Grays Harbor County
| Grays Harbor County, Washington | |
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Grays Harbor County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Washington |
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 Washington's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | April 14, 1854 |
| Named for | Grays Harbor |
| Seat | Montesano |
| Largest city | Aberdeen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,224 sq mi (5,760 km2) |
| • Land | 1,902 sq mi (4,926 km2) |
| • Water | 322 sq mi (834 km2), 14% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 71,122 |
| • Density | 37/sq mi (14/km²) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Time zone | Pacific: UTC-8/-7 |
| Website | www |
Grays Harbor County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census, the population was 72,797. The county seat is Montesano, and its largest city is Aberdeen. The county is named after a large estuarine bay near its southwestern corner. On May 7, 1792, Boston fur trader Robert Gray crossed the bar into the bay he called Bullfinch Harbor, but which later cartographers would label Chehalis Bay, and then Grays Harbor.
The county, originally named Chehalis County, was formed out of Thurston County on April 14, 1854. Its name was subsequently changed to Grays Harbor County by the Washington legislature, effective June 9, 1915. The name change helped eliminate confusion resulting from the fact that the city named Chehalis was in Lewis County.
Grays Harbor County comprises the Aberdeen, WA Micropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,224 square miles (5,760 km2), of which 1,902 square miles (4,930 km2) is land and 322 square miles (830 km2) (14%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 67,194 people, 26,808 households, and 17,907 families residing in the county. The population density was 35 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 32,489 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.30% White, 0.34% Black or African American, 4.66% Native American, 1.22% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 2.27% from other races, and 3.10% from two or more races. 4.85% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 16.3% were of German, 11.9% United States or American, 9.9% English, 9.2% Irish, and 6.1% Norwegian ancestry. 94.1% spoke English and 3.9% Spanish as their first language.
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