ruled not an option due to King County's stated interest to see all unincorporated areas within the urban growth boundary to be annexed or incorporated.

In February 2005, the Fairwood Task Force filed a Notice of Intent to Incorporation with King County, Washington
King County, Washington
King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States....

, to establish a new City of Fairwood. This attempt to incorporate the City of Fairwood was very narrowly defeated in the election held on September 19, 2006. In that election, 48.22% of the votes were for incorporation; a swing of only 136 votes in the election would have changed the result.

The process to form a City of Fairwood was restarted by the Fairwood Municipal Initiative when it filed a Notice of Proposed Incorporation with King County, Washington
King County, Washington
King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States....

 on April 16, 2007. As of October 2008, the incorporation effort is now under the jurisdiction of the King County Boundary Review Board (BRB) and a consulting firm hired by the BRB is conducting an economic feasibility study for the proposed City of Fairwood.

On November 3, 2009 Proposition 1 to incorporate a City of Fairwood failed again as it did in 2006.

Efforts are also ongoing to annex the Fairwood area into the City of Renton. Additionally, the Red Mill area of the Fairwood PAA is presently undertaking a separate petition method annexation.

On November 2, 2010, 57.6% of voters voted against a proposition to annex Fairwood to Renton
Renton, Washington
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