Tillamook County

administration
Tillamook County Courthouse
US state :	Oregon
Administrative headquarters :	Tillamook
Foundation :	December 15, 1853
Demographics
Residents :	25,250 (2010)
Population density :	8.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	3452 km²
Water surface :	597 km²
map

Website : www.co.tillamook.or.us

Tillamook County is a county in the state of Oregon in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 24,262 people and a population density of 7 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Tillamook .

geography

The county has an area of 3,452 square kilometers, of which 597 square kilometers are water. Tillamook County is bordered by Clatsop County to the north, Lincoln County to the south, and Washington County and Yamhill County to the east .

history

The county was founded on December 15, 1853 and named after the Tillamook people .

29 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 18, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	95	-
1870	408	329.5%
1880	970	137.7%
1890	2932	202.3%
1900	4471	52.5%
1910	6266	40.1%
1920	8810	40.6%
1930	11,824	34.2%
1940	12,263	3.7%
1950	18.606	51.7%
1960	18,955	1.9%
1970	17,930	-5.4%
1980	21,164	18%
1990	21,570	1.9%
2000	24,262	12.5%
2010	25,250	4.1%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000 Age pyramid of Tillamook County (as of 2000)

The Trask River

The Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge

The Tillamook State Forest

The county had a population of 24,262 as of the 2000 census . There were 40,584 households and 6,793 families. The population density was 8 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 93.86% white, 0.22% African American, 1.19% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.21% residents from the Pacific island area and 1.89% from others ethnic groups; 1.98% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.13% of the population.

Of the 40,584 households, 24.60% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 54.80% were married couples living together, 7.70% were single mothers. 33.40% were not families. 27.90% were single households and 12.60% had someone living there who was 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.82 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 22.20% of residents under 18 years of age, 6.50% between 18 and 24 years of age, 23.50% between 25 and 44 years of age, 28.00% between 45 and 64 years of age 19.80% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 100.40 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 98.10 males.

The median income for a household in the 34,269 USD , and the median income for a family was 40,197 USD. Males had a median income of $ 31,509 versus $ 21,555 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,052. 11.40% of the population and 8.10% of families are below the poverty line. 13.40% of them were under 18 years of age and 8.10% were 65 years of age or older.