Daniels County

administration
Daniels County Courthouse in Scobey, listed on NRHP No. 95000535
US state :	Montana
Administrative headquarters :	Scobey
Foundation :	1920
Demographics
Residents :	1751 (2010)
Population density :	0.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	3695 km²
Water surface :	1 km²
map

Daniels County is a county in the state of Montana in the United States . The county seat is in Scobey .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1930	5553	-
1940	4563	-17.8%
1950	3946	-13.5%
1960	3755	-4.8%
1970	3083	-17.9%
1980	2835	-8th %
1990	2266	-20.1%
2000	2017	-11%
2010	1751	-13.2%
1900-1990 2000 + 2010 Age pyramid of Daniels County (as of 2000)

As of the 2000 census , the county had 2,017 people. There were 892 households and 561 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.03% White, 0.00% African American, 1.29% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, and 0.59% other races Groups; 1.74% were from two or more races. 1.59% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 892 households, 23.70% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 54.90% were married couples living together, 5.50% were single mothers. 37.10% were not families. 33.60% were single households and 17.50% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.84 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 22.10% residents under 18 years of age, 4.90% between 18 and 24 years of age, 20.00% between 25 and 44 years of age, 29.50% between 45 and 64 years of age 23.50% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 97.90 males.

The median income for a household in the 27,306 USD , and the median income for a family was 35,722 USD. Males had a median income of $ 24,405 versus $ 18,421 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,055. 16.90% of the population and 13.40% of families are below the poverty line. 19.20% of these were under 18 years of age and 13.20% were 65 years of age or older.