Thurston County (Washington)

Thurston County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Washington
Administrative headquarters :	Olympia (Washington) (State Capital)
Foundation :	1852
Demographics
Residents :	252,264  (2010)
Population density :	134 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2004 km²
Water surface :	121 km²
map
Website : www.co.thurston.wa.us

Thurston County is a county in the state of Washington , United States . The county seat is in Olympia , which is also the capital of Washington State. The county is named after the politician Samuel Thurston .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​2004 square kilometers, of which 1,883 square kilometers are land and 121 square kilometers (6.03 percent) are water. It is bordered clockwise by counties: Pierce , Lewis , Grays Harbor, and Mason .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	1507		-
1870	2246		49%
1880	3270		45.6%
1890	9675		195.9%
1900	9927		2.6%
1910	17,581		77.1%
1920	22,366		27.2%
1930	31,351		40.2%
1940	37,285		18.9%
1950	44,884		20.4%
1960	55,049		22.6%
1970	76,894		39.7%
1980	124.264		61.6%
1990	161,238		29.8%
2000	207.355		28.6%
2010	252.264		21.7%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000 Thurston County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Skookumchuck River

Dofflemyer Point Light , listed in NRHP No. 93001339

The county had a population of 207,355 people as of the 2000 census . There were 81,625 households and 54,933 families. The population density was 110 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 85.66% White, 2.35% African American, 1.52% Native American, 4.41% Asian, 0.52% Pacific Islander, and 1.69% other races Groups; 3.85% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.53% of the population.

Of the 81,625 households, 33.00% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 53.10% were married couples living together, 10.30% were single mothers. 32.70% were not families. 25.10% were single households and 8.00% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.99 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.30% of residents under 18 years of age, 9.30% between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.30% between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.60% between 45 and 64 years of age 11.40% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males, for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 92.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 46,975 , and the median income for a family is $ 55,027. Males had a median income of $ 40,521 versus $ 30,368 for females. The per capita income was $ 22,415. 8.80% of the population and 5.80% of families are below the poverty line. 9.80% of them were under 18 years of age and 5.00% were 65 years of age or older.

cities and communes

Bucoda Grand Mound Lacey

Nisqually Indian Community North Yelm Olympia

Rainier Rochester Tanglewilde-Thompson Place

Tenino Tumwater Yelm

Individual evidence

1. ^ Thurston 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 : Thurston County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Entry in the Washington encyclopedia HistoryLink (English)

Coordinates: 46 ° 56 ′  N , 122 ° 50 ′  W