Richland County, Montana

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Richland County is a United States county located in the United States of Montana. As of 2000 the population was 9667. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 9270, It is 21st most populous county in Montana. It is spread over 2103.02 mi˛ (5446.8 square kilometre), of which, 2084.09 square miles (5397.77 square kilometre ) of it is land and 18.93 square miles (49.03 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 32nd largest by area in the U.S. state of Montana.


As of the census of 2000, there were 9667 people in the county, organized into 3878 households, and 2653 families living in the county. The population density was 4.6 people per square mile (1.78/km˛), it is 17th most densely populated county in Montana. There were 4557 housing units at an average density of 2.2 per square mile (0.85/km˛). It has an average household size was 2.46 persons, and the average family size was 3.04 persons. Age range in the county was well distributed with 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males. In July 2008, its estimated population was 9270, The racial makeup of the county was 8970 White, 10 Black or African American, 177 American Indian, 17 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, and 95 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $32110, it is 13th wealthiest county by median household income in Montana. The median income for a family in the county was $39348, making it the 13th highest county by median family income in Montana. The per capita income for the county was $16006, it is the 22nd wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 2399 pupils and students, of which 51.1% are male and 48.9% are female, 24.82% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.5% nursery or pri school, 6.84% kindergarten, 53.77% elementary school, 28.14% high school and 6.75% 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	Fairview Town	Richland County	0.96	0.96	0	709	736.4	13235	26023
2	Fox Lake Cdp	Richland County	5.7	4.21	1.49	157	37.3	14443	31000
3	Knife River Cdp	Richland County	3.45	3.45	0	297	86.2	11865	29792
4	Sidney City	Richland County	2.25	2.25	0	4774	2125.3	16911	32109

Year	Population
April 2000 census	9667
April 2000 Estimate	9667
July 2000 Estimate	9613
July 2001 Estimate	9384
July 2002 Estimate	9212
July 2003 Estimate	9080
July 2004 Estimate	8950
July 2005 Estimate	9021
July 2006 Estimate	9080
July 2007 Estimate	9171
July 2008 Estimate	9270

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	48	60	108
Kindergarten	90	74	164
Elementary school	638	652	1290
High school	379	296	675
College or graduate school	71	91	162

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Richland County, Montana	$32110	$39348	$16006
Montana, United States	$33024	$40487	$17151
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587