Curry County, Oregon

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Curry County Courthouse
Curry County Courthouse
administration
US state : Oregon
Administrative headquarters : Gold Beach
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		29821 Ellensburg Avenue

Gold Beach, OR 97444

Foundation : December 18, 1855
Area code : + (541) 247
Demographics
Residents : 22,364  (2010)
Population density : 5.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 5150 km²
Water surface : 935 km²
map
Map of Curry County within Oregon
Website : www.co.curry.or.us

Curry County is a county in the state of Oregon in the United States . In 2000 there were 21,137 residents here. The county seat is Gold Beach .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​5,150 square kilometers; of which 935 square kilometers (18.16 percent) are water.

history

The county was founded on December 18, 1855 and named after George Law Curry , who was governor of the Oregon Territory from 1853 to 1859 .

44 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%
1860 393 -
1870 504 28.2%
1880 1208 139.7%
1890 1709 41.5%
1900 1868 9.3%
1910 2044 9.4%
1920 3025 48%
1930 3257 7.7%
1940 4301 32.1%
1950 6048 40.6%
1960 13,983 131.2%
1970 13.006 -7%
1980 16,992 30.6%
1990 19,327 13.7%
2000 21,137 9.4%
2010 22,364 5.8%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Curry County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Chetco River in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness
The Cape Blanco

As of the 2000 census , the county had a population of 21,137. There were 9,543 households and 6,183 families. The population density was 5 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 92.89% white, 0.15% African American, 2.14% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.11% residents from the Pacific island area and 1.11% from others ethnic groups; 2.90% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.60% of the population.

Of the 9,543 households, 20.90% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 54.50% were married couples living together, 7.20% were single mothers. 35.20% were not families. 29.70% were single households and 14.70% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.66.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 19.20% of residents under 18 years of age, 4.80% between 18 and 24 years of age, 20.00% between 25 and 44 years of age, 29.40% between 45 and 64 years of age 26.60% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 94.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 30,117 , and the median income for a family is $ 35,627. Males had a median income of $ 31,772 versus $ 22,416 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,138. 12.20% of the population and 9.70% of families are below the poverty line. 13.60% of them were under 18 years of age and 10.60% were 65 years of age or older.

places

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Curry 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. 76 .
  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 : Curry County, Oregon  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 42 ° 29 ′  N , 124 ° 8 ′  W