Clackamas County

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administration
US state : Oregon
Administrative headquarters : Oregon City
Foundation : 1843
Demographics
Residents : 375,992  (2010)
Population density : 77.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 4867 km²
Water surface : 28 km²
map
Map of Clackamas County within Oregon
Website : www.co.clackamas.or.us

Clackamas County is a county in the state of Oregon in the United States . 338,391 people live here. The county seat is in Oregon City , but the city is not, contrary to what the name suggests, the capital of Oregon. It used to be in the 19th century. Today it is only a medium-sized town.

geography

The county covers an area of ​​4,867 square kilometers; of which 28 square kilometers (0.58 percent) are water.

history

The county was incorporated on July 5, 1843.

There is a National Historic Landmark in the county , the Timberline Lodge . 87 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of June 8, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1850 1859 -
1860 3466 86.4%
1870 5993 72.9%
1880 9260 54.5%
1890 15,233 64.5%
1900 19,658 29%
1910 29,931 52.3%
1920 37,698 25.9%
1930 46.205 22.6%
1940 57,130 23.6%
1950 86,716 51.8%
1960 113.038 30.4%
1970 166.088 46.9%
1980 241,919 45.7%
1990 278,850 15.3%
2000 338.391 21.4%
2010 375.992 11.1%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Age pyramid of Clackamas County (as of 2000)
The Carver Bridge over the Clackamas River in Carver Park
The Trillium Lake in the Mount Hood National Forest

The county had a population of 338,391 people as of the 2000 census . There were 128,201 households and 91,663 families. The population density was 70 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.27% white, 0.66% African American, 0.71% Native American, 2.45% Asian, 0.17% residents from the Pacific island area and 2.28% from others ethnic groups; 2.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.95% of the population.

Of the 128,201 households, 34.20% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 58.60% were married couples living together, 9.00% were single mothers. 28.50% were not families. 22.00% were single households and 7.80% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county, the population was composed of 26.20% residents under 18, 8.00% between 18 and 24 years old, 28.70% between 25 and 44 years old, 26.00% between 45 and 64 years old and 11 , 10% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 52,080 , and the median income for a family is $ 60,791. Males had a median income of $ 43,462 versus $ 30,891 for females. The per capita income was $ 25,973. 6.60% of the population and 4.60% of families are below the poverty line. 7.60% of them were under 18 years of age and 5.10% were 65 years of age or older.

See also

Web links

Commons : Clackamas County, Oregon  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Clackamas County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 439 .
  3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Oregon . National Park Service , accessed June 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 8, 2018.
  5. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  7. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 45 ° 11 ′  N , 122 ° 13 ′  W