San Juan County (Washington)

The San Juan County Courthouse in Friday Harbor, listed on the NRHP as # 84003603
administration
US state :	Washington
Administrative headquarters :	Friday Harbor
Foundation :	1873
Demographics
Residents :	15,769  (2010)
Population density :	34.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1609 km²
Water surface :	1156 km²
map
Website : www.co.san-juan.wa.us

San Juan County is a county in the US state of Washington . 14,077 people live here. The county seat is Friday Harbor on San Juan Island .

geography

The county covers most of the San Juan Islands , a group of islands that separates the Strait of Juan de Fuca from the Strait of Georgia , between Canada's Vancouver Island and the mainland.

The county covers an area of ​​1,609 square kilometers, of which 453 square kilometers are land and 1,156 square kilometers (71.84 percent) are water. It is the smallest county in Washington by area.

history

The archipelago was disputed between Great Britain and the United States from 1846 to 1872, which led to the Swine Conflict in 1859 .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1870	554		-
1880	948		71.1%
1890	2072		118.6%
1900	2928		41.3%
1910	3603		23.1%
1920	3605		0.1%
1930	3097		-14.1%
1940	3157		1.9%
1950	3245		2.8%
1960	2872		-11.5%
1970	3856		34.3%
1980	7838		103.3%
1990	10,035		28%
2000	14,077		40.3%
2010	15,769		12%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000 Age pyramid of San Juan County (as of 2000)

The San Juan Islands At Camp

Former officer's quarters in the San Juan National Historical Park

The county had a population of 14,077 people as of the 2000 census . There were 6,466 households and 4,015 families. The population density was 31 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 94.99% White, 0.26% African American, 0.83% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, and 0.91% other races Groups; 2.04% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.40% of the population.

Of the 6,466 households, 22.90% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 51.80% were married couples living together, 6.90% were single mothers. 37.90% were not families. 30.60% are single households and 10.70% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.65 people.

For the entire county, the population was 19.10% under the age of 18, 4.50% between 18 and 24 years, 21.70% between 25 and 44 years, 35.70% between 45 and 64 years 19.00% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 93.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 43,491 , and the median income for a family is $ 51,835. Males had a median income of $ 36,250 versus $ 26,516 for females. The per capita income was $ 30,603. 9.20% of the population and 6.00% of families are below the poverty line. 12.40% of them were under 18 years of age and 3.10% were 65 years of age or older.

Web links

Commons : San Juan County  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

• Entry in the Washington encyclopedia HistoryLink (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 84003603. Retrieved September 7, 2019
2. ↑ San Juan County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
3. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011
4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 48 ° 34 ′  N , 122 ° 58 ′  W