Powder River County, Montana

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Powder River County is a county located in the United States of Montana. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 1858 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 1694, It is Montana's tenth least populous county. The county extends throughout a territory of 3297.94 sq mi (8541.63 sq km ), of which, 3297.18 square miles (8539.66 sq km) of it is land and 0.76 square miles (1.97 sq km) of it is water, giving it the 16th largest by total area among Montana's county.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 1858 people, 737 households, and 525 families living in the county. The population density was 0.6 people per square mile (0.23/kmē), giving it the fourth least densely populated county among the Montana. There were 1007 housing units at an average density of 0.3 per square mile (0.12/kmē). The average household size was 2.48 people, and the average family size was 2.99 people. The population's age distribution was 26.6% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 1694, The racial makeup of the county was 97.52% White, 0% Black or African American, 1.95% American Indian, 0.06% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 0.47% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $28398, making it the 38th highest county by median household income in Montana. The median income for a family in the county was $34671, it is Montana's 36th wealthiest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $15351, it is the 30th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Montana.

In 2000, 437 pupils and students, of which 217 are male and 220 are female, 23.52% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 35 nursery or pri school, 32 kindergarten, 235 elementary school, 121 high school and 14 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	Broadus Town	Powder River County	0.33	0.33	0	451	1379.2	15938	25156

Year	Population
April 2000 census	1858
April 2000 Estimate	1858
July 2000 Estimate	1856
July 2001 Estimate	1813
July 2002 Estimate	1822
July 2003 Estimate	1815
July 2004 Estimate	1760
July 2005 Estimate	1700
July 2006 Estimate	1736
July 2007 Estimate	1698
July 2008 Estimate	1694

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	21	14	35
Kindergarten	18	14	32
Elementary school	123	112	235
High school	55	66	121
College or graduate school	0	14	14

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Powder River County, Montana	$28398	$34671	$15351
Montana, United States	$33024	$40487	$17151
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587