Grays Harbor County, Washington

Grays Harbor County is a of, in the. As of 2000, the population was 67,194. The county seat is at, and its largest city is. The county is named after, a large estuarine bay near its southwestern corner. This bay, in turn, is named after Captain who discovered and entered it on,.

Grays Harbor County was formed out of on,. Originally named Chehalis County, it took its present name in 1915.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 5,761 (2,224 ). 4,965 km² (1,917 sq mi) of it is land and 797 km² (308 sq mi) of it (13.83%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 67,194 people, 26,808 households, and 17,907 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (35/sq mi). There were 32,489 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (17/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 88.30%, 0.34% or , 4.66% , 1.22% , 0.11% , 2.27% from , and 3.10% from two or more races. 4.85% of the population were or  of any race. 16.3% were of, 11.9% or American, 9.9% , 9.2%  and 6.1%  ancestry according to Census 2000. 94.1% spoke and 3.9%  as their first language.

There were 26,808 households out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.70% were living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.20% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 15.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,160, and the median income for a family was $39,709. Males had a median income of $35,947 versus $24,262 for females. The for the county was $16,799. 16.10% of the population and 11.90% of families were below the. 21.60% of those under the age of 18 and 9. 40% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Famous Harborites

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