Snohomish County, Washington
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Snohomish County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Snohomish tribe. As of 2000, the population was 606,024. The county seat is at Everett, which is also the county's largest city.
Snohomish County was created out of Island County on January 14, 1861.[link]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,689 km² (2,196 mi²). 5,411 km² (2,089 mi²) of it is land and 278 km² (107 mi²) of it (4.89%) is water.Geographic features
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Adjacent counties
- Skagit County, Washington - north
- Chelan County, Washington - east
- King County, Washington - south
- Kitsap County, Washington - southwest
- Island County, Washington - west
Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there were 606,024 people, 224,852 households, and 157,846 families residing in the county. The population density was 112/km² (290/mi²). There were 236,205 housing units at an average density of 44/km² (113/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 85.63% White, 1.67% Black or African American, 1.36% Native American, 5.78% Asian, 0.28% Pacific Islander, 1.92% from other races, and 3.36% from two or more races. 4.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.There were 224,852 households out of which 37.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.00% were married couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 22.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the county, the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 33.00% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 9.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $53,060, and the median income for a family was $60,726. Males had a median income of $43,293 versus $31,386 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,417. About 4.90% of families and 6.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.60% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.
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See also
External links
- [Official Snohomish County website]
- [Snohomish County Housing Authority (HASCO)]
- [Everett Housing Authority]
- [University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections – Lee Pickett Photographs] Over 1400 photographs documenting scenes from Snohomish, King and Chelan Counties in Washington State from the early 1900s to the 1940s.
- [A Clearview diarist on wikisource]
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