Sweet Grass County, Montana

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Sweet Grass County is one of the 56 county of Montana, located towards the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. In 2000, the population was 3609. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 3790, It is the 18th smallest in terms of population. The county comprises an area of 1862 sq mi (4822.56 square kilometre), of which, 1855.08 square miles (4804.64 square kilometre) of it is land and 6.92 square miles (17.92 square kilometre) of it is water, making it Montana's 37th largest county by total area.


As of the census of 2000, there were 3609 people, 1476 households, and 987 families living in the county. The population density was 1.9 people per square mile (0.73/kmē), it is the 33rd most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Montana. There were 1860 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0.39/kmē). The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3. Age range in the county was well distributed with 26% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 3790, The racial makeup of the county was 3706 White, 3 Black or African American, 21 American Indian, 15 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, and 44 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $32422, it is Montana's 11th wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $38750, making it the 17th wealthiest county by median family income among the Montana. The per capita income for the county was $17880, it is Montana's eighth wealthiest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 808 pupils and students, of which 431 are male and 377 are female, 22.39% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 42 nursery or pri school, 47 kindergarten, 453 elementary school, 213 high school and 53 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	Big Timber City	Sweet Grass County	0.97	0.94	0.03	1650	1752.6	17569	30595
2	Greycliff Cdp	Sweet Grass County	0.33	0.33	0	56	168.9	12023	38750

Year	Population
April 2000 census	3609
April 2000 Estimate	3609
July 2000 Estimate	3639
July 2001 Estimate	3596
July 2002 Estimate	3613
July 2003 Estimate	3575
July 2004 Estimate	3651
July 2005 Estimate	3638
July 2006 Estimate	3688
July 2007 Estimate	3794
July 2008 Estimate	3790

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	29	13	42
Kindergarten	29	18	47
Elementary school	239	214	453
High school	114	99	213
College or graduate school	20	33	53

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Sweet Grass County, Montana	$32422	$38750	$17880
Montana, United States	$33024	$40487	$17151
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587