Granite County

administration
US state :	Montana
Administrative headquarters :	Philipsburg
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Granite County Courthouse 220 N. Sansome Street Philipsburg, MT 59858
Foundation :	1893
Area code :	001 406
Demographics
Residents :	3079  (2010)
Population density :	0.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	4489 km²
Water surface :	15 km²
map
Website : www.co.granite.mt.us

Granite County is a county in the state of Montana in the United States . The county seat is in Philipsburg .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1900	4328		-
1910	2942		-32%
1920	4167		41.6%
1930	3013		-27.7%
1940	3401		12.9%
1950	2773		-18.5%
1960	3014		8.7%
1970	2737		-9.2%
1980	2700		-1.4%
1990	2548		-5.6%
2000	2830		11.1%
2010	3079		8.8%
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Granite County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

As of the 2000 census , the county had 2,830 people. There were 1,200 households and 784 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.25% White, 0.00% African American, 1.27% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, and 0.46% other races Groups; 1.84% came from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.27% of the population.

Of the 1,200 households, 27.10% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 54.70% were married couples living together, 7.40% were single mothers. 34.60% were not families. 30.10% were single households and 12.30% had someone living there who was 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.91 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.20% residents under the age of 18, 5.70% between 18 and 24 years old, 23.30% between 25 and 44 years old, 30.80% between 45 and 64 years old 15.90% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 105.10 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 102.60 males.

The median income for a household in the 27,813 USD , and the median income for a family was 33,485 USD. Males had a median income of $ 26,250 versus $ 17,961 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,636. 16.80% of the population and 13.90% of families are below the poverty line. 24.20% of these were under 18 years of age and 8.50% were 65 years of age or older.

history

Eleven structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 8, 2018).

Places in Granite County

Citys

Drummond Philipsburg

Census-designated places (CDP)

Maxville

Unincorporated Communities

Hall

Ghost towns

Bearmouth Garnet Granites

Web links

Commons : Granite County  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1719605. 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: 46 ° 25 ′  N , 113 ° 27 ′  W