Douglas County, Oregon

Douglas County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Oregon
Administrative headquarters :	Roseburg
Foundation :	1852
Demographics
Residents :	107,667  (2010)
Population density :	8.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	13,297 km²
Water surface :	252 km²
map
Website : www.co.douglas.or.us

Douglas County is a county in the US state of Oregon . In 2000 100,399 people lived here, in 2005 it was 104,292. The administrative seat ( county seat ) is Roseburg .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​13,297 square kilometers; of which 252 square kilometers (1.89 percent) are water surfaces.

history

The county is named after the politician Stephen A. Douglas .

Historical objects

In Lookingglass is the historically relevant James Wimer Octagonal Barn . The octagonal barn is located at number 1191 on Coos Bay Wagon Road. Built in 1892, the barn was listed on December 2, 1985 by the National Register of Historic Places as a Historic Monument with the number 85003039.

49 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of June 8, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	3203		-
1870	6066		89.4%
1880	9596		58.2%
1890	11,864		23.6%
1900	14,565		22.8%
1910	19,674		35.1%
1920	21,332		8.4%
1930	21,965		3%
1940	25,728		17.1%
1950	54,549		112%
1960	68,458		25.5%
1970	71,743		4.8%
1980	93,748		30.7%
1990	94,649		1 %
2000	100,399		6.1%
2010	107,667		7.2%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000 Douglas County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Waterfall on the North Umpqua River

Mouth of the Umpqua River into the Pacific

Mount Bailey

The county had a population of 100,399 people as of the 2000 census . There were 39,821 households and 28,233 families. The population density was 8 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 93.86% white, 0.18% African American, 1.52% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.09% Pacific island residents and 1.02% others ethnic groups; 2.70% were from two or more races. 3.27% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 39,821 households, 29.10% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 57.20% were married couples living together, 9.60% were single mothers. 29.10% were not families. 23.90% are single households and 11.00% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.9 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.00% residents under 18 years of age, 7.50% between 18 and 24 years of age, 24.20% between 25 and 44 years of age, 26.40% between 45 and 64 years of age 17.80% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 94.20 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 33,223 , and the median income for a family was $ 39,364. Males had a median income of $ 32,512 versus $ 22,349 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,581. 13.10% of the population and 9.60% of families are below the poverty line. 16.60% of these were under 18 years of age and 9.20% were 65 years of age or older.

Web links

Commons : Douglas County  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Douglas County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ↑ NRIS
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: 43 ° 17 ′  N , 123 ° 11 ′  W