Washington County, Oregon

The last Census shows that Washington County had a population of 448,546 people in 2000. This represented 13.07% of the total population of Oregon, making it the state's 2nd most populous county.

From the Census estimates for 2007^<1>, Washington had a population of 522,514 people. This is an increase of 16.49% since the 2000 Census.

The following table contains the population changes since the last Census (the next Census will be in 2010). The population counts for the years after 2000 are estimates.

Washington County had 178,913 Housing Units^<2> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Washington County has a total area of 726 square miles [1,881 km²]. Of this total, only a minor amount of the area is covered by water (2.63 square miles [6.82 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Washington County had a population density of 619 people per square mile [1,605 people/km²], making it the state's 2nd most densely populated county.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information that are called QuickFacts. A QuickFact that is specific to Washington County is available. The QuickFact also contains a comparison between Washington and the state of Oregon.

Click here for the Washington County QuickFact (QF-41067).

Below are some of the communities that are located in Washington County:

Below are the counties that adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County. A link to their specific Census QuickFact has been provided.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	Population (2007 est)	Population (2000 Census)	Change in Population
Clackamas	QF-41005	SE	376,251	339,541	10.81%
Clatsop	QF-41007	NW	37,364	35,572	5.04%
Columbia	QF-41009	N	48,996	43,657	12.23%
Multnomah	QF-41051	E	701,986	661,834	6.07%
Tillamook	QF-41057	W	25,038	24,255	3.23%
Yamhill	QF-41071	SW	96,573	85,257	13.27%

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