Meagher County

administration
US state :	Montana
Administrative headquarters :	White Sulfur Springs
Foundation :	1867
Demographics
Residents :	1891 (2010)
Population density :	0.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	6203 km²
Water surface :	8 km²
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Meagher County is a county in the state of Montana in the United States . The county seat is in White Sulfur Springs .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1870	1387	-
1880	2743	97.8%
1890	4740	72.8%
1900	2526	-46.7%
1910	4190	65.9%
1920	2622	-37.4%
1930	2272	-13.3%
1940	2237	-1.5%
1950	2079	-7.1%
1960	2616	25.8%
1970	2122	-18.9%
1980	2154	1.5%
1990	1819	-15.6%
2000	1932	6.2%
2010	1891	-2.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Meagher County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , the county had 1,932 people. There were 803 households and 529 families. The population density was less than 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.20% White, 0.00% African American, 1.04% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, and 0.57% other races Groups; 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.50% of the population.

Of the 803 households, 27.30% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 56.80% were married couples living together, 6.10% were single mothers. 34.10% were not families. 31.00% were single households and 13.70% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.00.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.00% residents under 18 years of age, 6.10% between 18 and 24 years of age, 22.70% between 25 and 44 years of age, 28.10% between 45 and 64 years of age 18.20% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 100.40 males, and for every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 100.40 males.

The median income for a household in the 29,375 USD , and the median income for a family was 33,879 USD. Males had a median income of $ 22,083 versus $ 15,417 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,019. 18.90% of the population and 16.40% of families are below the poverty line. 27.40% of these were under 18 years of age and 13.00% were 65 years of age or older.