Cowlitz County

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administration
US state : Washington
Administrative headquarters : Kelso
Foundation : 1854
Demographics
Residents : 102,410  (2010)
Population density : 34.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 3021 km²
Water surface : 72 km²
map
Map of Cowlitz County within Washington
Website : www.co.cowlitz.wa.us

Cowlitz County is a county in the state of Washington in the United States . It has 92,948 inhabitants. The county seat is in Kelso .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​3,021 square kilometers; 72 square kilometers (2.37 percent) of this is water.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 406 -
1870 730 79.8%
1880 2062 182.5%
1890 5917 187%
1900 7877 33.1%
1910 12,561 59.5%
1920 11,791 -6.1%
1930 31,906 170.6%
1940 40,155 25.9%
1950 53,369 32.9%
1960 57,801 8.3%
1970 68,616 18.7%
1980 79,548 15.9%
1990 82.119 3.2%
2000 92,948 13.2%
2010 102.410 10.2%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Cowlitz County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Lewis and Clark Bridge , listed on the NRHP
Entrance to Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens

According to the 2000 census , the county had a population of 92,948. There were 35,850 households and 25,059 families. The population density was 32 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.80% White, 0.52% African American, 1.52% Native American, 1.30% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, and 2.11% other races Groups; 2.62% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.55% of the population.

Of the 35,850 households, 32.80% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 54.60% were married couples living together, 10.70% were single mothers. 30.10% were not families. 24.30% are single households and 9.70% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.01.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.80% of residents under 18 years of age, 8.30% between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.50% between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.10% between 45 and 64 years of age 13.30% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 95.80 males.

The median income for a household in the 39,797 USD , and the median income for a family was 46,532 USD. Males had a median income of $ 40,378 versus $ 25,710 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,583. 14.00% of the population and 10.30% of families are below the poverty line. 19.50% of these were under 18 years of age and 6.60% were 65 years of age or older.

places

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cowlitz County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  4. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Web links

Commons : Cowlitz County, Washington  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 46 ° 11 ′  N , 122 ° 41 ′  W