Granite County, Montana

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Granite County is a county located in Montana, in the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. The county has a population of 2830 as per the 2000 census data. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 2821, making it the 16th least populous county in Montana. It is spread over 1733.11 mi˛ (4488.73 sq km), of which, 1727.44 square miles (4474.05 sq km ) of it is land and 5.67 square miles (14.69 sq km) of it is water, it is the 17th smallest in terms of geographical size.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 2830 people, 1200 households, and 785 families residing in the county. The population density was 1.6 people per square mile (0.62/km˛), it is 16th least densely populated county in Montana. There were 2074 housing units at an average density of 1.2 per square mile (0.46/km˛). The average household size was 2.33 persons, and the average family size was 2.91 persons. In the county Age distribution was 24.2% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 95.2 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 97.4 females. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 2821, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 2726 White, 0 Black or African American, 40 American Indian, 4 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, and 50 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $27813, making it the 16th lowest county by median household income in Montana. The median income for a family in the county was $33485, making it the 15th poorest county by median family income among the Montana. The per capita income for the county was $16636, making its Montana's 15th highest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 622 pupils and students, of which 54.5% are male and 45.5% are female, 21.98% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.34% nursery or pri school, 4.34% kindergarten, 59% elementary school, 26.05% high school and 6.27% 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	Drummond Town	Granite County	0.58	0.58	0	318	547.8	14213	26500
2	Philipsburg Town	Granite County	0.82	0.82	0	914	1108.9	14951	24559

Year	Population
April 2000 census	2830
April 2000 Estimate	2832
July 2000 Estimate	2843
July 2001 Estimate	2879
July 2002 Estimate	2873
July 2003 Estimate	2862
July 2004 Estimate	2852
July 2005 Estimate	2896
July 2006 Estimate	2876
July 2007 Estimate	2841
July 2008 Estimate	2821

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	15	12	27
Kindergarten	19	8	27
Elementary school	205	162	367
High school	85	77	162
College or graduate school	15	24	39

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Granite County, Montana	$27813	$33485	$16636
Montana, United States	$33024	$40487	$17151
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587