KLICKITAT COUNTY, WASHINGTON

'Klickitat County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2000, the population was 19,161. The county seat and largest city is Goldendale.
It is named after the Klickitat tribe of the Yakama Indian Nation.
Klickitat County was created out of Walla Walla County on December 20, 1859.^[1]

Contents

Geography

Geographic features

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Census-recognised communities

Other communities

External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,932 km² (1,904 mi²). 4,849 km² (1,872 mi²) of it is land and 82 km² (32 mi²) of it (1.67%) is water.

Geographic features

★ Cascade Mountains

★ Columbia River

Major highways

★ U.S. Route 97

★ State Route 14

Adjacent counties

★ Yakima County, Washington - north

★ Benton County, Washington - northeast

★ Morrow County, Oregon - southeast

★ Gilliam County, Oregon - southeast

★ Sherman County, Oregon - south

★ Hood River County, Oregon - southwest

★ Wasco County, Oregon - southwest

★ Skamania County, Washington - west

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 19,161 people, 7,473 households, and 5,305 families residing in the county. The population density was 4/km² (10/mi²). There were 8,633 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.56% White, 0.27% Black or African American, 3.47% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 5.02% from other races, and 2.75% from two or more races. 7.81% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 17.7% were of German, 14.0% United States or American, 11.1% English and 9.6% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 90.3% spoke English and 7.8% Spanish as their first language.
There were 7,473 households out of which 32.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 23.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the county, the population was spread out with 27.10% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 27.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,267, and the median income for a family was $40,414. Males had a median income of $36,067 versus $21,922 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,502. About 12.60% of families and 17.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.50% of those under age 18 and 15.10% of those age 65 or over.

Census-recognised communities

★ Bickleton

★ Bingen

★ Centerville

★ Dallesport

★ Goldendale

★ Klickitat

★ Lyle

★ Maryhill

★ Roosevelt

★ Trout Lake

★ White Salmon

★ Wishram

Other communities

★ Cleveland

External links

★ Klickitat County, Washington at HistoryLink.org