Jefferson County, Montana

Jefferson County is one of the 56 county of Montana, located towards the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 10049 inhabitants. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 11255, making it Montana's 15th largest county. The county spans an area of 1658.83 sq mi (4296.35 kmē), of which, 1656.64 square miles (4290.68 kmē) of it is land and 2.19 square miles (5.67 kmē) of it is water, making it Montana's 14th smallest county by total area.

Jefferson County Montana
Map of Jefferson County, Montana

As of the census of 2000, there were 10049 people, 3747 households, and 2846 families living in the county. The population density was 6.1 people per square mile (2.36/kmē), it would be the 11th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Montana. There were 4199 housing units at an average density of 2.5 per square mile (0.97/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.62 persons, and the average family size was 3.03 persons. In the county Age distribution was 27.8% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 99.2 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 99.6 females. Its population was estimated at 11255 in July 2008, The racial makeup of the county was 96.44% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 1.32% American Indian, 0.39% Asian, 0.06% Native Hawaiian, and 1.64% from two or more races.

Jefferson County Montana Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Jefferson County Montana School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Jefferson County Montana GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $41506, it would be the highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Montana. The median income for a family in the county was $48912, making it the wealthiest county by median family income among the Montana. The per capita income for the county was $18250, making its Montana's fifth highest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 2611 pupils and students, of which 1316 are male and 1295 are female, 25.98% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 89 nursery or pri school, 143 kindergarten, 1421 elementary school, 748 high school and 210 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Basin CdpJefferson County12.8412.84025519.91187822500
2Boulder TownJefferson County1.141.14013001142.71465729276
3Cardwell CdpJefferson County2.322.280.044017.5971621250
4Clancy CdpJefferson County35.7535.750140639.32349252938
5Jefferson City CdpJefferson County12.0612.06029524.52195353125
6Montana City CdpJefferson County28.2628.230.03209474.22177466027
7Whitehall TownJefferson County0.680.68010441527.31552729940
YearPopulation
April 2000 census10049
April 2000 Estimate10047
July 2000 Estimate10077
July 2001 Estimate10120
July 2002 Estimate10226
July 2003 Estimate10312
July 2004 Estimate10574
July 2005 Estimate10779
July 2006 Estimate10857
July 2007 Estimate11090
July 2008 Estimate11255
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school454489
Kindergarten6974143
Elementary school7177041421
High school404344748
College or graduate school81129210
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Jefferson County, Montana$41506$48912$18250
Montana, United States$33024$40487$17151
United States$41994$50046$21587