![]() ![]() ![]() The city of Maple Valley was officially incorporated on August 31, 1997. The Maple Valley Historical Society keeps records on the city's past, with two historical museums holding artifacts such as the city's first fire engine and photographs of old places in and around the city like Gaffney's Grove. In the early 1960s, the construction of State Route 18 between Auburn and North Bend ran through the city, requiring many landmarks to be either demolished or moved. Increasing automobile use in the area gave rise to new roads being built. Later, the resort grew to include an airstrip, lodge, rental cabins, a nine-hole golf course and a bowling alley. Lake Wilderness, once the site of a county lumber mill, quickly became a resort lake with the opening of Gaffney's Grove, which opened with a ballroom, restaurant and roller rink. Maple Valley also saw resorts beginning in the 1920s. Fishing out of the Cedar River also became popular. ![]() More residents meant farming and fishing became staples in the area, with milk, poultry and berry farming becoming the main grown food staples in the area. Much of this early development actually did not take place in the modern-day city, but rather in Hobart, northeast of incorporated Maple Valley. The school, after extensive renovations, still stands today as an elementary school. A two-room school went up in 1910, and a larger high school was built in 1929 as the first school in the Tahoma School District. Blacksmith shops, hotels, saloons and stores took up the town in the 1910s and 1920s. Suquamish tribe chairperson Martha George was born near Maple Valley in Sheridan in 1892, at a logging camp where her mother and grandmother worked as cooks. More residents meant more lumber milling. Rail workers for lines like the Northern Pacific Railroad and the Cedar River Watershed, closed off by the City of Seattle, meant more workers for those things. Coal was brought in from Black Diamond to the south, but the town itself also mined coal from Cedar Mountain. The town's early history mainly had to do with coal, lumber milling to build homes, and a railroad that ran through town. Vine Maple Valley won by 2/3, but the word "Vine" was later cut by the post office because it made the name too long. A vote was taken by writing the names on slips of paper and placing them in a hat. When a name for a future community was proposed, the names Vine Maple Valley and Maple Ridge were suggested. The area was settled in 1879 by three men who were improving a trail and brought their families in. 1.1 Incorporation and recent development.About 5.7% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for the town was $16,985. Males had a median income of $27,031 versus $24,219 for females. The median income for a household in the town was $35,795, and the median income for a family was $38,500. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females, there were 104.9 males. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.90. ![]() 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 267 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.30% of the population. The racial makeup of the town was 98.81% White, 0.75% Native American, and 0.45% from two or more races. There were 323 housing units at an average density of 9.2 per square mile (3.5/km 2). The population density was 19.0 people per square mile (7.3/km 2). The unincorporated communities of Frostville and Hickory Groves are located in the town.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.4 square miles (91.7 km 2), of which, 35.3 square miles (91.4 km 2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km 2) of it (0.37%) is water.Īs of the census of 2000, there were 670 people, 267 households, and 198 families residing in the town. The population was 670 at the 2000 census. Maple Valley is a town in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. ![]()
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