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  State Idaho
  Seal Washington County, Idaho sealpng <!-- image of county seal -->
  Founded Year February 20 <!-- if you include a reference,the year's wikilink won't work so add the to the year -->
  Founded Date 1879 <!-- optional, syntax is: February 1 -->
  Seat Wl Weiser <!-- county seat the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Largest City Wl <!-- largest city the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Area Mi 1474
  Area Km 3816
  Area Land Mi 1429
  Area Land Km 3799
  Area Water Mi 45
  Area Water Km 17
  Area Percentage 117%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 9,977
  UTC Offset <!-- example: time zone = Central UTC offset = -6 DST offset = -5 -->
  Web wwwcowashingtonidus
  Named For George Washington


Washington County is a is Weiser 6 .

Washington County is home to the Idaho Ground Squirrel .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 3,816 Km&2 (1,474 Mi&2 ). 3,772 km&2 (1,456 mi&2) of it is land and 45 km&2 (17 mi&2) of it (1.17%) is water.


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DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 9,977 people, 3,762 households, and 2,738 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 3/km&2 (7/mi&2). There were 4,138 housing units at an average density of 1/km&2 (3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 87.61% White , 1.03% Asian , 0.66% Native American , 0.10% Black or African American , 0.07% Pacific Islander , 8.17% from Other Races , and 2.36% from two or more races. 13.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,762 households out of which 32.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.70% were Married Couples living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 23.40% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 17.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,625, and the median income for a family was $35,542. Males had a median income of $27,222 versus $18,053 for females. The Per Capita Income for the county was $15,464. About 10.00% of families and 13.30% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 16.60% of those under age 18 and 9.90% of those age 65 or over.


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