Chewelah, WA Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Median Age: 50.9 years

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Chewelah: 88.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (breakdown): (18.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 71.1% for Black residents, 9.1% for two or more races residents)

Sex Offenders: According to our research of Washington and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Chewelah, Washington as of January 16, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Chewelah is 2,680 to 1.The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is lowe

Ancestries: Ancestries: American (26.6%), German (21.0%), Norwegian (7.5%), English (7.1%), Irish (4.3%), Swedish (2.7%).

Population Density:

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $34,171 (it was $25,238 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $22,147 (it was $13,843 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $160,990 (it was $90,400 in 2000) Chewelah:$160,990WA:$339,000

Races:
      White alone - 2,382 - 91.4%
      Two or more races - 89 - 3.4%
      Hispanic - 74 - 2.8%
      American Indian alone - 38 - 1.5%
      Asian alone - 14 - 0.5%
      Black alone - 6 - 0.2%
      Other race alone - 3 - 0.1%
      Native Hawaiian and Other
>Pacific Islander alone - 1 - 0.04%

By 1920 Chewelah's population had grown to 1,600 people and continued to prosper until the late 1960s. In 1968 the magnesite plant closed down due to cheaper competition from Japan and changes in the steel industry. Despite this major change, Chewelah survived the transition from being a "one-company town," and today Chewelah has several thousand residents and displays a pleasant blend of the past and future. With its moderate climate, dry land, and irrigated farming, ranching and dairy farming continue to be mainstays. Chewelah's diversified economy also includes a ski area and golf course, among other industries.

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National Drug Free Workplace Alliance (https://www.ndwa.org/)

Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association (https://www.sapaa.com/)

Substance Abuse Mental Health Safety Administration (https://www.samhsa.gov/)

US Drug Enforcement Administration (https://www.dea.gov/)

Office of Drug alcohol Policy Control (https://www.transportation.gov/odapc)

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Local Area Info: Chewelah, Washington

Chewelah (/t???wi?l?/ ch?-WEE-l?) is a city in Stevens County, Washington, United States. It is located approximately 45 miles north northwest of Spokane, WA. Chewelah was labeled Chiel-Charle-Mous on the 1897 U. S. Land Office Map. The population was 2,607 at the 2010 census which was a 19.3% increase over the 2000 census.

The name of the town comes from a Kalispel word, s??ewíle?, meaning "watersnake" or "gartersnake". Alice Sherwood Abrahamson stated that "The name Chewelah comes from the Indian word "S che wee leh", meaning water or garter snake. There was a spring in what is now the southwest end of Chewelah. The old McCreas lived there, and their homestead was called "Sche wee leh ee" for the spring bubbled up there. The motion of the water gave the illusion of snakes moving about in the water." Prior to colonization by European-Americans, Chewelah was home to a band of the Kalispel people. The band was known as the slet?éw?si, meaning "valley people". Originally, the area was called Fool's Prairie, after the Kalispel Indian who left his own tribe because of a dispute. Chewelah and the rest of the Colville River Valley were part of the Colville Indian Reservation from April 9, 1872, when the reservation was created, until July 2, 1872, when a subsequent executive order reduced the size of the reservation. The Chewelah Band of Indians is currently part of the Spokane Tribe.

Thomas and Mary Brown moved to the Fool's Prairie in 1859. On May 8, 1872, Thomas Brown received authority to establish a post office named Chewelah. The name was first used in Stevens County Commissioner Journals on May 6, 1872. That post office disbanded in February 23, 1875. In 1879, the post office was reestablished with Major John Simms, Indian Agent, as postmaster. Chewelah was officially incorporated on February 4, 1903.

Show Regional Data

Median Age: 50.9 years

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Chewelah: 88.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (breakdown): (18.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 71.1% for Black residents, 9.1% for two or more races residents)

Sex Offenders: According to our research of Washington and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Chewelah, Washington as of January 16, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Chewelah is 2,680 to 1.The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is lowe

Ancestries: Ancestries: American (26.6%), German (21.0%), Norwegian (7.5%), English (7.1%), Irish (4.3%), Swedish (2.7%).

Population Density:

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $34,171 (it was $25,238 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $22,147 (it was $13,843 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $160,990 (it was $90,400 in 2000) Chewelah:$160,990WA:$339,000

Races:
      White alone - 2,382 - 91.4%
      Two or more races - 89 - 3.4%
      Hispanic - 74 - 2.8%
      American Indian alone - 38 - 1.5%
      Asian alone - 14 - 0.5%
      Black alone - 6 - 0.2%
      Other race alone - 3 - 0.1%
      Native Hawaiian and Other
>Pacific Islander alone - 1 - 0.04%

By 1920 Chewelah's population had grown to 1,600 people and continued to prosper until the late 1960s. In 1968 the magnesite plant closed down due to cheaper competition from Japan and changes in the steel industry. Despite this major change, Chewelah survived the transition from being a "one-company town," and today Chewelah has several thousand residents and displays a pleasant blend of the past and future. With its moderate climate, dry land, and irrigated farming, ranching and dairy farming continue to be mainstays. Chewelah's diversified economy also includes a ski area and golf course, among other industries.