Thurston County, Washington

Thurston County is a located in the  of. It is named after, the 's first delegate to. As of July 1, 2006, the population was 234,670. The county seat is at, the state and also the county's largest city.

Thurston County was created out of by the government of  on,. At that time, it covered all of the region and the. On of the same year,, , , and  Counties were split off from Thurston County.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,004 (774 ). 1,883 km² (727 sq mi) of it is land and 121 km² (47 sq mi) of it (6.03%) is water.

Major watersheds: Nisqually, Henderson, Budd/Deschutes, Eld, Totten & Chehalis

Adjacent counties

 * - northeast
 * - south
 * - west
 * - north/northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 207,355 people, 81,625 households, and 54,933 families residing in the county. The was 110/km² (285/sq mi). There were 86,652 housing units at an average density of 46/km² (119/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 85.66%, 2.35% or , 1.52% , 4.41% , 0.52% , 1.69% from , and 3.85% from two or more races. 4.53% of the population were or  of any race. 17.1% were of, 10.2% , 9.8% , 6.9% or American and 5.5%  ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 81,625 households out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.10% were living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $46,975, and the median income for a family was $55,027. Males had a median income of $40,521 versus $30,368 for females. The for the county was $22,415. About 5.80% of families and 8.80% of the population were below the, including 9.80% of those under age 18 and 5.00% of those age 65 or over.

Census-recognized communities




Other communities

 * Five Corners
 * Five Corners
 * Five Corners
 * Five Corners



School Districts
School Districts in Thurston County:


 * Rainier
 * Rochester
 * Rainier
 * Rochester


 * Tenino
 * Tumwater