Spokane County

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Spokane County Courthouse
Spokane County Courthouse
administration
US state : Washington
Administrative headquarters : Spokane
Foundation : 1858, 1879
Demographics
Residents : 473,761  (2011)
Population density : 103.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 4612 km²
Water surface : 44 km²
map
Map of Spokane County within Washington
Website : www.spokanecounty.org

The Spokane County is a county in the State of Washington of the United States . It has 473,761 inhabitants. The county seat is in Spokane , the second largest city is Spokane Valley .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​4,612 square kilometers, of which 4,568 square kilometers are land and 44 square kilometers (0.96 percent) are water.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 996 -
1870 2000 100.8%
1880 4262 113.1%
1890 37,487 779.6%
1900 57,542 53.5%
1910 139,404 142.3%
1920 141,289 1.4%
1930 150,477 6.5%
1940 164,652 9.4%
1950 221,561 34.6%
1960 278,333 25.6%
1970 287,487 3.3%
1980 341.835 18.9%
1990 361.364 5.7%
2000 417.939 15.7%
2010 471.221 12.7%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Age pyramid of Spokane County (as of 2000)
The Mount Spokane
The Columbia Plateau Trail

According to the 2000 census , the county had 417,939 people. There were 163,611 households and 106,019 families. The population density was 92 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.39% white, 1.59% African American , 1.40% American Indian , 1.88% Asian American , 0.16% Pacific islander and 0.82% from other races ; 2.76% were from two or more races. 2.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 163,611 households, 32.40% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 49.90% were married couples living together, 11.00% were single mothers. 35.20% were not families. 28.10% were single households and 9.60% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.02.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.70% residents under 18 years of age, 10.60% between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.90% between 25 and 44 years of age, 22.40% between 45 and 64 years of age 12.40% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.40 males, for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 93.60 males.

The median income for a household in the 37,308 USD , and the median income for a family was 46,463 USD. Males had a median income of $ 35,097 versus $ 25,526 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,233. 12.30% of the population and 8.30% of families are below the poverty line. 14.20% of these were under 18 years of age and 8.10% were 65 years of age or older.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Spokane County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ^ A b Spokane County, Washington - State & County Quickfacts
  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

Web links

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

Coordinates: 47 ° 37 ′  N , 117 ° 24 ′  W