0 ▁Census , ▁the ▁county ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁including ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁( 9 3 . 7 %) ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁water ▁( 6 . 3 5 %). ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁and ▁weather ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁average ▁temper atures ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁seat ▁of ▁Pat erson ▁have ▁r anged ▁from ▁a ▁low ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁January ▁to ▁a ▁high ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁July , ▁although ▁a ▁record ▁low ▁of ▁ ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁a ▁record ▁high ▁of ▁ ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁A verage ▁month ly ▁precip itation ▁r anged ▁from ▁ ▁in ▁February ▁to ▁ ▁in ▁September . ▁The ▁county ▁has ▁a ▁hum id ▁contin ental ▁climate ▁which ▁is ▁hot - sum mer ▁( D fa ) ▁except ▁in ▁higher ▁areas ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁warm - sum mer ▁( D fb ). ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Census ▁ ▁Same - sex ▁cou ples ▁head ed ▁one ▁in ▁ 1 4 9 ▁households ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Census ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 8 9 , 0 4 9 ▁people , ▁ 1 6 3 , 8 5 6 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 1 9 , 6 1 4 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁county . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 2 , 6 3 9