Stevens County (Washington)

administration
Stevens County Courthouse
US state :	Washington
Administrative headquarters :	Colville
Foundation :	1863
Demographics
Residents :	43,531 (2010)
Population density :	6.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	6580 km²
Water surface :	161 km²
map

Website : www.co.stevens.wa.us

Stevens County is a county in the state of Washington , United States with 40,066 residents. The county seat is in Colville .

geography

The county covers an area of 6,580 square kilometers, of which 6,419 square kilometers are land and 161 square kilometers (2.45 percent) are water.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	996	-
1870	734	-26.3%
1880	1245	69.6%
1890	4341	248.7%
1900	10,543	142.9%
1910	25,297	139.9%
1920	21,605	-14.6%
1930	18,550	-14.1%
1940	19,275	3.9%
1950	18,580	-3.6%
1960	17,884	-3.7%
1970	17.405	-2.7%
1980	28,979	66.5%
1990	30,948	6.8%
2000	40,066	29.5%
2010	43,531	8.6%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000 Stevens County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Kettle River

The Orient Bridge over the Kettle River , listed on the NRHP , No. 82004297

As of the 2000 census , the county had 40,066 people. There were 15,017 households and 11,022 families. The population density was 6 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 90.05% White, 0.28% African American, 5.66% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, and 0.68% other races Groups; 2.70% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.84% of the population.

Of the 15,017 households, 34.40% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 60.40% were married couples living together, 8.70% were single mothers. 26.60% were not families. 22.00% were single households and 8.80% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.08.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 28.70% of residents under 18 years of age, 6.40% between 18 and 24 years of age, 24.90% between 25 and 44 years of age, 27.10% between 45 and 64 years of age 12.90% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.10 males, for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 96.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 34,673 , and the median income for a family is $ 40,250. Males had a median income of $ 35,256 versus $ 23,679 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,895. 15.90% of the population and 11.50% of families are below the poverty line. 19.80% of them were under 18 years of age and 11.90% were 65 years of age or older.