Lincoln County, Montana

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Lincoln County is a county located in Montana, in the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. It is home to over 18837 people (2000 census). According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 18971, It is the tenth most populous county in the U.S. state of Montana. The county spans an area of 3675.11 sq mi (9518.49 sq km), of which, 3612.67 square miles (9356.77 sq km) of it is land and 62.44 square miles (161.72 sq km) of it is water, makes it the 12th largest by total area in Montana. It is ranks sixth in the size of its inland waterways in Montana.


As of the census of 2000, there were 18837 residents, 7764 households, and 5335 families in the county. The population density was 5.2 people per square mile (2.01/kmē), it is the 14th most populated county in terms of population density. There were 9319 housing units at an average density of 2.6 per square mile (1/kmē). The average household size was 2.4 persons, and the average family size was 2.9 persons. Age range in the county was well distributed with 25.3% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 18971, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 18236 White, 48 Black or African American, 255 American Indian, 70 Asian, 9 Native Hawaiian, and 353 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $26754, it is the tenth lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Montana. The median income for a family in the county was $31784, making it the seventh poorest county by median family income among the Montana. The per capita income for the county was $13923, it is ninth poorest county by per capita income in Montana.

In 2000, 4528 pupils and students, of which 49.01% are male and 50.99% are female, 24.04% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.02% nursery or pri school, 4.97% kindergarten, 54.15% elementary school, 27.41% high school and 9.45% 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	Eureka Town	Lincoln County	1.01	1.01	0	1017	1008.6	12619	27120
2	Fortine Cdp	Lincoln County	3.01	3	0.01	169	56.3	13140	26500
3	Libby City	Lincoln County	1.27	1.27	0	2626	2061.9	13090	24276
4	Rexford Town	Lincoln County	0.1	0.1	0	151	1447.3	12355	22604
5	Troy City	Lincoln County	0.78	0.76	0.02	957	1262.2	10620	19635

Year	Population
April 2000 census	18837
April 2000 Estimate	18835
July 2000 Estimate	18812
July 2001 Estimate	18548
July 2002 Estimate	18480
July 2003 Estimate	18569
July 2004 Estimate	18602
July 2005 Estimate	18687
July 2006 Estimate	18637
July 2007 Estimate	18848
July 2008 Estimate	18971

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	82	100	182
Kindergarten	90	135	225
Elementary school	1303	1149	2452
High school	577	664	1241
College or graduate school	167	261	428

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Lincoln County, Montana	$26754	$31784	$13923
Montana, United States	$33024	$40487	$17151
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587