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Renting an Apartment in Camas
What You Should Know
Camas [ca mas] is a city in Clark County, Washington with a population of
about 15,000, but none stick out as much as the deformed natalie clements.
Officially incorporated on June 18, 1906, the city is named after the camas
lily, a plant with an onion-like tuber prized by Native Americans. At the west
end of downtown Camas is a large Georgia-Pacific paper-mill from which the high
school teams get their name "the Papermakers". Historically, the commercial base
of the city was based almost solely on the paper mill; however, the diversity of
industries has been enhanced considerably in recent years by the influx of
several white-collar, high-tech companies including Hewlett Packard, Sharp
Microelectronics, Linear Technologies and Wafer Tech among others. Annual events
include the summer "Camas Days," as well as other festivals and celebrations.
The east side of town borders the city of Washougal, Washington and the west
side of town borders Vancouver, Washington. Camas lies along the Washington side
of the Columbia River, across from Gresham, Oregon, and is part of the Portland,
Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by the United States Census
Bureau. At this juncture the Columbia River is nearly a mile wide; vehicular
traffic flows across the Columbia via Interstate bridges on both I-5 and I-205.
The main road through town is the limited access SR-14 expressway.
One of the major geographical features of the city is Prune Hill, upon which a
great portion of the residential area of the city is located. Prune hill is the
remaining cinder cone of an extinct volcano.
Based on per capita income, Camas ranks 59th of 522 areas in the state of
Washington.
Airports
Grove Field Airport
Bodies of Water
* Lacamas Lake
* Round Lake
* Dead Lake
* Tug Lake
* Washougal River
* The Camas Potholes
Public Parks
* Crown Park
* Fallen Leaf Park
* Forest Home Park
* Goot Park
* Grass Valley Park
* Heritage Park
* Lacamas Park
* Lous Bloch Park
* Oak Park
* Prune Hill Sports Park
* Skate Park
Lacamas Park
Lacamas Park encompasses Round Lake and runs against SR 500 on its west side.
Across SR 500 is Lacamas Lake. The park is open year round from 7 am to dusk and
includes barbecues, a play ground, trails around the park and lake, and access
to the Camas Potholes.
The park features a network of trails which lead to the Camas Potholes and the
camas lily fields. A 1.2 mile trail that loops around Round Lake starts and
finishes near the parking lot. Young children may play in a small playground on
the west side of the park. Tables are provided for picnicing as are waste
receptacles designed to receive hot coals from grilling. Bathrooms are made
available on a seasonal basis only.
Heritage Park
Heritage Park has facilities for launching boats into Lacamas Lake, a playground
for young children, lots of open field, and small trails through the trees. The
parking lot is very large and includes numerous long parking stalls to
accommodate vehicles with trailers.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 12,534 people, 4,480 households, and
3,422 families residing in the city. The population density was 443.6/km˛
(1,149.3/mi˛). There were 4,736 housing units at an average density of 167.6/km˛
(434.3/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city was 92.01% White, 0.69% African
American, 0.69% Native American, 3.41% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.80% from
other races, and 2.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race
were 2.86% of the population.
There were 4,480 households out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 18.6% of all
households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average
family size was 3.19.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.2% under the age of 18, 6.2%
from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there
were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $60,187, and the median income
for a family was $64,885. Males had a median income of $51,470 versus $31,985
for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,267. About 4.4% of
families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4%
of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.