Lewis And Clark County, Montana

Lewis And Clark County is a one of the county from Montana's 56 counties, located in Western Region (Mountain) of United States. The county has a population of 55716 as per the 2000 census data. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 60925, making it Montana's sixth largest county. The county spans an area of 3497.56 sq mi (9058.64 kmē), of which, 3460.96 square miles (8963.85 kmē) of it is land and 36.6 square miles (94.79 kmē) of it is water, it is the 14th largest by area in the U.S. state of Montana. It is ranks tenth in the size of its inland waterways in Montana.

Lewis And Clark County Montana
Map of Lewis And Clark County, Montana

As of the census of 2000, there were 55716 residents, 22850 households, and 14958 families in the county. The population density was 16.1 people per square mile (6.22/kmē), making its Montana's seventh most densely populated county. There were 25672 housing units at an average density of 7.4 per square mile (2.86/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.38 persons, and the average family size was 2.95 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 60925, The racial makeup of the county was 58019 White, 227 Black or African American, 1286 American Indian, 374 Asian, 36 Native Hawaiian, and 983 from two or more races.

Lewis and Clark County Montana Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Lewis and Clark County Montana School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Lewis And Clark County Montana GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $37360, making its Montana's fourth highest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $46766, it is the second wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $18763, it is the third highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Montana.

In 2000, 14412 pupils and students, of which 7387 are male and 7025 are female, 25.87% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 885 nursery or pri school, 847 kindergarten, 6317 elementary school, 3672 high school and 2691 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Augusta CdpLewis and Clark County0.560.560284509.11460824688
2East Helena TownLewis and Clark County0.840.84016421963.81589331071
3Helena CityLewis and Clark County14.0114.010257801840.72002034416
4Helena Valley Northeast CdpLewis and Clark County51.346.784.52212245.42028350804
5Helena Valley Northwest CdpLewis and Clark County16.3616.3602082127.31791045385
6Helena Valley Southeast CdpLewis and Clark County16.1816.1807141441.41434938147
7Helena Valley West Central CdpLewis and Clark County26.6526.6506983262.11892043881
8Helena West Side CdpLewis and Clark County14.7514.730.021711116.11829935655
9Lincoln CdpLewis and Clark County18.1717.940.24110061.31424326688
YearPopulation
April 2000 census55716
April 2000 Estimate55716
July 2000 Estimate55881
July 2001 Estimate56191
July 2002 Estimate56127
July 2003 Estimate56866
July 2004 Estimate57707
July 2005 Estimate58095
July 2006 Estimate58898
July 2007 Estimate59929
July 2008 Estimate60925
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school496389885
Kindergarten440407847
Elementary school328130366317
High school188817843672
College or graduate school128214092691
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Lewis and Clark County, Montana$37360$46766$18763
Montana, United States$33024$40487$17151
United States$41994$50046$21587