Wasco County

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wasco County Courthouse
Wasco County Courthouse
administration
US state : Oregon
Administrative headquarters : The dalles
Foundation : 1854
Demographics
Residents : 25,213  (2010)
Population density : 4.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 6204 km²
Water surface : 37 km²
map
Map of Wasco County within Oregon
Website : co.wasco.or.us

Wasco County is a county in the state of Oregon in the United States with 23,791 residents. The county seat is in The Dalles .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​6,204 square kilometers; 37 square kilometers (0.60 percent) of this is water.

history

The county was founded on January 11, 1854 and named after the Wasco people .

The county has a National Historic Landmark , the Historic Columbia River Highway . 31 structures 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 1689 -
1870 2509 48.5%
1880 11,120 343.2%
1890 9183 -17.4%
1900 13.199 43.7%
1910 16,336 23.8%
1920 13,648 -16.5%
1930 12,646 -7.3%
1940 13,069 3.3%
1950 15,552 19%
1960 20.205 29.9%
1970 20,133 -0.4%
1980 21,732 7.9%
1990 21,683 -0.2%
2000 23,791 9.7%
2010 25.213 6%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Wasco County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Mount Adams

The county had 23,791 people as of the 2000 census . There were 9,401 households and 6,505 families. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 86.58% white, 0.30% African American, 3.81% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.50% residents from the Pacific island area and 5.65% from others ethnic groups; 2.36% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 9.31% of the population.

Of the 9,401 households, 30.20% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 54.80% were married couples living together, 9.90% were single mothers. 30.80% were not families. 26.10% were single households and 11.50% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.96 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.40% of residents under 18 years of age, 7.40% between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.20% between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.40% between 45 and 64 years of age 16.70% were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.90 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 95.10 males.

The median income for a household in the 35,959 USD , and the median income for a family was 42,412 USD. Males had a median income of $ 36,051 versus $ 21,575 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,195. 12.90% of the population and 10.30% of families are below the poverty line. 17.70% of them were under 18 years of age and 7.30% were 65 years of age or older.

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wasco County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 318 .
  3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Oregon . National Park Service , accessed July 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  7. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 45 ° 10 ′  N , 121 ° 10 ′  W