Wheatland County, Montana

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Wheatland County is a United States county located in the United States of Montana. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 2259 inhabitants. The July 2008 population estimate is 2010, It is Montana's 13th least populous county. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1428.29 sq mi (3699.25 square kilometre), of which, 1423.09 square miles (3685.79 square kilometre) of it is land and 5.19 square miles (13.44 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the ninth smallest by area in the U.S. state of Montana.


As of the census of 2000, there were 2259 people, 853 households, and 541 families living in the county. The population density was 1.6 people per square mile (0.62/kmē), it is 17th least densely populated county in Montana. There were 1154 housing units at an average density of 0.8 per square mile (0.31/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.24 persons, and the average family size was 2.86 persons. In the county Age distribution was 26.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 22% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 102.1 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 100.9 females. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 2010, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 1935 White, 4 Black or African American, 28 American Indian, 5 Asian, 6 Native Hawaiian, and 32 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $24492, making it the second poorest county by median household income among the Montana. The median income for a family in the county was $32500, it is 13th poorest county by median family income in Montana. The per capita income for the county was $11954, it is the fourth poorest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 478 pupils and students, of which 49.16% are male and 50.84% are female, 21.16% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 9.41% nursery or pri school, 5.44% kindergarten, 48.95% elementary school, 27.82% high school and 8.37% 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	Harlowton City	Wheatland County	0.58	0.58	0	1062	1842.9	13717	23636
2	Judith Gap City	Wheatland County	0.37	0.37	0	164	440.9	8927	16979

Year	Population
April 2000 census	2259
April 2000 Estimate	2259
July 2000 Estimate	2251
July 2001 Estimate	2171
July 2002 Estimate	2176
July 2003 Estimate	2102
July 2004 Estimate	2073
July 2005 Estimate	2032
July 2006 Estimate	1965
July 2007 Estimate	1982
July 2008 Estimate	2010

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	28	17	45
Kindergarten	10	16	26
Elementary school	104	130	234
High school	69	64	133
College or graduate school	24	16	40

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Wheatland County, Montana	$24492	$32500	$11954
Montana, United States	$33024	$40487	$17151
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587