Island County, Washington

Island County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 71,558. Its is, while its largest city is.

Its name reflects the fact that it consists of two large islands, and, and seven smaller islands (Baby, Ben Ure, Deception, Kalamut, Minor, Smith, and Strawberry). Island County was created out of on, , by the legislature of  , and is the eighth-oldest county in Washington. It originally encompassed what are now, , , and Counties.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,340 (517 ). 540 km² (208 sq mi) of it is land and 800 km² (309 sq mi) of it (59.71%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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 * - northwest
 * - north

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 71,558 people, 27,784 households, and 20,254 families residing in the county. The was 133/km² (343/sq mi). There were 32,378 housing units at an average density of 60/km² (155/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 87.17%, 2.36% or , 0.97% , 4.19% , 0.44% , 1.43% from , and 3.44% from two or more races. 3.97% of the population were or  of any race. 16.2% were of, 11.2%, 9.9% , 7.2% or American and 6.0%  ancestry according to Census 2000. 92.5% spoke, 2.5% and 2.2%  as their first language.

There were 27,784 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.20% were living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 21.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,513, and the median income for a family was $51,363. Males had a median income of $35,331 versus $25,612 for females. The for the county was $21,472. About 5.10% of families and 7.00% of the population were below the, including 8.80% of those under age 18 and 4.40% of those age 65 or over.

Politics
Island County is divided in many ways between its north and south. While the north is conservative - [George W. Bush]] received almost 65 percent of the 2004 vote and carried all precincts - all southern and central precincts voted for. This is probably accounted for by the presence of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, located north of Oak Harbor. The south-central area voted over 60 percent for Kerry. has a lean and went for Bush with 52 percent of the vote in 2004, but is much less polarized than the rest of the county.

Census-designated places (CDPs)

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Other communities

 * (area located within the southern section of the town of Coupeville)
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 * (area located within the southern section of the town of Coupeville)
 * (area located within the southern section of the town of Coupeville)
 * (area located within the southern section of the town of Coupeville)
 * (area located within the southern section of the town of Coupeville)
 * (area located within the southern section of the town of Coupeville)
 * (area located within the southern section of the town of Coupeville)
 * (area located within the southern section of the town of Coupeville)
 * (area located within the southern section of the town of Coupeville)
 * (area located within the southern section of the town of Coupeville)
 * (area located within the southern section of the town of Coupeville)
 * (area located within the southern section of the town of Coupeville)
 * (area located within the southern section of the town of Coupeville)
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 * (area located within the southern section of the town of Coupeville)
 * (area located within the southern section of the town of Coupeville)
 * (area located within the southern section of the town of Coupeville)
 * (area located within the southern section of the town of Coupeville)