Phillips County, Montana

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Phillips County is a county in the United States of Montana. The population of county in 2000 stood at 4601 as per the Census data. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 3904, It is 37th most populous county in Montana. It covers total area of 5212.17 square miles (13499.46 square kilometre), of which, 5139.57 square miles (13311.43 square kilometre) of it is land and 72.6 square miles (188.03 square kilometre) of it is water, giving it the third largest by total area among Montana's county. It is ranks fifth in the size of its inland waterways in Montana.


As of the census of 2000, there were 4601 residents, 1848 households, and 1241 families in the county. The population density was 0.9 people per square mile (0.35/kmē), giving it the tenth least densely populated county among the Montana. There were 2502 housing units at an average density of 0.5 per square mile (0.19/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.45 persons, and the average family size was 3.03 persons. In the county Age distribution was 27.3% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 3904, The racial makeup of the county was 87.96% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 9.02% American Indian, 0.23% Asian, 0.03% Native Hawaiian, and 2.59% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $28702, it is Montana's 37th wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $37529, it is the 23rd wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $15058, it is the 34th wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 1174 pupils and students, of which 51.02% are male and 48.98% are female, 25.52% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.47% nursery or pri school, 8.35% kindergarten, 47.79% elementary school, 32.71% high school and 4.68% 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	Dodson Town	Phillips County	0.19	0.19	0	122	648.4	10187	19464
2	Malta City	Phillips County	1.06	1.06	0	2120	2006.1	16405	31212
3	Saco Town	Phillips County	0.33	0.33	0	224	683.9	16421	23125

Year	Population
April 2000 census	4601
April 2000 Estimate	4601
July 2000 Estimate	4548
July 2001 Estimate	4444
July 2002 Estimate	4300
July 2003 Estimate	4197
July 2004 Estimate	4143
July 2005 Estimate	4044
July 2006 Estimate	3953
July 2007 Estimate	3934
July 2008 Estimate	3904

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	44	32	76
Kindergarten	41	57	98
Elementary school	302	259	561
High school	190	194	384
College or graduate school	22	33	55

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Phillips County, Montana	$28702	$37529	$15058
Montana, United States	$33024	$40487	$17151
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587