Douglas County, Nevada

Douglas County is a located in the northwestern part of the  of. As of 2000, the population was 41,259. But as of 2006 the population is 51,770.

History
Douglas County holds the first permanent settlement in Nevada. The town of Genoa was originally settled in 1851 by Mormon traders selling goods to settlers on their way to California. Named for , famous for his debates with, Douglas County was one of the first nine counties formed in  by the Nevada territorial legislature.

Law and government
The county seat is, after having been moved from in 1915.

Various services run by the county include parks, law enforcement, road maintenance, building inspection, and the.

Fire protection and emergency medical services are provided by the Tahoe-Douglas Fire Protection District at the lake and the East Fork Fire and Paramedic Districts for the rest of the county.

Geography
Douglas County is in northwestern in the southwestern. Stretching from and running up into the, the county is bordered on the west by , and contains half of , which is split across the two states. , the state capital, lies to the north, and to the east.

According to the, the county has a total area of 1,910 (738 ). 1,838 km² (710 sq mi) of it is land and 72 km² (28 sq mi) of it (3.77%) is water.

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 41,259 people, 16,401 households, and 11,890 families residing in the county. The was 22/km² (58/sq mi). There were 19,006 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (27/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.88%, 0.31% or , 1.68% , 1.25% , 0.15% , 2.54% from , and 2.19% from two or more races. 7.41% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 16,401 households out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.50% were living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 20.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.60% 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 2.88.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 28.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 102.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $51,849, and the median income for a family was $57,092. Males had a median income of $40,436 versus $28,762 for females. The for the county was $27,288. About 5.80% of families and 7.30% of the population were below the, including 9.70% of those under age 18 and 5.30% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Douglas County's education is managed by the Douglas County School District. It serves for all of Douglas County, having two main areas: Lake Tahoe & the Carson Valley.

Lake Tahoe

 * (Closing after 2006-2007 school year)
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