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Colusa County is a county located in California's Central Valley, northwest of Sacramento. As of 2000, the population was 18,804. The county seat is Colusa.
Colusa County was one of the first counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. Parts of the county's territory were given to Tehama County in 1856 and to Glenn County in 1891.
The county was named after two Mexican land grants; Coluses (1844) and Colus (1845). The name of the county in the original state legislative act was spelled Colusi, and often in newspapers was spelled Coluse. The word is derived from the name of a Native American tribe living on the west side of the Sacramento RiverThe Sacramento River is the longest river in the state of California. Starting near Mount Shasta, the river flows 382 miles southwest through the northern Central Valley of California, between the Cascade and Sierra Nevada ranges. Shortly after being join.
According to the U.S. Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the county has a total area of 2,995 km˛ (1,156 mi˛This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 2,980 km˛ (1,151 mi˛) of it is land and 14 km˛ (6 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 0.48% water.
As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f 2The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page. of 2000, there are 18,804 people, 6,097 households, and 4,578 families residing in the county. The population densityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex is 6/km˛ (16/mi˛). There are 6,774 housing units at an average density of 2/km˛ (6/mi˛). The racial makeup of the county is 64.29% White, 0.55% Black or African American, 2.33% Native American, 1.21% Asian, 0.39% Pacific Islander, 26.68% from other races, and 4.54% from two or more races. 46.54% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 6,097 households out of which 41.40% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.60% are married couples living together, 9.60% have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.90% are non-families. 21.50% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.10% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.01 and the average family size is 3.51.
In the county the population is spread out with 31.60% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 19.80% from 45 to 64, and 11.40% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 103.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 103.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $35,062, and the median income for a family is $40,138. Males have a median income of $32,210 versus $21,521 for females. The per capita income for the county is $14,730. 16.10% of the population and 13.00% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 19.50% of those under the age of 18 and 8.20% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.