Grant County (Washington)

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Grant County Courthouse
Grant County Courthouse
administration
US state : Washington
Administrative headquarters : Ephrata
Foundation : 1909
Demographics
Residents : 89,120  (2010)
Population density : 12.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 7229 km²
Water surface : 285 km²
map
Map of Grant County within Washington
Website : www.co.grant.wa.us

Grant County is a county in the US state of Washington . It has 74,698 inhabitants. The county seat is in Ephrata .

geography

The county has an area of ​​7,229 km²; 285 km² (3.95 percent) of this is water.

history

Grant County was formed on February 24, 1909 from parts of Douglas County . It was named after Ulysses S. Grant , Commander in Chief of the Union Armies in the American Civil War and 18th President of the United States .

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1910 8698 -
1920 7771 -10.7%
1930 5666 -27.1%
1940 14,668 158.9%
1950 24,346 66%
1960 46,477 90.9%
1970 41,881 -9.9%
1980 48,522 15.9%
1990 54,758 12.9%
2000 74,698 36.4%
2010 89,120 19.3%
1900-1990

2000

Grant County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Steamboat Rock in Steamboat Rock State Park

According to the 2000 census , the county had 74,698 people. There were 25,204 households and 18,676 families. The population density was 11 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 76.54% White, 0.99% African American, 1.16% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, and 17.36% other races Groups; 3.01% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 30.09% of the population.

Of the 25,204 households, 39.90% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 59.30% were married couples living together, 9.80% were single mothers. 25.90% were not families. 21.20% were single households and 8.90% had someone living there who was 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.38 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 32.00% residents under 18 years of age, 9.80% between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.00% between 25 and 44 years of age, 19.70% between 45 and 64 years of age 11.50% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 104.50 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 103.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 35,276 , and the median income for a family is $ 38,938. Males had a median income of $ 32,414 versus $ 24,310 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,037. 17.40% of the population and 13.10% of families are below the poverty line. 22.30% of these were under 18 years of age and 9.40% were 65 years of age or older.

places

There are eight cities and seven towns in Grant County , which are comparable to independent parishes. Numerous other places are directly subordinate to the county, five of which are listed as census-designated places for statistical purposes .

Citys

Towns

More places

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Grant County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  3. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Web links

Commons : Grant County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 47 ° 13 ′  N , 119 ° 28 ′  W