Hunters, Washington

Hunters, Washington
Unincorporated community
Hunters, Washington
Coordinates: 48°07′01″N 118°12′07″W / 48.11694°N 118.20194°W / 48.11694; -118.20194
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Stevens
Elevation [1]	1,588 ft (484 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	99137
Area code	509
GNIS feature ID	1512314[1]

Hunters is an unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington, United States. The population for its zip code (99137) was 306 at the 2000 census.^[2]

A post office called Hunters has been in operation since 1884.^[3] The community has the name of James Hunter, a pioneer settler.^[4]

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 306 people, and 135 households residing in the zip code. The racial makeup of the community was 87.6% White, 0.3% African American, 4.6% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 2.0% from other races, and 4.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.5% of the population.

In the community, the population was spread out, with 71.9% over the age of 18, 15.4% over the age of 65. The median age was 41.5 years.

The median income for a household in the community was $22,143, and the median income for a family was $21,000.

For population 25 years and older, 80.9% have a high school diploma or higher, and 12.3% have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Even though the community is not incorporated as a town, it serves as a focal point of the surrounding smaller communities.^{[citation needed]} These communities include Cedonia, Bissel, Gifford and Daisy to the north and Fruitland and Enterprise to the south. Hunters provides schooling at Columbia High School.