Clatsop County

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Clatsop County Courthouse in Astoria, listed in the NRHP with No. 84002954 [1]
Clatsop County Courthouse in Astoria, listed on the NRHP with number 84002954
administration
US state : Oregon
Administrative headquarters : Astoria
Foundation : 1844
Demographics
Residents : 37,039  (2010)
Population density : 17.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2809 km²
Water surface : 667 km²
map
Map of Clatsop County within Oregon
Website : www.co.clatsop.or.us

Clatsop County is a county in the northwest of the state of Oregon in the United States . In 2000 35,630 people lived here, in 2005 it was 36,798. The county seat is in Astoria . The county was named after the Clatsop Indians who lived in the area.

geography

The county covers an area of ​​2,809 square kilometers; 667 square kilometers (23.74 percent) of it is water. Clatsop County includes Saddle Mountain State Park , Ecola State Park , Fort Stevens State Park , part of Oswald West State Park and Tenasillahe Island in the Columbia River .

history

The county was formed on June 22, 1844 and named after a Chinook tribe with whom the Lewis and Clark Expedition wintered 1805-06.

The county has a National Memorial , Fort Clatsop , and two National Historic Landmarks , Fort Astoria Site and Lightship Columbia . 61 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of June 5, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1850 462 -
1860 498 7.8%
1870 1255 152%
1880 7222 475.5%
1890 10,016 38.7%
1900 12,765 27.4%
1910 16,106 26.2%
1920 23,030 43%
1930 21,124 -8.3%
1940 24,697 16.9%
1950 30,776 24.6%
1960 27,380 -11%
1970 28,473 4%
1980 32,489 14.1%
1990 33,301 2.5%
2000 35,630 7%
2010 37,039 4%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Clatsop County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Columbia River flows into the Pacific Ocean
The Youngs River

As of the 2000 census , the county had 35,630 people. There were 14,703 households and 9,454 families. The population density was 17 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 93.14% white, 0.52% African American, 1.03% Native American, 1.21% Asian, 0.17% residents from the Pacific island area and 1.64% from others ethnic groups; 2.30% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.48% of the population.

Of the 14,703 households, 28.50% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 50.60% were married couples living together, 9.70% were single mothers. 35.70% were not families. 29.50% are single households and 11.70% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.88 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.70% residents under 18 years of age, 8.90% between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.30% between 25 and 44 years of age, 26.60% between 45 and 64 years of age 15.60% were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.80 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 95.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 36,301 , and the median income for a family is $ 44,575. Males had a median income of $ 32,153 versus $ 22,479 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,515. 13.20% of the population and 9.10% of families are below the poverty line. 16.80% of these were under 18 years of age and 8.00% were 65 years of age or older.

Cities in the county

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ^ Clatsop County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  3. ↑ 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. 60 .
  4. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Oregon . National Park Service , accessed June 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 5, 2018.
  6. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  7. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  8. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 46 ° 1 ′  N , 123 ° 43 ′  W