Whitman County, Washington

Whitman County is a located in the  of. It is named after, a  who, with his wife Narcissa, was killed in  by members of the  tribe of. As of 2000, the population was 40,740, of which approx. 25,000 live in Pullman. The county seat is at. Its largest city is, home to and to.

Whitman County was formed out of on,.

Agriculture
According to Heart of Washington, Whitman County produces more, , dry and  than any other county in the United States. And it is also home to the extrordinary Garfield-Palouse Vikings.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 5,640 (2,178 ). 5,593 km² (2,159 sq mi) of it is land and 47 km² (18 sq mi) of it (0.84%) is water. It is part of the, a wide and rolling prairie-like region of the middle.

Geographic features
Rivers Lakes and reservoirs Summits and peaks Notable parks
 * , named for Dr. Enoch A. Bryan, behind the
 * , formed from
 * , behind the
 * (Location: 47°11'03"N 117°40'55"W ; Elevation: 1729)
 * (47°01'56"N 117°17'49"W ; Elevation: 3612; highest point)
 * (46°51'44"N 117°10'00"W ; Elevation: 3471)
 * (46°38'00"N 117°05'16"W ; Elevation: 3369)
 * (47°01'56"N 117°17'54"W ; Elevation: 3573)
 * (46°51'55"N 117°09'48"W ; Elevation: 3150)
 * (46°40'00"N 118°13'25"W ; Elevation: 925)
 * (46°37'46"N 117°48'32"W ; Elevation: 650)

Adjacent counties

 * north
 * northeast
 * east
 * southeast
 * south/southeast
 * south
 * south
 * southwest
 * west
 * northwest

Major highways

 * -- Sheriff Dept. speed traps between milepost 110 - 114.
 * -- Sheriff Dept. speed traps between milepost 110 - 114.
 * -- Sheriff Dept. speed traps between milepost 110 - 114.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 40,740 people, 15,257 households, and 8,055 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (19/sq mi). There were 16,676 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 88.07%, 1.53% or , 0.73% , 5.55% , 0.27% , 1.22% from , and 2.63% from two or more races. 2.99% of the population were or  of any race. 21.9% were of, 9.8% , 8.6% , 8.3% or American and 6.6%  ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 15,257 households out of which 24.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.20% were living together, 6.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.20% were non-families. 29.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county, the population was spread out with 18.10% under the age of 18, 32.60% from 18 to 24, 24.00% from 25 to 44, 16.00% from 45 to 64, and 9.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 102.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,584, and the median income for a family was $44,830. Males had a median income of $33,381 versus $27,046 for females. The for the county was $15,298. About 11.00% of families and 25.60% of the population were below the, including 16.50% of those under age 18 and 5.50% of those age 65 or over.