Kitsap County

Kitsap County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Washington
Administrative headquarters :	Port Orchard
Foundation :	1857
Demographics
Residents :	251,133  (2010)
Population density :	244.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1466 km²
Water surface :	440 km²
map
Website : www.kitsapgov.com

Kitsap County is a county in the state of Washington in the United States with a population of 251,133. The county seat is in Port Orchard .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​1,466 square kilometers; 440 square kilometers (30.04 percent) of this is water.

history

Kitsap County was formed on January 16, 1857 from parts of King Counties and Jefferson Counties . It was named after Chief Kitsap , a leader of the Suquamish .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	544		-
1870	866		59.2%
1880	1738		100.7%
1890	4624		166.1%
1900	6767		46.3%
1910	17,647		160.8%
1920	33,162		87.9%
1930	30,776		-7.2%
1940	44,387		44.2%
1950	75,724		70.6%
1960	84.176		11.2%
1970	101,732		20.9%
1980	147.152		44.6%
1990	189,731		28.9%
2000	231,969		22.3%
2010	251.133		8.3%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000 Kitsap County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Point No Point Light on Puget Sound

Bainbridge Island

Blake Island

According to the 2000 census , the county had 231,969 people. There were 86,416 households and 61,355 families. The population density was 226 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 84.27% white, 2.87% African American , 1.62% American Indian , 4.39% Asian American , 0.78% Pacific islander and 1.43% from other races ; 4.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.14% of the population.

Of the 86,416 households, 36.00% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 57.70% were married couples living together, 9.50% were single mothers. 29.00% were not families. 22.60% are single households and 7.60% have someone living there who is 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.05.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.80% of residents under 18 years of age, 9.20% between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.60% between 25 and 44 years of age, 23.80% between 45 and 64 years of age 10.60% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 102.70 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 101.20 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 46,840 , and the median income for a family was $ 53,878. Males had a median income of $ 39,889 and females $ 28,586. The per capita income was $ 22,317. 8.80% of the population and 6.30% of families are below the poverty line . 10.90% of these were under 18 years of age and 6.00% were 65 years of age or older.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kitsap 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 : Kitsap County  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

• Entry in the Washington encyclopedia HistoryLink (English)

Coordinates: 47 ° 38 ′  N , 122 ° 39 ′  W