Clatsop County, Oregon

Clatsop County ( is a located in the  of . The  for the  tribe of, who lived along the coast of the  prior to European settlement. As of 2000, the population was 35,630. The  is.

Economy
The principal industries of Clatsop County are fishing, lumber, and agriculture. About 30% of the lands within the county boundaries belong to the state of Oregon, as part of the state forests. The port of Astoria was created in 1914 to support trade and commerce.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,809 (1,085 ). 2,143 km² (827 sq mi) of it is land and 667 km² (258 sq mi) of it (23.74%) is water. The highest point is at 3,283 feet (1,001 m), part of the.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 35,630 people, 14,703 households, and 9,454 families residing in the county. The was 17/km² (43/sq mi). There were 19,685 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (24/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.14%, 0.52% or , 1.03% , 1.21% , 0.17% , 1.64% from , and 2.30% from two or more races. 4.48% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 14,703 households out of which 28.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.60% were living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.70% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.70% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 26.60% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,301, and the median income for a family was $44,575. Males had a median income of $32,153 versus $22,479 for females. The for the county was $19,515. About 9.10% of families and 13.20% of the population were below the, including 16.80% of those under age 18 and 8.00% of those age 65 or over.

History
The stayed for the winter of 1805-6 in the area of the future county at. , Oregon's oldest city, was established as a fur trading post in and named after.

Clatsop County was created from the northern and western portions of the original Twality District on,. Until the creation of Vancouver County five days later, Clatsop County extended north across the Columbia into present-day. The Provisional and Territorial Legislatures further altered Clatsop County's boundaries in 1845 and 1853.

Before 1850 most of Clatsop County's government activity occurred in Lexington, a community located where is now. However, commercial and social activities came to center on Astoria as that city grew, and an election in 1854 chose Astoria to be the new county seat.

, located near the peninsula formed by the south shore of the Columbia river and the Pacific Ocean, became the only continental US military installation attacked in, when submarine I-25 of the fired 17 rounds at the base , , then escaped before the 10-inch shore guns could return fire. While the damage caused was slight (reportedly only a baseball backstop was damaged and a powerline severed), the presence of the enemy ship sowed panic along the Pacific coast of the United States.

Unincorporated communities

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