Liberty County, Montana

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Liberty County is a United States county located in the United States of Montana. It is home to over 2158 people (2000 census). Its population was estimated at 1725 in July 2008, making it Montana's 11th smallest county. The county spans an area of 1447.19 sq mi (3748.2 square kilometre), of which, 1429.76 square miles (3703.06 square kilometre) of it is land and 17.44 square miles (45.17 square kilometre) of it is water, giving it the tenth smallest by total area among Montana's county.


As of the census of 2000, there were 2158 people, 833 households, and 584 families residing in the county. The population density was 1.5 people per square mile (0.58/kmē), it is Montana's 15th least densely populated county. There were 1070 housing units at an average density of 0.7 per square mile (0.27/kmē). The average household size was 2.51 people, and the average family size was 3.11 people. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 1725, The racial makeup of the county was 1699 White, 0 Black or African American, 10 American Indian, 7 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 9 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30284, making it the 23rd wealthiest county by median household income among the Montana. The median income for a family in the county was $37361, it is 24th wealthiest county by median family income in Montana. The per capita income for the county was $14882, it is the 38th wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 512 pupils and students, of which 271 are male and 241 are female, 23.73% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 22 nursery or pri school, 34 kindergarten, 264 elementary school, 158 high school and 34 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	Chester Town	Liberty County	0.47	0.47	0	871	1868.2	16077	27578
2	Joplin Cdp	Liberty County	1.29	1.26	0.03	210	166.6	24014	38281

Year	Population
April 2000 census	2158
April 2000 Estimate	2158
July 2000 Estimate	2153
July 2001 Estimate	2089
July 2002 Estimate	2006
July 2003 Estimate	2009
July 2004 Estimate	1997
July 2005 Estimate	1938
July 2006 Estimate	1842
July 2007 Estimate	1797
July 2008 Estimate	1725

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	16	6	22
Kindergarten	21	13	34
Elementary school	137	127	264
High school	81	77	158
College or graduate school	16	18	34

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Liberty County, Montana	$30284	$37361	$14882
Montana, United States	$33024	$40487	$17151
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587