Garfield County (Washington)

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Garfield County Courthouse in Pomeroy, listed on the NRHP
Garfield County Courthouse in Pomeroy, listed on the NRHP
administration
US state : Washington
Administrative headquarters : Pomeroy
Foundation : 1881
Demographics
Residents : 2266  (2010)
Population density : 1.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1860 km²
Water surface : 20 km²
map
Map of Garfield County within Washington
Website : www.co.garfield.wa.us

Garfield County is a county in Washington state . 2397 inhabitants live here. The county seat is in Pomeroy .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​1,860 square kilometers; of which 20 square kilometers (1.06 percent) are water.

history

Garfield County was formed on November 29, 1881 from parts of Columbia County . It was named after James A. Garfield , a US politician and 20th President of the United States .

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1890 3897 -
1900 3918 0.5%
1910 4199 7.2%
1920 3875 -7.7%
1930 3662 -5.5%
1940 3383 -7.6%
1950 3204 -5.3%
1960 2976 -7.1%
1970 2911 -2.2%
1980 2468 -15.2%
1990 2248 -8.9%
2000 2397 6.6%
2010 2266 -5.5%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Garfield County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River

The county had 2,397 people as of the 2000 census . There were 987 households and 670 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.45% White, 0.00% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, and 1.38% other races Groups; 1.08% were from two or more races. 1.96% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 987 households, 28.80% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 57.00% were married couples living together, 6.70% were single mothers. 32.10% were not families. 28.30% are single households and 14.40% have someone living there who is 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.93.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.90% residents under 18 years of age, 5.40% between 18 and 24 years of age, 21.90% between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.90% between 45 and 64 years of age 20.90% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.90 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 93.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 33,398 , and the median income for a family is $ 41,645. Males had a median income of $ 33,313 versus $ 22,132 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,992. 14.20% of the population and 12.00% of families are below the poverty line. 17.10% of these were under 18 years of age and 10.20% were 65 years of age or older.

places

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Garfield 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 : Garfield County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 46 ° 26 '  N , 117 ° 32'  W