Park County, Montana

Park County is a one of the county from Montana's 56 counties, located in Western Region (Mountain) of United States. The population of county in 2000 stood at 15694 as per the Census data. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 16189, making it the 12th most populous county in Montana. Its area is just over 2813.59 mi˛ (7287.16 sq km), of which, 2802.41 square miles (7258.21 sq km) of it is land and 11.18 square miles (28.96 sq km) of it is water, it is the 19th largest in terms of geographical size.

Park County Montana
Map of Park County, Montana

As of the census of 2000, there were 15694 people in the county, organized into 6828 households, and 4223 families living in the county. The population density was 5.6 people per square mile (2.16/km˛), it is Montana's 13th most densely populated county. There were 8247 housing units at an average density of 2.9 per square mile (1.12/km˛). It has an average household size was 2.27 persons, and the average family size was 2.88 persons. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 23.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 16189, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 15646 White, 87 Black or African American, 206 American Indian, 61 Asian, 4 Native Hawaiian, and 185 from two or more races.

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

The median income for a household in the county was $31739, it is Montana's 15th wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $40561, making it the ninth wealthiest county by median family income among the Montana. The per capita income for the county was $17704, it is the tenth highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Montana.

In 2000, 3349 pupils and students, of which 50.94% are male and 49.06% are female, 21.34% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8.81% nursery or pri school, 4.93% kindergarten, 51.81% elementary school, 23.23% high school and 11.23% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Clyde Park TownPark County0.340.340310908.91564628194
2Cooke City-silver Gate CdpPark County9.999.990140143161825000
3Gardiner CdpPark County3.883.780.09851224.91781030125
4Livingston CityPark County2.642.630.0168512601.31663628980
5Wilsall CdpPark County1.011.010237234.51458529643
YearPopulation
April 2000 census15694
April 2000 Estimate15694
July 2000 Estimate15720
July 2001 Estimate15691
July 2002 Estimate15746
July 2003 Estimate15623
July 2004 Estimate15616
July 2005 Estimate15750
July 2006 Estimate15845
July 2007 Estimate16072
July 2008 Estimate16189
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school168127295
Kindergarten54111165
Elementary school9338021735
High school387391778
College or graduate school164212376
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Park County, Montana$31739$40561$17704
Montana, United States$33024$40487$17151
United States$41994$50046$21587