Douglas County (Washington)

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Douglas County Courthouse
Douglas County Courthouse
administration
US state : Washington
Administrative headquarters : Waterville
Foundation : 1883
Demographics
Residents : 38,431  (2010)
Population density : 8.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 4788 km²
Water surface : 73 km²
map
Map of Douglas County within Washington
Website : www.douglascountywa.net

Douglas County is a county in the state of Washington , United States . 32,603 ​​people live here. The county seat is in Waterville .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​4,788 square kilometers; 73 square kilometers (1.52 percent) of this is water.

history

The county was formed on November 28, 1883 from parts of Lincoln County . It was named after Stephen Arnold Douglas , a politician, statesman and rival of Abraham Lincoln for the office of President.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1890 3161 -
1900 4926 55.8%
1910 9227 87.3%
1920 9392 1.8%
1930 7561 -19.5%
1940 8651 14.4%
1950 10,817 25%
1960 14,890 37.7%
1970 16,787 12.7%
1980 22,144 31.9%
1990 26.205 18.3%
2000 32,603 24.4%
2010 38,431 17.9%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Douglas County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Rock Island Dam
The Grand Coulee Bridge over the Columbia River

The county had a population of 32,603 ​​as of the 2000 census . There were 11,726 households and 8,876 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 84.65% White, 0.31% African American, 1.09% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, and 10.83% other races Groups; 2.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 19.73% of the population.

Of the 11,726 households, 38.40% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 61.60% were married couples living together, and 9.70% were single mothers. 24.30% were not families. 20.00% were single households and 7.80% had someone living there who was 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.16.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 29.50% of residents under 18 years of age, 8.20% between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.30% between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.40% between 45 and 64 years of age 12.70% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 96.00 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 38,464 , and the median income for a family was $ 43,777. Males had a median income of $ 35,917 versus $ 24,794 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,148. 14.40% of the population and 11.20% of families are below the poverty line. 21.00% of these were under 18 years of age and 6.90% were 65 years of age or older.

places

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Douglas 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 : Douglas County  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Coordinates: 47 ° 44 ′  N , 119 ° 41 ′  W