Lake County, Oregon

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Lake County is one of the 36 county of Oregon, located towards the Western Region (Pacific) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 7422 inhabitants. In July 2008, its estimated population was 7239, It is Oregon's seventh least populous county. It is spread over 8358.47 miē (21648.34 kmē), of which, 8135.75 square miles (21071.5 kmē ) of it is land and 222.71 square miles (576.82 kmē) of it is water, making it the third largest by size in Oregon. It is ranks fourth in the size of its inland waterways in Oregon.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 7422 residents, 3084 households, and 2152 families in the county. The population density was 0.9 people per square mile (0.35/kmē), it is Oregon's second least densely populated county. There were 3999 housing units at an average density of 0.5 per square mile (0.19/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.39 persons, and the average family size was 2.84 persons. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 7239, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 6821 White, 11 Black or African American, 187 American Indian, 54 Asian, 11 Native Hawaiian, and 155 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $29506, it is the second lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Oregon. The median income for a family in the county was $36182, it would be the fifth lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Oregon. The per capita income for the county was $16136, it is sixth poorest county by per capita income in Oregon.

In 2000, 1669 pupils and students, of which 50.51% are male and 49.49% are female, 22.49% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.25% nursery or pri school, 7.25% kindergarten, 51.47% elementary school, 30.98% high school and 6.05% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Lakeview Town	Lake County	1.57	1.56	0.01	2474	1582.7	15649	30960
2	Paisley City	Lake County	0.44	0.44	0	247	556.3	16224	28214

Year	Population
April 2000 census	7422
April 2000 Estimate	7422
July 2000 Estimate	7410
July 2001 Estimate	7428
July 2002 Estimate	7326
July 2003 Estimate	7285
July 2004 Estimate	7195
July 2005 Estimate	7086
July 2006 Estimate	7260
July 2007 Estimate	7247
July 2008 Estimate	7239

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	45	26	71
Kindergarten	64	57	121
Elementary school	470	389	859
High school	232	285	517
College or graduate school	32	69	101

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Lake County, Oregon	$29506	$36182	$16136
Oregon, United States	$40916	$48680	$20940
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587