Linn County, Oregon

Linn County is a located in the  of. It in honor of, a  from  who advocated the American occupation of the. In 2000, its population was 103,069. The of the county is.

Economy
Principal industries are wood products, agriculture, mining, and manufacturing. Linn County's economy relies heavily on the lumber and wood products industry; in 1990, this industry accounted for 40% of the county's manufacturing jobs. The climate and soil conditions provide one of Oregon's most diversified agriculture areas, allowing a wide variety of specialty crops such as common and perennial ryegrass. Linn County is also home to the only mine in the United States, and the production of manufactured and motor homes.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 5,983 (2,310 ). 5,937 km² (2,292 sq mi) of it is land and 47 km² (18 sq mi) of it (0.78%) is water.

Oregon's for the  is located in the county, southwest of  at.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 103,069 people, 39,541 households, and 28,232 families residing in the county. The was 17/km² (45/sq mi). There were 42,521 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.20%, 0.32% or , 1.27% , 0.78% , 0.15% , 1.80% from , and 2.49% from two or more races. 4.38% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 39,541 households out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 23.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.10% 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 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,518, and the median income for a family was $44,188. Males had a median income of $35,586 versus $24,073 for females. The for the county was $17,633. About 8.90% of families and 11.40% of the population were below the, including 14.80% of those under age 18 and 7.10% of those age 65 or over.

History
On, the Provisional Legislature created Linn County from the southern portion of Champoeg (later ) County. The boundaries were altered in 1851 and 1854 with the creation of and  Counties. The county seat was originally located in Calapooia (later known as ), but in 1851 the Territorial Legislature passed an act establishing as the county seat. A special election in 1856 reaffirmed Albany as the county seat.