Grant County, Washington

Grant County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 74,698. The county seat is at. Its largest city is. It was named after.

Grant County was formed out of on,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 7,229 (2,791 ). 6,944 km² (2,681 sq mi) of it is land and 285 km² (110 sq mi) of it (3.95%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 74,698 people, 25,204 households, and 18,676 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (28/sq mi). There were 29,081 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 76.54%, 0.99% or , 1.16% , 0.87% , 0.07% , 17.36% from , and 3.01% from two or more races. 30.09% of the population were or  of any race. 15.1% were of, 8.1% or American, 8.0%  and 5.4%  ancestry according to Census 2000. 72.0% spoke and 25.3%  as their first language.

There were 25,204 households out of which 39.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.30% were living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were non-families. 21.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the county, the population was spread out with 32.00% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 19.70% from 45 to 64, and 11.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 104.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,276, and the median income for a family was $38,938. Males had a median income of $32,414 versus $24,310 for females. The for the county was $15,037. About 13.10% of families and 17.40% of the population were below the, including 22.30% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.

Census-recognized communities

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