Skamania County

Skamania County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Washington
Administrative headquarters :	Stevenson
Foundation :	1854
Demographics
Residents :	11,066  (2010)
Population density :	2.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	4361 km²
Water surface :	71 km²
map
Website : www.skamaniacounty.org

Skamania County is a county in the state of Washington in the United States . 9872 inhabitants live here. The county seat is Stevenson . The Carson River Valley belongs to the county .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​4,361 square kilometers; 71 square kilometers (1.63 percent) of this is water. In the county which lies volcano Mount St. Helens , the most famous volcano in the United States . It has been 2549 m high since May 18, 1980 . Before that, its height was 2950 m.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	173		-
1870	133		-23.1%
1880	809		508.3%
1890	774		-4.3%
1900	1688		118.1%
1910	2887		71%
1920	2357		-18.4%
1930	2891		22.7%
1940	4633		60.3%
1950	4788		3.3%
1960	5207		8.8%
1970	5845		12.3%
1980	7919		35.5%
1990	8289		4.7%
2000	9872		19.1%
2010	11,066		12.1%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000 Age pyramid of Skamania County (as of 2000)

The Mount St. Helens

The Gillette Lake

The Lower Lewis Falls

According to the 2000 census , the county had 9,872 people. There were 3,755 households and 275,617 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 92.11% White, 0.30% African American, 2.20% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, and 2.43% other races Groups; 2.25% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.03% of the population.

Of the 3,755 households, 34.00% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 60.50% were married couples living together, 8.20% were single mothers. 26.60% were not families. 21.10% were single households and 6.60% had someone living there who was 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.02.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.60% of residents under 18 years of age, 6.70% between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.60% between 25 and 44 years of age, 27.10% between 45 and 64 years of age 11.00% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.30 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 99.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 39,317 , and the median income for a family is $ 44,586. Males had a median income of $ 36,732 versus $ 25,130 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,002. 13.10% of the population and 10.00% of families are below the poverty line. 18.10% of these were under 18 years of age and 7.90% were 65 years of age or older.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Skamania County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011
3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
4. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Web links

Commons : Skamania County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Entry in the Washington encyclopedia HistoryLink (English)

Coordinates: 46 ° 2 ′  N , 121 ° 55 ′  W