Okanogan County, Washington

Okanogan County is a  located in the  of. In area, it is the largest county in the state. As of 2000, the population was 39,564. The county seat is at, and its largest city is.

The name derives from a Salish word meaning "rendezvous." The name Okanogan also refers to the region that also encompasses part of southern.

Okanogan County was formed out of on,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 13,766 (5,315 ). 13,644 km² (5,268 sq mi) of it is land and 122 km² (47 sq mi) of it (0.89%) is water.

Geographic features

 * , the highest point in Okanogan County
 * , the highest point in Okanogan County
 * , the highest point in Okanogan County
 * , the highest point in Okanogan County

Adjacent counties

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It also shares its northern border with,.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 39,564 people, 15,027 households, and 10,579 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (8/sq mi). There were 19,085 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 75.32%, 0.28% or , 11.47% , 0.44% , 0.07% , 9.58% from , and 2.84% from two or more races. 14.38% of the population were or  of any race. 14.0% were of, 9.5% , 9.2% or American and 6.8%  ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 15,027 households out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.40% were living together, 11.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.70% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 25.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,726, and the median income for a family was $35,012. Males had a median income of $29,495 versus $22,005 for females. The for the county was $14,900. About 16.00% of families and 21.30% of the population were below the, including 28.20% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.

Census-recognized communities

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Other communities

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