Garfield County, Montana

Garfield County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Montana
Administrative headquarters :	Jordan
Foundation :	1919
Demographics
Residents :	1206  (2010)
Population density :	0.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	12,555 km²
Water surface :	465 km²
map

Garfield County is a county in the state of Montana in the United States . The county seat is in Jordan .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1920	5368		-
1930	4252		-20.8%
1940	2641		-37.9%
1950	2172		-17.8%
1960	1981		-8.8%
1970	1796		-9.3%
1980	1656		-7.8%
1990	1589		-4%
2000	1279		-19.5%
2010	1206		-5.7%
1900-1990 2000 + 2010 Garfield County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

As of the 2000 census , the county had 1,279 people. There were 532 households and 366 families. The population density was less than 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 99.14% White, 0.08% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, and 0.00% other races Groups; 0.23% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.39% of the population.

Of the 532 households, 28.80% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 60.30% were married couples living together, 4.50% were single mothers. 31.20% were not families. 28.20% were single households and 13.50% had someone living there who was 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.93.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.50% residents under 18 years of age, 7.10% between 18 and 24 years of age, 23.30% between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.80% between 45 and 64 years of age 19.30% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 106.60 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 103.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 25,917 , and the median income for a family is $ 31,111. Males had a median income of $ 20,474 versus $ 14,531 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,930. 21.50% of the population and 16.70% of families are below the poverty line. 27.90% of them were under 18 years of age and 17.40% were 65 years of age or older.

history

One place in the county is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 8, 2018), Hornaday Camp .

Places in Garfield County

Towns

Jordan

Unincorporated Communities

Brusett Cohagen Mosby Sand Springs

Web links

Commons : Garfield County (Montana)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1716058. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011
3. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 13, 2012 
4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 8, 2018.

Coordinates: 47 ° 17 ′  N , 106 ° 59 ′  W