Lewis County (Washington)

administration
Lewis County Courthouse
US state :	Washington
Administrative headquarters :	Chehalis
Foundation :	December 19, 1845
Made up from:	Original county
Area code :	001 360
Demographics
Residents :	75,455 (2010)
Population density :	12.1 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	6310 km²
Water surface :	74 km²
map

Website : lewiscountywa.gov

Mount Rainier National Park

The Lewis County is a county in the US state of Washington . In 2010 the county had 75,455 residents and a population density of 12.1 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Chehalis .

geography

Mt.Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

The county is located in the central southwest of Washington and is crossed by the Cascade Range in a north-south direction . The Cowlitz River drains most of the area. Lewis County covers an area of 6,310 square kilometers; 74 square kilometers (1.18 percent) of this is water. It borders on the following neighboring counties:

Grays Harbor County	Thurston County	Pierce County
Pacific County		Yakima County
Wahkiakum County	Cowlitz County	Skamania County

National protected areas

Lewis County each has a share of the following protected areas:

history

M. Lewis

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	558	-
1860	384	-31.2%
1870	888	131.3%
1880	2600	192.8%
1890	11,499	342.3%
1900	15,157	31.8%
1910	32,127	112%
1920	36,840	14.7%
1930	40,034	8.7%
1940	41,393	3.4%
1950	43,755	5.7%
1960	41,858	-4.3%
1970	45,467	8.6%
1980	56.025	23.2%
1990	59,358	5.9%
2000	68,600	15.6%
2010	75,455	10%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000–2010

Lewis County was formed on December 19, 1845 as the original county from the Oregon Territory . It was named after the explorer, soldier and administrator Meriwether Lewis . He was instrumental in the planning and execution of the Lewis and Clark Expedition ( Corps of Discovery , Discovery Corps involved).

Demographic data

Pinnacle Peak

Skookumchuck River

White Pass Ski Area

Randle Ranger Station , listed on the NRHP since 1986

As of the 2010 census , Lewis County had 75,455 people in 28,297 households. The population density was 12.1 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 89.7 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 1.4 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 3.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 8.7 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Statistically, 2.56 people lived in each of the 28,297 households.

23.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 42,365 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,689. 15.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Lewis County

Citys

Town

Pe Ell

Census-designated place (CDP)

Ford's Prairie

other unincorporated communities

structure

Lewis County is divided into 12 Census County Divisions (CCD):

CCD	Population (2010)	FIPS
Big Bottom CCD	2911	53-90208
Bunker CCD	3379	53-90352
Centralia-Chehalis CCD	31,069	53-90512
Ethel CCD	3303	53-91088
Logan Hill CCD	3819	53-91648
Mineral CCD	4175	53-91984
Morton CCD	2931	53-92016
Mossyrock CCD	4652	53-92048
Napavine CCD	5571	53-92120
Newaukum Prairie CCD	2608	53-92146
Toledo-Vader CCD	3945	53-93448
Winlock-Pe Ell CCD	7092	53-93816