Lewis County (Washington)

The Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. In 2010, the County had 75 455 inhabitants and a population density of 12.1 inhabitants per square kilometer .. The the county seat ( county seat ) is Chehalis.

Geography

The County is located in the central south-west of Washington and is traversed in a north-south direction from the Cascade Range. The Cowlitz River drains the largest part of the area. The Lewis County has an area of ​​6,310 square kilometers; of which 74 square kilometers (1.18 percent) of water. It borders the following Nachbarcountys:

National Protected Areas

The Lewis County has each share of the following protected areas:

• Gifford Pinchot National Forest
• Mount Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest
• Mount Rainier National Park
• Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

History

The Lewis County was formed on December 19, 1845 Original County from the Oregon Territory. It was named after the explorer, soldiers and administrative officials Meriwether Lewis. He was instrumental in the planning and execution of the Lewis and Clark Expedition ( Corps of Discovery, Discovery Corps ) involved.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Lewis County 75 455 people in 28 297 households. The population density was 12.1 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 89.7 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 1.4 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 3.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 8.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 28 297 households lived statistically 2.56 per person.

23.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 42,365. The per capita income was $ 21,689. 15.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Lewis County

Citys

• Centralia
• Chehalis
• Morton
• Mossyrock

• Napavine
• Toledo
• Vader
• Winlock

Town

• Pe Ell

Census-designated place (CDP )

• Fords Prairie

Unincorporated communities other

• Adna
• Ajlune
• Alpha
• Boistfort
• Bunker
• Carlson
• Carriage Hill
• Ceres

• Cinebar
• Claquato
• Curtis
• Doty
• Dryad
• Ethel
• Evaline
• Forest

• Galvin
• Glenoma
• Guerrier
• Harmony
• Klaber
• Knab
• Cosmos

• Lacamas
• Lindberg
• Littell
• Marys Corner
• Mineral
• Newaukum
• Onalaska
• Packwood

• Randle
• Saint Urbans
• Salkum
• Silver Creek
• Waunch Prairie
• Wildwood

Structure

The Lewis County is divided into 12 Census County Divisions (CCD):