Crook County, Oregon

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Crook County Courthouse in Prineville
Crook County Courthouse in Prineville
administration
US state : Oregon
Administrative headquarters : Prineville
Foundation : 1862
Demographics
Residents : 20,978  (2010)
Population density : 2.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 7732 km²
Water surface : 21 km²
map
Map of Crook County within Oregon
Website : www.co.crook.or.us

Crook County is a county in the state of Oregon in the United States with 19,182 residents, compared with 22,062 in 2005. The county seat is Prineville .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​7,732 square kilometers; of which 21 square kilometers (0.27 percent) are water.

history

The county was founded on October 24, 1882 and named after George Crook , a general in the Union Army .

Six 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%
1890 3244 -
1900 3964 22.2%
1910 9315 135%
1920 3424 -63.2%
1930 3336 -2.6%
1940 5533 65.9%
1950 8991 62.5%
1960 9430 4.9%
1970 9985 5.9%
1980 13.091 31.1%
1990 14,111 7.8%
2000 19,182 35.9%
2010 20,978 9.4%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Crook County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Arthur R. Bowman Dam on the Crooked River

The county had a population of 19,182 as of the 2000 census . There were 7,354 households and 5,427 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 92.95% white, 0.04% African American, 1.30% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.03% residents from the Pacific island area and 3.81% from others ethnic groups; 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.64% of the population.

Of the 7,354 households, 32.30% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 61.50% were married couples living together, 8.20% were single mothers. 26.20% were not families. 21.30% are single households and 9.50% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.96 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.60% of residents under 18 years of age, 7.50% between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.50% between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.70% between 45 and 64 years of age 14.70% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.40 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 97.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 35,186 , and the median income for a family is $ 40,746. Males had a median income of $ 32,166 versus $ 22,580 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,899. 11.30% of the population and 8.10% of families are below the poverty line. 13.90% of them were under 18 years of age and 8.10% were 65 years of age or older.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Crook 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. 74 .
  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

Web links

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

Coordinates: 44 ° 8 ′  N , 120 ° 22 ′  W