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| official_name                   = East Wenatchee Bench, Washington
| settlement_type                 = Former [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
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| subdivision_name2               = [[Douglas County, Washington|Douglas]]

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'''East Wenatchee Bench''' is a former [[census-designated place]] in [[Douglas County, Washington]], United States. Most of the area has been annexed by the city of [[East Wenatchee, Washington|East Wenatchee]].<ref>[https://www.census.gov/geo/www/bndrychanges/boundary_changes.html U.S. Census Bureau Geographic Change Notes]</ref> It was part of the [[Wenatchee, Washington|Wenatchee]]&ndash;[[East Wenatchee, Washington|East Wenatchee]] [[Wenatchee-East Wenatchee metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 13,658 at the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], but it was no longer a CDP in the 2010 census because most of its populated area was annexed by East Wenatchee.

==Geography==
East Wenatchee Bench is located at {{coord|47|25|0|N|120|16|31|W|type:city}} (47.416541, -120.275336).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|9.0|mi2|km2}}, of which, {{convert|8.4|mi2|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.6|mi2|km2}} (6.76%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 13,658 people, 4,834 households, and 3,765 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,622.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 5,048 housing units at an average density of {{convert|599.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.73% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.21% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.91% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.61% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.68% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.79% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 12.64% of the population.

There were 4,834 households, out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 29.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,496, and the median income for a family was $50,246. Males had a median income of $39,448 versus $25,226 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,176. About 8.3% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Douglas County, Washington}}

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[[Category:Geography of Douglas County, Washington]]
[[Category:Former census-designated places in Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Wenatchee–East Wenatchee metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Washington (state) populated places on the Columbia River]]