couples living together, 5 (5.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 9 (10.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 12 (13.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 (1.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 43 households (47.8%) were made up of individuals, and 10 (11.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.88. There were 35 families (38.9% of all households); the average family size was 2.43. The population age was spread out, with 25 people (13.5%) under the age of 18, 12 people (6.5%) aged 18 to 24, 31 people (16.8%) aged 25 to 44, 86 people (46.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 31 people (16.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 160.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 138.8 males. There were 131 housing units at an average density of , of which 55 (61.1%) were owner-occupied, and 35 (38.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.8%. 110 people (59.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 59 people (31.9%) lived in rental housing units. Politics In the state legislature, Washington is in , and . Federally, Washington is in . Notable townspeople Alice Fong Yu References Slater, Robert I. and Grace I. Slater, "Historical Notes Of The Early Washington, Nevada County, California Mining District." External links Census-designated places in Nevada County, California Populated places established in 1849 Census-designated places in California 1849 establishments in California