Madison County, Montana

administration
Madison County Courthouse
US state :	Montana
Administrative headquarters :	Virginia City
Foundation :	1864
Demographics
Residents :	7691 (2010)
Population density :	0.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	9331 km²
Water surface :	42 km²
map

Website : www.madison.mt.gov

Madison County is a county in the state of Montana in the United States . The county seat is in Virginia City .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1870	2684	-
1880	3915	45.9%
1890	4692	19.8%
1900	7695	64%
1910	7229	-6.1%
1920	7495	3.7%
1930	6323	-15.6%
1940	7294	15.4%
1950	5998	-17.8%
1960	5211	-13.1%
1970	5014	-3.8%
1980	5448	8.7%
1990	5989	9.9%
2000	6851	14.4%
2010	7691	12.3%
Before 1900, 1900–1990, 2000 + 2010

According to the 2000 census , the county had 6,851 people. There were 2,956 households and 1,921 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.02% White, 0.04% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 0.76% other races Groups; 1.39% were from two or more races. 1.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 2,956 households, 26.10% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 57.80% were married couples living together, 4.40% were single mothers. 35.00% were not families. 29.30% were single households and 10.90% had someone living there who was 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.85.

Madison County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

For the entire county, the population was composed of 22.90% residents under 18 years of age, 4.90% between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.00% between 25 and 44 years of age, 30.10% between 45 and 64 years of age 17.20% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 102.30 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 103.90 males.

The median income for a household in the 30,233 USD , and the median income for a family was 35,536 USD. Males had a median income of $ 26,606 versus $ 17,917 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,944. 12.10% of the population and 10.20% of families are below the poverty line. 14.20% of them were under 18 years of age and 9.30% were 65 years of age or older.