Engage. Fall City 2006 Community Study

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COMMUNITY OVERVIEW Executive Summary ...... 1 Fall City Library Service Area Background...... 1 History of the Fall City Library...... 2 Fall City Community Today...... 3 Geography ...... 4 Community Parks & Recreation ...... 4 Transportation ...... 4 Business ...... 5 Education, Schools & Children...... 5 The Library Today and Tomorrow ...... 6

COMMUNITY STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS ...... 8

BOARD PRESENTATION SLIDES

MAPS • Fall City Aerial Overview • Fall City • Fall City Library PC Booking

APPENDICES • Demographic Summary • School Statistics • School Test Scores • Race in Service Area • Age in Service Area • Languages Spoken at Home • Occupational Profile • Home Sales in Service Area • Childcare Information COMMUNITY OVERVIEW

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Fall City’s name belies its unincorporated status; however, it is a close-knit community that works together for the common good. The community came together in 1944 to start a library and in following years they have worked to improve the library building, collections and programs. Instead of a city council, there is a Fall City Community Association; Fall City Arts Council; Friends of the Fall City Library and a newly formed Fall City Historical Society. These organizations provide leadership in local cultural activities and a town clean-up day.

The new Fall City Library with its added meeting space can become the center of the community. The library, located near many businesses and the post office, offers a real physical center to the unincorporated area.

This study considers the history of Fall City and its library with the challenges before the community today. The recommendations for the new library demonstrate the need for activities for Fall City residents and for the increased population in the surrounding area.

FALL CITY LIBRARY’S SERVICE AREA BACKGROUND

The beautiful valley that cradles Fall City has been the home of the Snoqualmie Indians for centuries. The river, named after the tribe, carved the valley that provided food, transportation, recreation and a dramatic natural setting for the local people. The principal Native American villages were at the present day locations of the City of Carnation and the Fall City community. The first white settlements in the area were Fort Patterson and Fort Tilton, built in 1856 to protect future settlers against possible uprisings by the Indians. Within two years, both forts were abandoned due to lack of hostilities.

The first team and wagon crossed Snoqualmie Pass in 1869, which opened this area to settlers traveling from the East. James Taylor built a log cabin where the Colonial Inn is now and the Boham Brothers, Ed and George, established a trading post where Model Garage is situated. Supplies came upriver in large dugout canoes and Fall City was often referred to as "The Landing" because of shallow water farther upstream.

In 1872, the Fall City Post Office was authorized by the territorial governor and George Boham became the first postmaster. The following year, a group of parents used lumber that floated down-river from Watson Allen's mill to build the first schoolhouse across the river from Boham's Trading Post. In 1875, the first small steamboats began bringing supplies and the Boham Brothers sold their claims to pioneer developer, Jeremiah “Jerry” Borst. Borst and his wife Kate moved to Fall City and hired B.C. Majors to survey and plat the town in anticipation of , Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad tracks heading east. The

1 plat was recorded in 1887, but to Borst's disappointment, the railroad missed the town by a mile when the tracks finally arrived in 1889. The first Fall City bridge across the , also completed in 1889, improved access for supplies and passengers.

The U.S. Census of 1910 listed 552 people in the Fall City precinct. Logging, lumber and farming were largely responsible for local growth. In the early 1900s, Fall City was connected to Seattle by telephone, making it possible to order supplies and receive them by train. From 1912 to 1947, the Fall City Telephone Company operated from the Prescott- Harshman house designated a King County Historical Landmark and located a block east of the present Fall City Library. Shortly before World War I, an improved Sunset Highway connected Seattle to Eastern through Fall City, bringing tourists with the advent of low cost cars. As a result, many houses were built in Fall City by newcomers in the mid to late 1920s. The U.S. Census of 1930 listed 907 people in Fall City Precinct.

The tourist trade virtually dried up during World War II because of gasoline rationing. After the war, Fall City tourism never restarted because the freeway from Seattle to North Bend was completed, bypassing the area. Logging, lumber and farming were displaced by high tech industries to the west. Many residents commute to nearby cities for employment, while local businesses provide services to those living in or passing through Fall City.

Consciousness of history is crucial to this community. In 2003, the Fall City Community Association teamed up with the King County Road Services division to add historic street names to then current County street name signage. This year, local historian Jack Kelley is proudly an update to Fall City In the Valley of the Moon, originally written by Margaret McKibben Corliss. Work on Jack’s History of Fall City has spurred interest in forming a Fall City Historical Society and Museum.

HISTORY OF THE FALL CITY LIBRARY

The Fall City Library was established in 1944 by the Fall City Study Club. The Community Methodist Church agreed to house the library in two Sunday school classrooms. Lumber was donated and Elmer Gochneur built the shelving. A linoleum rug was found second-hand for $10 and a desk, found floating down the river, was the finishing touch. Mary Stokes was the first librarian who had the library open two afternoons and one evening a week. Her chores included starting the oil and wood stoves in each room.

After two years of support by the United Good Neighbor fund, the library began to pay the $100 per year utility bill. The Study Club raised money by hosting yearly silver teas. Each spring they had a plant sale, with members donating all the plants.

2 The library had to move 13 years later when the United Methodist Church was remodeling and there would be no room on the first floor for the library. Charlie Hansen had the solution. Al and Bonnie Hansen’s 18-by-24-foot honeymoon cottage was available, if he could find a place to put it. The Study Club asked for permission to move the building to school property. The Fall City community came together to raise money for the move and refurbishing. School children held pickle sales, and paper and glass drives, while adults held plant and rummage sales. Bill Lierly used his equipment to move the building with the assistance from members of the fire department. The community did all the remodeling. Shelving for 6,000 was installed. Children helped move the books from the old library to the new. This little cottage served as the Fall City Library for 10 years, with the King County Library System (KCLS) supplying books and services and the Study Club paying for the utilities.

In 1965 it was time again to move the library. The Fall City Study Club organized a door-to- door fundraising drive to ask each family and business in the community to donate at least $10. Almost three-fourths of the families donated money and most organizations donated cash and planned fundraisers. The Fall City Study Club gave KCLS a check for $9,267. The new building was started in January and finished in April 1967. The new library opened with 14,000 books.

Again the library outgrew its space, so the Fall City Librarian Joan Bronemann suggested that since the Seattle-First Bank building was empty, KCLS could acquire it and more than double the size of the Fall City Library. The idea was greeted with enthusiasm and the building was bought for $150,000 and remodeled for $88,000. The bank vault became the teen area of the library, minus the steel doors of course. Staff pushed carts across the street on moving day and the library was ready for business on July 19, 1986.

THE FALL CITY COMMUNITY TODAY

Fall City is home to about 5,000 residents and many businesses. Fall City remains an unincorporated area of King County, with no local government. Public services are limited, making the library a central community destination. Annexation may be considered in the future, but the King County Annexation Initiative currently has no such plans.

Organizations such as the Fall City Community Association, Fall City Arts, the Neighbors Newsletter and the newly-formed Fall City Historical Society provide leadership despite the lack of formal governmental structure. Fall City’s annual town Christmas decorations, the Totem Pole Garden, Fall City Days festival, town clean-up day and Fall City Arts events contribute to the culture of the community.

What makes Fall City different from Snoqualmie, North Bend and Sammamish is that it maintains a unique rural heritage despite growth and urbanization in the areas surrounding it. Fall City residents benefit from nearby growth with many residents now employed by industries such as Microsoft. Fall City has become a “bedroom” community in recent years, 3 all the while still exuding a rural lifestyle and culture. Fall City residents are proud of their long-standing community history.

Fall City’s slow growth has much to do with its location on the flood plain, which limits development. Tremendous population growth in surrounding areas, however, has greatly affected public services, especially school and youth services, leaving the unincorporated area struggling to meet an increase in service demands. Looking at Fall City in terms of the greater will continue to be important when thinking about these services.

GEOGRAPHY Fall City is located 26 miles east of Seattle nestled in the beautiful Snoqualmie Valley. Pastoral, mountain and river views dominate the scenery. Downtown Fall City perches on the banks of the Snoqualmie River which runs parallel to the main street through town, State Route 202 (also named Redmond-Fall City Road). It is close to Snoqualmie Falls, Mt. Si and the Cascade Mountains. Its location provides easy access to many kinds of outdoor recreational opportunities, such as horseback riding, , climbing, river rafting, fishing, skiing and golfing. The area is home to numerous family farms.

COMMUNITY PARKS AND RECREATION Between the Fall City Library and State Route 202 is an attractive park landscaped by the Fall City Community Association. Its focal point is a historic totem pole restored by Fall City Boy Scout Troup 425. Metal sculptures of jumping salmon tie the park visually to the nearby Snoqualmie River. Olive Taylor Quigley Park, which the river across the highway, hosts Fall City Days activities and the holiday tree lighting ceremony, beginning a riverside string of trees decorated by local organizations each Christmas. Adjacent to the Fall City Arts Pocket Park near the library, local students have painted murals on the brick wall. King County maintains a park near an historic hop shed and several hiking trails.

The Fall City Masonic Lodge, designated a King County Washington Landmark and entered in the National Register of Historic Places, serves as a community center meeting hall for groups like Fall City Arts, local scout troops and jazzercise classes.

Fall City is a popular recreation community. It has numerous golf courses, a private airstrip for recreational pilots, a large equestrian community supported by King County Parks and a large seasonal RV population somewhat unique to this library. These patrons often the library as a primary source for internet access. It is likely that Fall City will continue to be a much valued pocket of rural and outdoor culture for the Snoqualmie Valley Region.

TRANSPORTATION and State Route 202 connect Fall City to the larger surrounding King County cities. State Route 202 is the main thoroughfare through downtown Fall City, with businesses located on one side and the Snoqualmie River on the other. This two-lane rural

4 highway connects Fall City to Sammamish and Redmond to the west and Snoqualmie and North Bend to the east.

Preston-Fall City Road branches off from State Route 202 at the edge of town, winding for approximately four miles to connect with I-90. The I-90 corridor has made the commute to Issaquah, Bellevue and Seattle relatively fast. The result has been the transformation of Fall City into a suburban community. Though the town itself has changed very little, the surrounding areas have become a popular alternative for upwardly mobile families wanting to get away from the urban environment.

King County Metro Transit provides regular bus service that conveniently connects Fall City residents to any King County destination, with three routes that pass through Fall City. The Mt. Si Community Shuttle also provides rides within the Snoqualmie Valley. Residents that live in the established neighborhood directly behind the business strip off State Route 202 enjoy the ability to walk or ride bikes to the stores, schools and library.

BUSINESS Businesses offering automobile repair, computers and Internet, casual dining, personal care, fitness, health and medicine, pet care, real estate construction and sales, plus legal and financial services are available to residents, newcomers and those passing through.

Rural charm continues to draw people to the Fall City area. Some come to enjoy local golf courses, river recreation, hiking, biking and outdoor sports. Some escape the city to live and develop businesses in the rural setting. The monthly newsletter, Fall City Neighbors, features snapshots of such new businesses as Creative Memories, espresso stands and The Rec Room. New residents at The River Valley Ranch and Valley Creamery raise milk cows, Boer goats and yaks to produce high-butterfat milks to make organic specialty cheeses. Fall City Farms offer agricultural experiences, U-pick vegetables, fruits, nuts and berries, flowers and ornamentals and equestrian opportunities. Shakespeare, musical comedy, or other live entertainment might be found outdoors as well along the river downtown or at the 95-acre Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theater at the edge of Fall City.

A large, attractive U.S. Post Office and recently remodeled District 27 Fire Station provide local governmental services even though Fall City itself remains unincorporated.

The library is central to the community. Friends of the Fall City Library host a huge annual plant sale in a community where gardening is very popular and actively participate in Fall City Days, holiday festivities and library events.

EDUCATION, SCHOOLS AND CHILDREN Fall City is served by the Snoqualmie Valley School District. Fall City Elementary School and Chief Kanim Middle School serve students from all over the District. Children are bussed to Fall City from as far away as Snoqualmie Pass to attend school. Fall City high school

5 students, in turn, are bussed to Mt. Si High School in Snoqualmie, which currently is the District’s sole high school.

Population growth in the surrounding area has caused a dramatic increase in school student populations. The District is struggling to find solutions to the impending overcrowding crisis. New schools are being built throughout the Snoqualmie Valley. Creative solutions are being discussed by a facilities task force comprised of community patrons and school district staff.

Parents of students tend to be older, affluent and heavily involved in educating their children. Often both parents work outside the home, leaving very young children in the care of a caregiver or nanny, with more non-parents attending Story Times than parents.

THE LIBRARY TODAY AND TOMORROW

The current Fall City Library is 2,960-square-feet, containing approximately 25,000 items. The passage of the 2004 Capital Bond Measure will bring a new 5,000-square foot library to Fall City. The existing structure will be demolished and the new library will be built on the same site. Depending on King County’s permitting process, construction is expected to begin in 2007. Although the community is greatly looking forward to a new library, a major concern is the absence of library services during the construction of the new building. Of special concern are those services offered to children and youth. The transition to a new library will impact library users in a large area, since patrons from Sammamish and Redmond use Fall City Library due to traffic patterns and constraints at their local .

Current library services include both a young toddler (12 to 24 months old) Story Time and a preschool-age Story Time offered weekly. In addition, an evening family Story Time is offered to accommodate family work schedules. Frequently, classes from Fall City Elementary come for tours and instruction on using KCLS’ online resources. Fall City Elementary School teachers are heavy library users who often ask for curricular assistance in locating library materials. Chief Kanim Middle School’s special education class uses the public library for their primary library needs with bi-monthly visits. Each year, all second-graders at Fall City Elementary are given library cards and a brief orientation. The Summer Program, Ready-Set-Read and special library programs are heavily promoted through the school. The Summer Reading Program is especially popular with the fourth largest finisher rate in the System.

Regular STARS (Washington State Training and Registry System) workshops are offered to parents and caregivers. Early components and parent and caregiver education are incorporated into all three regular Story Times. Early Literacy displays throughout the library help parents and caregivers locate and understand the library’s resources. Services to teens include a monthly book discussion club, regular after school audio book listening, a weekly gaming program and Read Three, Get One Free reading incentive program. Adult services include English as a Second Language (ESL) classes offered by Eastside Literacy. An adult book group is planned for the future. 6 A large challenge facing the Fall City Library is its after-school patronage. With the exception of a couple in-home daycare providers, there are few after-school services for students. Because the library is within walking distance of both the elementary and middle schools, many children wait for their working parents to pick them up at the library. Young teens and “tweens,” ages 10 to 14, can sometimes dominate the library environment. Unfortunately, the immediate community has little to offer youth of this age, so they congregate in the library. Developing an environment that welcomes these young people as library patrons is important.

7 COMMUNITY STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS

EDUCATION INITIATIVE • Provide a welcoming environment where students can study and work in groups • Promote homework help services, including Tutor.com and Study Zone • Strengthen relationships with schools; increase database presentations and classroom support

EARLY LITERACY INITIATIVE (NEWBORN TO AGE 5) • Increase promotion of Early Literacy through interactions with families • Build Story Time attendance through outreach and promotion • Plan and implement parent and caregiver training in Early Literacy • Incorporate smaller pieces of the Early Literacy modules installed in larger libraries

YOUTH SERVICES • Offer leadership and volunteer opportunities for teens (i.e. a teen advisory board) • Work with the school to organize a “get ready for kindergarten” program

READING/LITERACY • Start a library-sponsored book club • Support area book clubs through Choice Reads and librarian book talks • Work with Eastside Literacy and other area agencies to offer ESL services • Train staff at all levels to introduce print and electronic readers’ advisory tools

COLLECTION • Develop and increase teen fiction • Create a solid collection for youth that encourages academic and recreational growth, with a focus on “tween” patrons (ages 10-14) to reflect current population trends • Offer an increased number of high-demand items: DVDs, videos, audio books • Develop and increase homework support collection for grades K-12 • Update adult fiction and non-fiction browsing collections • Increase Choice Reads collection

TECHNOLOGY • Offer computers dedicated for young children’s use • Provide additional PCs and/or laptops for public use • Provide end-shelf catalog terminals • Consider offering a color printer for public use

8 FACILITIES (BOND-RELATED CONSTRUCTION) • Encourage use of the meeting room as a study area • Provide more, large table surfaces for youth suitable for homework use • Offer comfortable seating to promote interactions between children and caregivers • Provide accessible shelving for collection • Create a separate space for programs, Story Time and community meetings

TRANSITIONAL SERVICES DURING LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION: • Offer Story Times at the Fall City Fire Department during library construction • Work with current after-school providers to maintain a library presence • Evaluate alternative locations for patron holds pickup

COMMUNITY • Work with Friends of the Library to organize and support library programming • Promote programs and services through the Fall City Neighbors newsletter, etc. • Network with the Fall City Community Association and Fall City Arts organizations to provide and promote community events • Keep community members informed at all stages of progress toward the new library • Encourage community input and participation in the process

9 Community Study Fall City Library

December 2006

Community Study Fall City Library GEOGRAPHY • Located 26 miles east of Seattle in the Snoqualmie Valley. • Downtown is perched on the banks of the Snoqualmie River. • Outdoor recreational area featuring pastoral, mountain and river views. Community Study Fall City Library HISTORY

1856 Fort Patterson and Fort Tilton settlements built 1872 Post Office authorized by the territorial governor 1889 Fall City bridge across Snoqualmie River completed 1944 Fall City Library established 1967 Library moved to larger facility 1986 Current library opens in old bank building 2007 Construction of a new 5,000-square-foot Fall City Library anticipated to begin

Community Study Fall City Library DEMOGRAPHICS • Largest minority populations in the library service area:

¾ Hispanic (3.1%)

¾ Asian (1.9%)

• Educational attainment

¾ High School or Higher (89.1%)

¾ Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (38.3%)

• Households by Type

¾ Families (77.3% versus 59.1% in King County)

¾ Married Couples (66% versus 46.4% in King County)

¾ Single Mother (7.2%) Community Study Fall City Library POPULATION

Service Fall City King Area County 2000 2000 2000 TOTAL 7,323 1,638 1,737,034 POPULATION

WHITE 92.2% 94.4% 75.7%

ASIAN 1.9% 0.7% 10.8%

Community Study Fall City Library POPULATION

Service Fall City King Area County 2000 2000 2000 HISPANIC/ 3.1% 2.6% 5.5% LATINO

AFRICAN 0.9% 0.9% 5.4% AMERICAN AMERICAN INDIAN/ 5.4% 28.6% 5.5% ALASKA NATIVE Community Study Fall City Library AGE

Service Fall City King Area County 2000 2000 2000

17 & YOUNGER 31.9% 25.1% 22.5%

18 & OLDER 68.1% 74.9% 77.5%

65 & OLDER 7.2% 12.1% 10.5%

Community Study Fall City Library COMMUNITY BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT

• A large, attractive U.S. Post Office and recently remodeled District 27 Fire Station provide local governmental services for unincorporated Fall City

• The River Valley Ranch and Valley Creamery raise milk cows, Boer goats and yaks to produce high-butterfat milks to make organic specialty cheeses

• Fall City Farms offer agricultural experiences, U-pick vegetables, fruits, nuts and berries, flowers and ornamentals and equestrian opportunities Community Study Fall City Library COMMUNITY INCOME/HOUSING

•Median home value: •Owner Occupied: 83.8% ¾ Service Area: $311,267 •Renter Occupied: ¾ Fall City: 16.2% $215,300

¾ King County: $236,900

• Median income:

¾ Service Area: $69,804

¾ Fall City: $61,848

¾ King County: $53,157

Community Study Fall City Library COMMUNITY EDUCATION/SCHOOLS

• The Fall City Library serves the Snoqualmie Valley School District:

¾ Fall City Elementary – 636 students

¾ Chief Kanim Middle School – 590 students

¾ Mt. Si High School – 244 students

• School Enrollment:

¾ Nursery/Preschool: 11.0%

¾ Kindergarten: 5.9%

¾ Elementary School (grades 1-8): 49%

¾ High School (grades 9-12): 22.5%

¾ College/Graduate School: 11.6% Community Study Fall City Library COMMUNITY PARKS AND RECREATION • Olive Taylor Quigley Park hosts Fall City Days and the holiday tree lighting • The Fall City Masonic Lodge, designated a King County Washington Landmark and entered in the National Register of Historic Places, serves as a community center meeting hall. • Host to golf courses, a private airstrip for recreational pilots, a large equestrian community and a large seasonal RV population

Community Study Fall City Library RECOMMENDATIONS Community Study Fall City Library EDUCATION INITIATIVE

• Provide a welcoming environment where students can study and work in groups • Promote homework help services, including Tutor.com and Study Zone • Strengthen relationships with schools • Increase database presentations and classroom support

Community Study Fall City Library EARLY LITERACY

• Increase promotion of Early Literacy through interactions with families • Build Story Time attendance through outreach and promotion • Plan and implement parent and caregiver training in Early Literacy • Incorporate smaller pieces of the Early Literacy modules installed in larger libraries Community Study Fall City Library YOUTH SERVICES

• Offer leadership and volunteer opportunities for teens, such as a teen advisory board • Work with the school to organize a “get ready for kindergarten” program

Community Study Fall City Library READING/LITERACY

• Start a library-sponsored book club • Support area book clubs through Choice Reads and librarian book talks • Work with Eastside Literacy and other area agencies to offer ESL services • Train staff at all levels to introduce print and electronic readers’ advisory tools Community Study Fall City Library COLLECTION

• Develop and increase teen fiction collection • Create a solid collection for youth that encourages academic and recreational growth, with a focus on “tween” patrons (ages 10-14) to reflect current population trends • Offer an increased number of high- demand items: DVDs, videos, audio books • Develop and increase homework support collection for grades K-12 • Update adult fiction and non-fiction browsing collections • Increase Choice Reads collection

Community Study Fall City Library TECHNOLOGY

• Offer computers dedicated for young children’s use • Provide additional PCs and/or laptops for public use • Provide end-shelf catalog terminals • Consider offering a color printer for public use Community Study Fall City Library FACILITIES

• Encourage use of the meeting room as a study area • Provide more, large table surfaces for youth suitable for homework use • Offer comfortable seating to promote interactions between children and caregivers • Provide accessible shelving for board book collection • Create a separate space for programs, Story Time and community meetings

Community Study Fall City Library TRANSITIONAL SERVICES

• Offer Story Times at the Fall City Fire Department during library construction • Work with current after-school providers to maintain a library presence • Evaluate alternative locations for patron holds pickup Community Study Fall City Library COMMUNITY

• Work with Friends of the Library to organize and support library programming • Promote programs and services through the Fall City Neighbors newsletter • Network with the Fall City Community Association and Fall City Arts organizations to provide and promote community events • Keep community informed at all stages of progress toward the new library • Encourage community input and participation in the process

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American Library Fall City King Community 2000 Census Data Service Area Community County Survey King County 2004** Population 7,323 1,638 1,737,034 1,738,896 Average household size 2.70 2.54 2.39 2.36 Median age 36.5 39.5 35.7 37.8 Under 18 years 31.9% 25.1% 22.5% 21.8% 65 and over 7.2% 12.1% 10.5% 10.1% White 92.2% 94.4% 75.7% 76.7% African American 0.7% 0.2% 5.4% 6.2% Asian 1.9% 0.7% 10.8% 13.3% Hispanic 3.1% 2.6% 5.5% 6.5% American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.0% 0.5% 0.6% Owner occupied housing 83.8% 99.2% 65.0% 60.0% Renter occupied housing 16.2% 0.8% 35.0% 40.0% Median household income $ 69,804 $ 61,848 $53,157 $55,114 Median home value $ 311,267 $ 215,300 $236,900 $295,493 Educational attainment - high school graduate or higher 89.1% 85.6% 90.3% 90.9% Educational attainment - bachelor's degree or higher 38.3% 23.0% 40.0% 43.3% Foreign born 4.1% 2.9% 15.4% 19.0% Language other than English 5.7% 4.3% 18.4% 21.7%

** A new nation-wide demographic survey intended to replace the 2010 long form. Reports at county-level only as of 2/06.

Fall City Library Community Study School Statistics

Ethnicity

2005-2006 School Year School District Black* White* Grades Islander* Hispanic* Learner*** Enrollment* Alaska Native* Asian or Pacific Pacific or Asian English Language Language English American Indian or Free/Reduced Lunch** Free/Reduced Library Collection Size

Elementary School Fall City Elementary Snoqualmie Valley 636 K-5 6.8% 1.4% 0.3% 3.1% 0.5% 2.8% 89.9% 15,133

Middle/Jr. High School Chief Kanim Middle School Snoqualmie Valley 590 6-8 8.6% 0.2% 1.5% 3.4% 0.8% 3.4% 90.2% 11,000

High School Mount Si Snoqualmie Valley 244 9-12 8.6% 0.5% 1.2% 2.5% 1.1% 3.0% 91.8% 20,000 Enrollment numbers are Fall City students bussed to Mt. Si High School, but the proportions and test scores are for the school.

Private Schools Cedars Montessori Private 12

Registered Home School Users 65

Total in Service Area 1547

*OSPI Internet site (years) school year ** No data found on OSPI website *** Called "Transitional Bilingual" on OSPI Internet site. Fall City Library Community Study Test Scores

Tests Administered by the Office of the 2005-2006 School Year Superintendent of Public Instruction (Public Schools Only) Elementary Grade Reading Math Writing Science

Fall City 4th 86.8% 74.8% 74.5% N/A

Middle/Jr. High Grade Reading Math Writing Science

Chief Kanim 7th 80.1% 63.5% 80.5% N/A

High School Grade Reading Math Writing Science Mount Si 10th 94.3% 67.8% 91.0% 49.6% Fall City Library Community Study Race of Service Area

Library Fall City King County RACE Service Area Community White 6,749 1,547 1,315,507 % 88.4% 94.4% 75.7% African American 52 4 93,875 % 0.7% 0.2% 5.4% American Indian & Alaska Native 70 0 20,005 % 0.9% 0 27,484 Asian 136 0 1,028 % 2% 0 4,182 Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander 10 0 2,297 % 0.1% 0.0% 0.5% Hispanic or Latino 1,032 43 95,242 % 2.8% 2.6% 5.5% TOTAL 7,323 1,601 1,666,535

Race (other than white) of Population in the Fall City Library Service Area

African American American Indian & Alaska Native Asian Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Hispanic or Latino Fall City Library Community Study Age of Service Area

Library Fall City King County Ages in Fall City Library Service Area AGE Service Area Community 17 years & under 2,097 411 390,646 % 31.9% 25.1% 22.5% 18 years & older 5,226 1,227 1,346,388 % 68.1% 74.9% 77.5% 65 years & older 537 199 181,772 17 years & under % 7.2% 12.1% 10.5% 18 years & older 65 years & older

Library Fall City King County AGES Service Area Community Ages in Increments Under 5 507 87 105,321 1,600 5 to 9 553 128 111,162 1,400 10 to 14 677 132 109,992 1,200 15 to 19 540 101 108,261 1,000 20 to 24 247 56 116,597 800 25 to 34 913 178 294,443 600 35 to 44 1,460 346 308,823 400 45 to 54 1,264 251 259,136 200 55 to 59 384 94 83,442 0 60 to 64 241 66 58,085 65 to 74

300 94 88,884 9 5 to Under 5 10 to 14 10 to 19 15 to 24 20 to 34 25 to 59 55 to 75 to 84 188 82 68,348 44 35 to 54 45 to 64 60 to 74 65 to 84 75 to

85 and older 49 23 24,540 85 and older Fall City Library Community Study Languages Spoken at Home

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME Library Fall City FOR THE POPULATION 5 King County Language (other than English) Service Area Community YEARS AND OLDER* Spoken at Home in the Speak only English 6,422 1,493 1,332,933 Fall City Library Service Area

French 225 0 4,684 250 Polish 39 0 24,143 Spanish 30 56 69,351

Italian 30 11 9,171 200 Portuguese 25 0 11,871 Greek 15 0 3,684 French Creole 10 0 37,300 150 Persian 8 0 3,723 Laotian 7 0 1,544 Chinese 6 0 716 100 TOTAL 6,817 1,560 1,632,553

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0 Polish Greek Italian Persian Spanish Laotian French French Chinese Portuguese French CreoleFrench Fall City Library Community Study Occupation Profile

Library Fall City Occupations King County Occupations in Fall City Service Area Service Area Community Management & Professional 1,441 249 403,287 % 40.2% 27.5% 43.4% Production, Transportation & Material Moving Service Occupations 552 99 119,770 % 15.4% 10.9% 12.9% Sales & Office Construction, Extraction & 347 121 64,467 Maintenance Farming, Fishing & Forestry % 9.7% 13.4% 6.9%

Farming, Fishing & Forestry 24 4 2,472 Construction, Extraction & Maintenance % 0.7% 0.4% 0.3% Sales & Office 768 227 244,903 Service Occupations % 21.4% 25.1% 26.4% Production, Transportation & 455 206 94,306 Material Moving Management & Professional % 12.7% 22.7% 10.1% 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 Fall City Library Community Study Home Sales in the Service Area The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: Home Values - 7/16/06

Preston and Fall City Number of homes 4,438 Percent new 39.8% Median year built 1999 Median square feet 2,360 Median price 2005 $474,946 Median price per square foot 2005 $197 Percent sold in 2005 17.7% Homes sold in 2005 for less than $250K 16 Homes sold in 2005 $250K to $350K 114 Homes sold in 2005 $350K to $550K 251 Average price change 2004-2005 12.6% Average annual five-year change 7.9% Fall City Library Community Study Childcare Information

Licensed Child Care (Based on data received from Child Care Resources)

‰ Two (2) Licensed Center-based Child Cares with a capacity to serve 33 children

Preschools

Preschools are difficult to identify because they are usually private and not required to be licensed, but this list includes those identified by Child Care Resources in September 2006.

‰ BCC Raging River Co-op Preschool ‰ Red Door Daycare ‰ Cedar’s Montessori

Head Start/ECEAP Sites

There are no Head Start or ECEAP sites in the Fall City Library service area.

KidReach Service (after school and summer programs receiving books)

There are no KidReach sites in the Fall City service area.

StoryTrain Service

There are no licensed childcares that receive StoryTrain service in the Fall City Service area.