Washington County, Idaho

Washington County
	Washington County, Idaho
	Washington County Courthouse
	; Seal
	; Seal
	; Location in the state of Idaho
	; Idaho's location in the U.S.
Founded	February 20, 1879
Named for	George Washington
Seat	Weiser
Largest city	Weiser
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 1,473.54 sq mi (3,816 km²); 1,456.32 sq mi (3,772 km²); 17.23 sq mi (45 km²), 1.17%
Population; - (2000); - Density	; 9,977; 6.8/sq mi (2.6/km²)
Time zone	Mountain: UTC-7/-6
Website	www.co.washington.id.us

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For counties with a similar name, see Washington County (disambiguation).

Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. Established in 1879 when Idaho was a territory, it was named after U.S. president George Washington. As of the 2000 Census, the county had a population of 9,977; it is estimated to have risen to 10,147 by 2007.^[1] The county seat is Weiser.^[2]

Washington County is home to the Idaho ground squirrel.

[edit] Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 1,473.54 square miles (3,816.5 km²), of which 1,456.32 square miles (3,771.9 km²) (or 98.83%) is land and 17.23 square miles (44.6 km²) (or 1.17%) is water.^[3]

[edit] Adjacent counties

Adams County - north
Gem County - east
Payette County - south
Malheur County, Oregon - southwest
Baker County, Oregon - west

[edit] National protected areas

Boise National Forest (part)
Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge (part)
Payette National Forest (part)

[edit] Rivers

[edit] Reservoirs

Brownlee
Crane Creek
Mann Creek
Paddock Valley

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	6,882	—
1910	11,101	61.3%
1920	9,424	−15.1%
1930	7,962	−15.5%
1940	8,853	11.2%
1950	8,576	−3.1%
1960	8,378	−2.3%
1970	7,633	−8.9%
1980	8,803	15.3%
1990	8,550	−2.9%
2000	9,977	16.7%
Est. 2007	10,147	1.7%
sources:^[4]^[5]

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 9,977 people, 3,762 households, and 2,738 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 4,138 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.61% White, 1.03% Asian, 0.66% Native American, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 8.17% from other races, and 2.36% from two or more races. 13.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 15.7% were of German, 14.3% English, 10.1% American and 7.7% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 3,762 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,625, and the median income for a family was $35,542. Males had a median income of $27,222 versus $18,053 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,464. About 10.00% of families and 13.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.60% of those under age 18 and 9.90% of those age 65 or over.