Lake County, California

administration
Former Lake County Courthouse in Lakeport, listed on NRHP No. 70000134
US state :	California
Administrative headquarters :	Lakeport
Address of the administrative headquarters:	255 North Forbes Lakeport CA 95453
Foundation :	1861
Demographics
Residents :	64,665 (2010)
Population density :	19.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	3443 km²
Water surface :	185 km²
map

Website : co.lake.ca.us

Lake County is a county in the state of California in the United States . The county seat is Lakeport .

history

Lake County was formed from parts of Napa County in 1861 . The county's name comes from the large number of lakes in the area, the most famous of which is Clear Lake .

Lake County has a National Historic Landmark , the Borax Lake Site . 6 other structures and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1870	2969	-
1880	6596	122.2%
1890	7101	7.7%
1900	6017	-15.3%
1910	5526	-8.2%
1920	5402	-2.2%
1930	7166	32.7%
1940	8069	12.6%
1950	11,481	42.3%
1960	13,786	20.1%
1970	19,548	41.8%
1980	36,366	86%
1990	50,631	39.2%
2000	58,309	15.2%
2010	64,665	10.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Lake County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Mount Konocti on Clear Lake

Lake County's population of 58,309 was as of the 2000 census . There were 23,974 households and 15,367 families. The population density was 18 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 86.25% White, 2.11% African American, 3.04% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, and 4.11% other races Groups; 3.50% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 11.39% of the population.

Of the 23,974 households, 26.60% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 47.70% were married couples living together, 11.30% were single mothers. 35.90% were not families. 29.00% were single households and 13.40% had someone living there who was 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.92 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.10% residents under 18 years of age, 6.00% between 18 and 24 years of age, 23.60% between 25 and 44 years of age, 26.80% between 45 and 64 years of age 19.50% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.60 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 94.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 29,627 , and the median income for a family is $ 35,818. Males had a median income of $ 35,771 versus $ 24,026 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,825. 17.60% percent of the population and 12.90% of families are below the poverty line. 22.80% of these were under 18 years of age and 7.30% were 65 years of age or older.

Cities and Towns in Lake County

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
↑ GNIS-ID: 277281. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 26, 2017.
↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012

Web links

Commons : Lake County (California) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

39.09 -122.76Coordinates: 39 ° 5 ′ N , 122 ° 46 ′ W

[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

[2] GNIS-ID: 277281. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 26, 2017.

[4] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[5] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011

[6] Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012