Treasure County, Montana

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Treasure County is a county located in Montana, in the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. Treasure County had an official population of 861 in 2000. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 637, giving it the second smallest population among Montana's county. The county spans an area of 984.11 sq mi (2548.83 square kilometre), of which, 978.86 square miles (2535.24 square kilometre) of it is land and 5.24 square miles (13.57 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the fourth smallest by area in the U.S. state of Montana.


As of the census of 2000, there were 861 residents, 357 households, and 242 families in the county. The population density was 0.9 people per square mile (0.35/kmē), it is the ninth least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Montana. There were 422 housing units at an average density of 0.4 per square mile (0.15/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.41 persons, and the average family size was 2.98 persons. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 27.8% under the age of 18, 5% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 104 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 637, The racial makeup of the county was 96.39% White, 0.16% Black or African American, 2.51% American Indian, 0.47% 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 $29830, making its Montana's 29th highest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $34219, it is the 18th poorest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $14392, making it the 13th poorest county by per capita income among the Montana.

In 2000, 212 pupils and students, of which 110 are male and 102 are female, 24.62% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 4 nursery or pri school, 7 kindergarten, 125 elementary school, 67 high school and 9 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	Hysham Town	Treasure County	0.21	0.21	0	330	1574.8	15743	30179

Year	Population
April 2000 census	861
April 2000 Estimate	861
July 2000 Estimate	854
July 2001 Estimate	821
July 2002 Estimate	765
July 2003 Estimate	742
July 2004 Estimate	741
July 2005 Estimate	698
July 2006 Estimate	676
July 2007 Estimate	648
July 2008 Estimate	637

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	3	1	4
Kindergarten	2	5	7
Elementary school	74	51	125
High school	28	39	67
College or graduate school	3	6	9

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Treasure County, Montana	$29830	$34219	$14392
Montana, United States	$33024	$40487	$17151
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587