The line graph illustrates the population of three counties, Columbia, Yamhill and Washington state of Oregon which increased over 60 years, between 1940 and 2000. Washington has the highest population of three counties in 60 years
The given line graph illustrates the number of populations in three
counties
of Oregon, one of the US states, from 1940 to 2000. [The counties
are divided into Columbia
, Yamhill
,and Washington.]
Overall
, It is obvious that Washington had far more inhabitants than Yamhill
and Columbia
counties
throughout the period. However
, these three counties
shared the same increasing trends. The increases were particularly obvious after 1970.
In 1940, The populations in Washington were approximately 75,000 people
. After that, the county experienced a drastic growth until 1970, with nearly 120,000 people
residing. Moreover
, in 2000, the number rocketed to reach a peak of 245,000 people
.
Columbia
and Yamhill
counties
followed a similar pattern, with Yamhill
slightly surpassing in numbers, starting at around 25,000 and 30,000 people
, respectively. The populations in both counties
rose gradually until 1970, then
rose dramatically to finish at about 60,000 people
for Columbia
and 90,000 people
for Yamhill
.Submitted by nnatthinee on
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