Lincoln County, Washington
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Lincoln County is a county located in the state of Washington. As of 2000, the population is 10,184. The county seat is at Davenport. It is named after Abraham Lincoln.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 6,060 km² (2,340 mi²). 5,986 km² (2,311 mi²) of it is land and 74 km² (29 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.22% water.
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Adjacent counties
- Ferry County, Washington - north
- Stevens County, Washington - northeast
- Spokane County, Washington - east
- Whitman County, Washington - southeast
- Grant County, Washington - southwest
- Adams County, Washington - southwest
- Okanogan County, Washington - northwest
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 10,184 people, 4,151 households, and 2,914 families residing in the county. The population density is 2/km² (4/mi²). There are 5,298 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 95.64% White, 0.23% Black or African American, 1.63% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.58% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. 1.88% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 4,151 households out of which 29.30% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.90% are married couples living together, 6.40% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% are non-families. 26.00% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.30% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.42 and the average family size is 2.91.
In the county, the population is spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 5.20% from 18 to 24, 23.20% from 25 to 44, 27.40% from 45 to 64, and 19.00% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 43 years. For every 100 females there are 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $35,255, and the median income for a family is $41,269. Males have a median income of $31,086 versus $22,444 for females. The per capita income for the county is $17,888. 12.60% of the population and 8.40% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 17.60% of those under the age of 18 and 7.70% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Economy
The county is completely dependent on agriculture, primarily wheat farming. Lincoln county is generally considered the second (http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/data-sets/crops/9X180/97180/3/aw96cerk.txt) largest producer of wheat in the United States (following Whitman County, Washington), sometimes producing 25 million bushels (680,000 t) a year. Only about 500,000 of 900,000 acres (2,000 of 3,600 km²) of farmland in the county are planted in any given year due to the practice of typically harvesting one crop every two years, a necessity in a region with only 12 inches (300 mm) of precipitation annually.