Kittitas County, Washington

Kittitas County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 33,362. Its is, which is also the county's largest city.

There are numerous interpretations of the name, which is from the language of the Kittitas language. According to one source, it "has been said to mean everything from 'white ' to ' rock' to ' people' to 'land of plenty'. Most s and s concede that each interpretation has some validity depending upon the particular spoken."

Kittitas County was created out of on,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 6,043 (2,333 ). 5,950 km² (2,297 sq mi) of it is land and 93 km² (36 sq mi) of it (1.54%) is water. The highest point in the county is at 2426 meters (7,959 feet) above sea level.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 33,362 people, 13,382 households, and 7,788 families residing in the county. The was 6/km² (14/sq mi). There were 16,475 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (7/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.77%, 0.71% or , 0.91% , 2.19% , 0.15% , 2.30% from , and 1.97% from two or more races. 5.00% of the population were or  of any race. 19.4% were of, 11.7% , 9.0% , 7.8% or American and 6.6%  ancestry according to Census 2000. 93.2% spoke and 4.5%  as their first language.

There were 13,382 households out of which 26.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.80% were living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.80% were non-families. 28.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county, the population was spread out with 20.60% under the age of 18, 21.60% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 98.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,546, and the median income for a family was $46,057. Males had a median income of $36,257 versus $25,640 for females. The for the county was $18,928. About 10.50% of families and 19.60% of the population were below the, including 15.60% of those under age 18 and 8.20% of those age 65 or over.