Lewis County, Washington

Lewis County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 68,600. The county seat is at, and its largest city is.

It is named after. Lewis County is known for sharing many characteristics with eastern Washington instead of western Washington, where it is located, especially politically. Lewis County voted for  by almost a 2-to-1 margin, in sharp contrast to the fairly  surrounding areas.

Lewis County was created on, by the provisional government of.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 6,310 (2,436 ). 6,236 km² (2,408 sq mi) of it is land and 74 km² (29 sq mi) of it (1.18%) is water.

Geographic features

 * , the highest place in Lewis county
 * , the highest place in Lewis county
 * , the highest place in Lewis county
 * , the highest place in Lewis county
 * , the highest place in Lewis county
 * , the highest place in Lewis county
 * , the highest place in Lewis county

Adjacent counties

 * - north/northwest
 * - north
 * - north/northeast
 * - east
 * - south/southeast
 * - south
 * - south/southwest
 * - west

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 68,600 people, 26,306 households, and 18,572 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (28/sq mi). There were 29,585 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.96%, 0.38% or , 1.22% , 0.69% , 0.18% , 2.55% from , and 2.01% from two or more races. 5.37% of the population were or  of any race. 18.7% were of, 11.8 or American, 11.1% , 8.7%  and 5.7%  ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 26,306 households out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.90% were living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.40% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,511, and the median income for a family was $41,105. Males had a median income of $35,714 versus $23,453 for females. The for the county was $17,082. About 10.40% of families and 14.00% of the population were below the, including 18.60% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.

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