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Marion County is a county located in the U.S. State of Oregon. The county was originally named the Champooick District, after Champoeg, a meeting place on the Willamette River. On September 3, 1849, the territorial legislature renamed the county for Francis Marion, a general in the American Revolutionary War. As of 2000, the population is 284,834.
Agriculture and food processing are important to the county's economy, as are lumber, manufacturing, and education. Marion county has 10,640 acres (43 km˛) planted in orchards. Government, however, is the county's main employer and economic base.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,093 km˛ (1,194 mi˛). 3,066 km˛ (1,184 mi˛) of it is land and 26 km˛ (10 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 0.85% water.
As of the census 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 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri, there are 284,834 people, 101,641 households, and 70,437 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 93/km˛ (241/mi˛). There are 108,174 housing units at an average density of 35/km˛ (91/mi˛). The racial makeup of the county is 81.62% White, 0.89% Black or African American, 1.44% Native American, 1.75% Asian, 0.36% Pacific Islander, 10.58% from other races, and 3.35% from two or more races. 17.10% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 101,641 households out of which 34.50% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.70% are married couples living together, 11.00% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.70% are non-families. 24.00% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.50% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.70 and the average family size is 3.19.
In the county, the population is spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 101.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $40,314, and the median income for a family is $46,202. Males have a median income of $33,841 versus $26,283 for females. The per capita income for the county is $18,408. 13.50% of the population and 9.60% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 18.10% of those under the age of 18 and 7.40% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.