Lake County (Oregon)

administration
Lake County Courthouse
US state :	Oregon
Administrative headquarters :	Lakeview
Foundation :	1874
Demographics
Residents :	7895 (2010)
Population density :	0.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	21,648 km²
Water surface :	577 km²
map

Website : www.lakecountyor.org

Lake County is a county in the state of Oregon in the United States with 7,422 residents. The county seat is Lakeview .

geography

The county covers an area of 21,648 square kilometers; of which 572 square kilometers (2.26 percent) are water.

history

The county was incorporated on October 24, 1874. The name goes back to the numerous lakes in its territory.

The county has a National Historic Landmark , Fort Rock Cave . 18 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 13, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1880	2804	-
1890	2604	-7.1%
1900	2847	9.3%
1910	4658	63.6%
1920	3991	-14.3%
1930	4833	21.1%
1940	6293	30.2%
1950	6649	5.7%
1960	7158	7.7%
1970	6343	-11.4%
1980	7532	18.7%
1990	7186	-4.6%
2000	7422	3.3%
2010	7895	6.4%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000 Lake County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Warner Lake with the Hart Mountain in the background

The Four Craters Lava Field

According to the 2000 census , the county had 7,422 people. There were 3,084 households and 2,152 families. The population density was less than 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 90.97% white, 0.13% African American, 2.37% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.13% residents from the Pacific island area and 3.19% from others ethnic groups; 2.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.44% of the population.

Of the 3,084 households, 29.00% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 58.60% were married couples living together, 7.50% were single mothers. 30.20% were not families. 26.20% were single households and 11.10% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.84 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.90% residents under 18 years of age, 5.10% between 18 and 24 years of age, 24.30% between 25 and 44 years of age, 28.10% between 45 and 64 years of age 17.70% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 100.50 males, for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 98.30 males.

The median income for a household in the 29,506 USD , and the median income for a family was 36,182 USD. Males had a median income of $ 29,454 versus $ 23,475 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,136. 16.10% of the population and 13.40% of families are below the poverty line. 20.40% of these were under 18 years of age and 9.50% were 65 years of age or older.