Chelan County, Washington


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Chelan County is a located in the  of. Its population was 66,616 at the. It is part of the 'Wenatchee, Washington '. The county seat is at, which is also the county's largest city. "Chelan" (pronounced ) derives from a Chelan word meaning "deep water," likely a reference to 55--long, which reaches a maximum depth of 1,486 feet (453 m).

Chelan County was created out of and  Counties on,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 7,753 (2,994 ). 7,566 km² (2,921 sq mi) of it is land and 187 km² (72 sq mi) of it (2.41%) is water.

Geographic features

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 * , highest point in Chelan County
 * , highest point in Chelan County

Adjacent counties

 * northeast
 * east
 * south
 * southwest
 * west
 * northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 66,616 people, 25,021 households, and 17,364 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (23/sq mi). There were 30,407 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 83.63%, 0.26% or , 0.99% , 0.68% , 0.12% , 12.19% from , and 2.14% from two or more races. 19.26% of the population were or  of any race. 16.9% were of, 11.2% , 9.3% or American and 7.1%  ancestry according to Census 2000. 80.9% spoke and 18.1%  as their first language.

There were 25,021 households out of which 34.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.60% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.00% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,316, and the median income for a family was $46,293. Males had a median income of $35,065 versus $25,838 for females. The for the county was $19,273. About 8.80% of families and 12.40% of the population were below the, including 16.00% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.

Census-recognized communities

 * (2,965)
 * (3,522)
 * (957)
 * (2,074)
 * (1,991)
 * (2,521)
 * (27,856)
 * (1,681)

Other communities

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 * , 47°41'25"N 120°44'09"W; (Post Office 1896-1912)
 * , 47°50'35"N 120°48'56"W; (Post Office 1905-1938)
 * , 47°41'25"N 120°44'09"W; (Post Office 1896-1912)
 * , 47°50'35"N 120°48'56"W; (Post Office 1905-1938)
 * , 47°50'35"N 120°48'56"W; (Post Office 1905-1938)
 * , 47°50'35"N 120°48'56"W; (Post Office 1905-1938)
 * , 47°50'35"N 120°48'56"W; (Post Office 1905-1938)
 * , 47°50'35"N 120°48'56"W; (Post Office 1905-1938)
 * , 47°50'35"N 120°48'56"W; (Post Office 1905-1938)
 * , 47°50'35"N 120°48'56"W; (Post Office 1905-1938)
 * , 47°50'35"N 120°48'56"W; (Post Office 1905-1938)
 * , 47°50'35"N 120°48'56"W; (Post Office 1905-1938)
 * , 47°50'35"N 120°48'56"W; (Post Office 1905-1938)
 * , 47°50'35"N 120°48'56"W; (Post Office 1905-1938)
 * , 47°50'35"N 120°48'56"W; (Post Office 1905-1938)
 * , 47°50'35"N 120°48'56"W; (Post Office 1905-1938)
 * , 47°50'35"N 120°48'56"W; (Post Office 1905-1938)
 * , 47°50'35"N 120°48'56"W; (Post Office 1905-1938)
 * , 47°50'35"N 120°48'56"W; (Post Office 1905-1938)
 * , 47°50'35"N 120°48'56"W; (Post Office 1905-1938)