Douglas County, Oregon

Douglas County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 100,399. after, an American politician who supported Oregon statehood. The of the county is.

History
The area originally was inhabited by the Umpqua Indians, who belonged to the tribe. Following the in, all remaining natives were moved by the government to the.

Douglas County was created on, , from the portion of which lay east of the  summit. In 1856 the Camas Valley was annexed to Douglas County from. In 1862, the rest of Umpqua county was absorbed into Douglas County, some say due to the loss of population following the end of the early gold boom, while others attribute the absorption to politics. Further boundary adjustments were made with and  Counties in 1915.

Economy
The entire watershed of the lies within the boundaries of Douglas County. The heavily timbered county contains nearly 1.8 million acres (7,300 km²) of commercial forest lands and one of the oldest stands of old growth timber in the world. Approximately 25-30% of the labor force is employed in the forest products industry. Agriculture, mainly field crops, orchards, and livestock, is also important to the economy of the county. The post-Prohibition wine industry in Oregon began with Richard Somer planting Hillcrest Vineyard at the south end of the in 1961, though some local family owned vineyards (such as, now ) predate prohibition. The Umpqua Valley wine appellation lies entirely within Douglas county.

Nickel has been refined at since 1954. There is a significant federal presence in the region; the and  administer more than 50% of the county's land.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 13,297 (5,134 ). 13,045 km² (5,037 sq mi) of it is land and 252 km² (97 sq mi) of it (1.89%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 100,399 people, 39,821 households, and 28,233 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (20/sq mi). There were 43,284 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.86%, 0.18% or , 1.52% , 0.63% , 0.09% , 1.02% from , and 2.70% from two or more races. 3.27% of the population were or  of any race. 96.5% spoke and 2.2%  as their first language.

There were 39,821 households out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.20% were living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. 23.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 24.20% from 25 to 44, 26.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,223, and the median income for a family was $39,364. Males had a median income of $32,512 versus $22,349 for females. The for the county was $16,581. About 9.60% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the, including 16.60% of those under age 18 and 9.20% of those age 65 or over.