Skamania County, Washington

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Skamania County is one of the 39 county of Washington, located towards the Western Region (Pacific) of United States. Skamania County had an official population of 9872 in 2000. In July 2008, its estimated population was 10794, It is Washington's sixth least populous county. The county extends throughout a territory of 1683.86 sq mi (4361.18 square kilometre ), of which, 1656.44 square miles (4290.16 square kilometre) of it is land and 27.42 square miles (71.02 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the 24th largest by total area in Washington.


As of the census of 2000, there were 9872 residents, 3755 households, and 2758 families in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile (2.32/kmē), it would be the fifth least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Washington. There were 4576 housing units at an average density of 2.8 per square mile (1.08/kmē). The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.02. In the county Population was distributed with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 11% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 10794, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 94.22% White, 0.31% Black or African American, 2.41% American Indian, 0.59% Asian, 0.16% Native Hawaiian, and 2.31% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $39317, making it the 15th highest county by median household income in Washington. The median income for a family in the county was $44586, it is the 20th highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Washington. The per capita income for the county was $18002, it is the 20th wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 2385 pupils and students, of which 50.27% are male and 49.73% are female, 24.16% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.16% nursery or pri school, 3.86% kindergarten, 51.03% elementary school, 27.09% high school and 11.87% 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	Carson River Valley Cdp	Skamania County	4.7	4.67	0.02	2116	452.8	14922	33598
2	North Bonneville City	Skamania County	2.62	2.41	0.21	593	246.1	16921	35583
3	Stevenson City	Skamania County	1.57	1.48	0.1	1200	813.4	15602	31979

Year	Population
April 2000 census	9872
April 2000 Estimate	9872
July 2000 Estimate	9893
July 2001 Estimate	9832
July 2002 Estimate	9888
July 2003 Estimate	10039
July 2004 Estimate	10225
July 2005 Estimate	10284
July 2006 Estimate	10507
July 2007 Estimate	10698
July 2008 Estimate	10794

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	72	75	147
Kindergarten	33	59	92
Elementary school	660	557	1217
High school	315	331	646
College or graduate school	119	164	283

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Skamania County, Washington	$39317	$44586	$18002
Washington, United States	$45776	$53760	$22973
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587