Pacific County, Washington

Pacific County is a located in the  of. It is named after the. As of 2000, the population was 20,984. The county seat is at. Its largest city is.

Pacific County was formed by the government of on,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,169 (1,224 ). 2,416 km² (933 sq mi) of it is land and 752 km² (291 sq mi) of it (23.74%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 20,984 people, 9,096 households, and 5,885 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (22/sq mi). There were 13,991 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.54%, 0.20% or , 2.44% , 2.08% , 0.09% , 1.83% from , and 2.82% from two or more races. 5.01% of the population were or  of any race. 18.0% were of, 10.8% , 8.8% and 8.6%  or American ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 9,096 households out of which 23.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.10% were living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.30% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the county, the population was spread out with 21.40% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 21.20% from 25 to 44, 28.90% from 45 to 64, and 22.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,209, and the median income for a family was $39,302. Males had a median income of $33,892 versus $22,982 for females. The for the county was $17,322. About 9.10% of families and 14.40% of the population were below the, including 19.70% of those under age 18 and 8.10% of those age 65 or over.