Douglas County, Washington

Douglas County is a located in the  of. It is part of the ' '. Its population was 32,603 at the. The county seat is at. Its largest city is, although the unincorporated  is larger. It was named after. Douglas County was created out of on,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 4,788 (1,849 ). 4,715 km² (1,821 sq mi) of it is land and 73 km² (28 sq mi) of it (1.52%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 32,603 people, 11,726 households, and 8,876 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (18/sq mi). There were 12,944 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (7/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 84.65%, 0.31% or , 1.09% , 0.55% , 0.10% , 10.83% from , and 2.48% from two or more races. 19.73% of the population were or  of any race. 18.0% were of, 10.0% , 9.3% or American and 7.8%  ancestry according to Census 2000. 81.5% spoke and 17.7%  as their first language.

There were 11,726 households out of which 38.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.60% were living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.30% were non-families. 20.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.50% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,464, and the median income for a family was $43,777. Males had a median income of $35,917 versus $24,794 for females. The for the county was $17,148. About 11.20% of families and 14.40% of the population were below the, including 21.00% of those under age 18 and 6.90% of those age 65 or over.

Census-recognized communities

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