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Bitter Lake
A snapshot profile, compiled from information provided by the 1990 Census and other sources as noted:

The numbers

Square miles: 1.25
(Represents data for entire 1990 Census tract which includes Bitter Lake)

Population: 7,953

Median family income: $26,409

Median house value: $225,000
(Windermere Northwest)

Median apartment rent: $702
(Dupre & Scott Apartment Advisors Inc.)

The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 39

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 521

Completed four-year college or higher: 1,531

Below poverty level: 130 percent

Home ownership: 0 percent

Renters: 35 percent

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Saturday, March 13, 1999

A little lake hidden by urban homes

Young athletes, senior dancers gather at new center

Sidewalks, more trees in community plans

Things to do while you're here

Scenes of Bitter Lake

Bitter Lake historical album

Bitter Lake by the numbers

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Broadview

Haller Lake

Licton Springs

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