Mason County, Washington

Mason County is a located in the  of. It is named for the first Secretary of,. As of 2000, the population was 49,405. The county seat is at, the county's only incorporated city.

Mason County was formed out of on,. Originally named, it took its present name in.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,722 (1,051 ). 2,489 km² (961 sq mi) of it is land and 233 km² (90 sq mi) of it (8.56%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 49,405 people, 18,912 households, and 13,389 families residing in the county. The was 20/km² (51/sq mi). There were 25,515 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (26/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 88.46%, 1.19% or , 3.72% , 1.05% , 0.45% , 2.10% from , and 3.03% from two or more races. 4.78% of the population were or  of any race. 16.7% were of, 9.9% , 9.8% , 8.6% or American and 6.8%  ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 18,912 households out of which 28.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 25.80% from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 107.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,586, and the median income for a family was $44,246. Males had a median income of $37,007 versus $25,817 for females. The for the county was $18,056. About 8.80% of families and 12.20% of the population were below the, including 17.30% of those under age 18 and 4.90% of those age 65 or over.

Other communities

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