Linn County, Oregon

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Linn County Courthouse
Linn County Courthouse
administration
US state : Oregon
Administrative headquarters : Albany
Foundation : 1847
Demographics
Residents : 116,672  (2010)
Population density : 19.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 5983 km²
Water surface : 47 km²
map
Map of Linn County within Oregon
Website : www.co.linn.or.us

Linn County is a county in the state of Oregon in the United States with 103,069 residents, compared with 108,914 in 2005. The county seat is Albany . It is named after the politician Lewis F. Linn .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​5,983 square kilometers; of which 47 square kilometers (0.78 percent) are water.

history

The county was incorporated on December 28, 1847. The name goes back to the physician and politician Lewis F. Linn .

68 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 14, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1850 504 -
1860 6772 1,243.7%
1870 8717 28.7%
1880 12,676 45.4%
1890 16.205 27.8%
1900 18.603 14.8%
1910 22,662 21.8%
1920 24,550 8.3%
1930 24,700 0.6%
1940 30,485 23.4%
1950 54,317 78.2%
1960 58,867 8.4%
1970 71,914 22.2%
1980 89,495 24.4%
1990 91,227 1.9%
2000 103.069 13%
2010 116,672 13.2%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Linn County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Willamette River
The Santiam River near Interstate 5

According to the 2000 census , the county had 103,069 people. There were 39,541 households and 28,232 families. The population density was 17 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 93.20% white, 0.32% African American, 1.27% Native American, 0.78% Asian, 0.15% residents from the Pacific island area and 1.80% from others ethnic groups; 2.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.38% of the population.

Of the 39,541 households, 32.00% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 56.90% were married couples living together, 10.00% were single mothers. 28.60% were not families. 23.00% were single households and 10.10% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.01.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.00% residents under 18 years of age, 8.40% between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.00% between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.10% between 45 and 64 years of age 14.50% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 95.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 37,518 , and the median income for a family is $ 44,188. Males had a median income of $ 35,586 versus $ 24,073 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,633. 11.40% of the population and 8.90% of families are below the poverty line. 14.80% of them were under 18 years of age and 7.10% were 65 years of age or older.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Linn County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . 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. 182 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 14, 2018.
  4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Web links

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

Coordinates: 44 ° 31 '  N , 122 ° 32'  W