Washington County, Minnesota

Washington County is a located in the  of, founded in 1849. As of 2000, the population was 201,130. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,096 (423 ). 1,014 km² (392 sq mi) of it is land and 81 km² (31 sq mi) of it (7.43%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 201,130 people, 71,462 households, and 54,668 families residing in the county. The was 198/km² (514/sq mi). There were 73,635 housing units at an average density of 73/km² (188/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.63%, 1.83% or , 0.39% , 2.14% , 0.03% , 0.60% from , and 1.37% from two or more races. 1.94% of the population were or  of any race. 32.7% were of, 11.1% , 9.8% and 7.5%  ancestry according to. There were 71,462 households out of which 41.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.80% were living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.50% were non-families. 18.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.40% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 32.90% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 7.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $66,305, and the median income for a family was $74,576. Males had a median income of $49,815 versus $33,804 for females. The for the county was $28,148. About 2.00% of families and 2.90% of the population were below the, including 3.50% of those under age 18 and 4.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns


† Hastings is the county seat of, but a small part extends into Washington County. ‡ in, a small part extends into Washington County.

External link

 * Washington County government’s website