Garfield County, Montana

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Garfield County is a county in the United States of Montana. In 2000, the population was 1279. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 1184, It is the sixth smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Montana. It has total area of 4847.54 square miles (12555.07 square kilometre), of which, 4668.06 square miles (12090.22 square kilometre) of it is land and 179.48 square miles (464.85 square kilometre) of it is water, giving it the seventh largest by total area among Montana's county. It is ranks first in the size of its inland waterways in Montana.


As of the census of 2000, there were 1279 people in the county, organized into 532 households, and 366 families living in the county. The population density was 0.3 people per square mile (0.12/kmē), it is Montana's second least densely populated county. There were 961 housing units at an average density of 0.2 per square mile (0.08/kmē). The average household size was 2.38 people, and the average family size was 2.93 people. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 106.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.4 males. Its population was estimated at 1184 in July 2008, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 99.16% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 0.51% American Indian, 0.08% Asian, 0.08% Native Hawaiian, and 0.08% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $25917, it would be the seventh lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Montana. The median income for a family in the county was $31111, it is the fourth poorest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $13930, making it the tenth poorest county by per capita income among the Montana.

In 2000, 277 pupils and students, of which 51.99% are male and 48.01% are female, 21.66% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.69% nursery or pri school, 4.69% kindergarten, 54.51% elementary school, 31.05% high school and 5.05% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Jordan Town	Garfield County	0.36	0.36	0	364	1024.9	17426	26250

Year	Population
April 2000 census	1279
April 2000 Estimate	1279
July 2000 Estimate	1267
July 2001 Estimate	1262
July 2002 Estimate	1245
July 2003 Estimate	1234
July 2004 Estimate	1211
July 2005 Estimate	1173
July 2006 Estimate	1201
July 2007 Estimate	1205
July 2008 Estimate	1184

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	6	7	13
Kindergarten	11	2	13
Elementary school	75	76	151
High school	52	34	86
College or graduate school	0	14	14

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Garfield County, Montana	$25917	$31111	$13930
Montana, United States	$33024	$40487	$17151
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587