Golden Valley County, Montana

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Golden Valley County, Montana is a county located in the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 1042 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 1081, It is fifth least populous county in Montana. The county encompasses an area of 1176.4 square miles (3046.86 sq km ), of which, 1175.3 square miles (3044.01 sq km) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.85 sq km) of it is water, making it Montana's fifth smallest county by total area.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 1042 people, 365 households, and 263 families residing in the county. The population density was 0.9 people per square mile (0.35/kmē), making its Montana's eighth least densely populated county. There were 450 housing units at an average density of 0.4 per square mile (0.15/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.41 persons, and the average family size was 2.85 persons. Age range in the county was well distributed with 27.6% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 23% from 25 to 44, 27% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 107.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 1081, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 98.8% White, 0% Black or African American, 0.83% American Indian, 0.09% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 0.28% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $27308, it would be the 14th lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Montana. The median income for a family in the county was $35000, it is 35th wealthiest county by median family income in Montana. The per capita income for the county was $13573, it is Montana's seventh poorest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 242 pupils and students, of which 50% are male and 50% are female, 23.22% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 0.83% nursery or pri school, 5.37% kindergarten, 61.16% elementary school, 27.27% high school and 5.37% 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	Lavina Town	Golden Valley County	1.01	1.01	0	209	206.9	12475	24643
2	Ryegate Town	Golden Valley County	0.68	0.68	0	268	391.6	12016	26250

Year	Population
April 2000 census	1042
April 2000 Estimate	1042
July 2000 Estimate	1023
July 2001 Estimate	1015
July 2002 Estimate	1054
July 2003 Estimate	1040
July 2004 Estimate	1081
July 2005 Estimate	1113
July 2006 Estimate	1102
July 2007 Estimate	1118
July 2008 Estimate	1081

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	2	0	2
Kindergarten	6	7	13
Elementary school	78	70	148
High school	33	33	66
College or graduate school	2	11	13

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Golden Valley County, Montana	$27308	$35000	$13573
Montana, United States	$33024	$40487	$17151
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587