Columbia County (Oregon)

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Columbia County Courthouse
Columbia County Courthouse
administration
US state : Oregon
Administrative headquarters : St. Helens
Foundation : 1854
Demographics
Residents : 49,351  (2010)
Population density : 29 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1783 km²
Water surface : 82 km²
map
Map of Columbia County within Oregon
Website : www.co.columbia.or.us

Columbia County is a county in the state of Oregon in the United States with 49,351 inhabitants (as of 2010). The county seat is in St. Helens . The county is named after the Columbia River .

geography

The county has an area of ​​1783 square kilometers, of which 82 square kilometers (4.59 percent) are water.

history

The county was founded on January 16, 1854 and is named after the Columbia River .

Eleven structures 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%
1860 532 -
1870 863 62.2%
1880 2042 136.6%
1890 5191 154.2%
1900 6237 20.2%
1910 10,580 69.6%
1920 13,960 31.9%
1930 20,047 43.6%
1940 20,971 4.6%
1950 22,967 9.5%
1960 22,379 -2.6%
1970 28,790 28.6%
1980 35,646 23.8%
1990 37,557 5.4%
2000 43,560 16%
2010 49,351 13.3%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Columbia County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The lighthouse Warrior Rock Light

As of the 2000 census , the county had 43,560 people. There were 16,375 households and 12,035 families. The population density was 26 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 94.42% white, 0.24% African American, 1.33% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.10% residents from the Pacific island area and 0.79% from others ethnic groups; 2.53% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.51% of the population.

Of the 16,375 households, 34.40% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 60.50% were married couples living together, 8.70% were single mothers. 26.50% were not families. 21.10% were single households and 8.10% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.06.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 27.30% of residents under 18 years of age, 7.00% between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.10% between 25 and 44 years of age, and 26.00% between 45 and 64 years of age 11.60% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.00 males, for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 98.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 45,797 , and the median income for a family is $ 51,381. Males had a median income of $ 42,227 versus $ 27,216 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,078. 9.10% of the population and 6.70% of families are below the poverty line. 11.60% of these were under 18 years of age and 7.00% were 65 years of age or older.

Cities

Unregulated areas

See also

Web links

Commons : Columbia County, Oregon  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Columbia County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . 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. 67 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 45 ° 57 '  N , 123 ° 5'  W