Klamath County

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Klamath County Courthouse
Klamath County Courthouse
administration
US state : Oregon
Administrative headquarters : Klamath Falls
Foundation : 1882
Demographics
Residents : 66,380  (2010)
Population density : 4.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 15,892 km²
Water surface : 496 km²
map
Map of Klamath County within Oregon
Website : www.co.klamath.or.us

Klamath County is a county in the US state of Oregon . In 2000 63,775 people lived here, in 2005 there were 66,192. The county seat is Klamath Falls .

The county covers an area of ​​15,892 square kilometers; of which 496 square kilometers (9.12 percent) are water.

history

The county was incorporated on October 17, 1882. The name goes back to the Klamath Indian tribe .

There are two National Historic Landmarks in the county , the Crater Lake Superintendent's Residence and the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge . 28 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of June 13, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1890 2444 -
1900 3970 62.4%
1910 8554 115.5%
1920 11,413 33.4%
1930 32,407 183.9%
1940 40,497 25%
1950 42,150 4.1%
1960 47,475 12.6%
1970 50,021 5.4%
1980 59,117 18.2%
1990 57,702 -2.4%
2000 63,775 10.5%
2010 66,380 4.1%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Age pyramid of Klamath County (as of 2000)
Upper Klamath Lake
The Williamson River

As of the 2000 census , the county had 63,775 people. There were 25,205 households and 17,290 families. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 87.33% white, 0.63% African American, 4.19% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.12% residents from the Pacific island area and 3.45% from others ethnic groups; 3.47% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 7.78% of the population.

Of the 25,205 households, 30.30% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 54.20% were married couples living together, 10.00% were single mothers. 31.40% were not families. 25.30% were single households and 10.40% had someone living there who was 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.95.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.80% of residents under 18 years of age, 8.60% between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.50% between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.20% between 45 and 64 years of age 14.90% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.10 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 97.30 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 31,537 , and the median income for a family was $ 38,171. Males had a median income of $ 32,052 versus $ 22,382 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,719. 16.80% of the population and 12.00% of families are below the poverty line. 22.40% of these were under 18 years of age and 7.70% were 65 years of age or older.

Places in the county

Incorporated cities

Non-incorporated places and census-designated places

National Register of Historic Places

Among other things, the Bly Ranger Station in the Fremont National Forest is entered in the register.

Web links

Commons : Klamath County, Oregon  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Klamath County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 165 .
  3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Oregon . National Park Service , accessed July 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  7. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 42 ° 41 ′  N , 121 ° 39 ′  W