Petroleum County

Petroleum County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Montana
Administrative headquarters :	Winnett
Foundation :	1926
Demographics
Residents :	494  (2010)
Population density :	0.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	4336 km²
Water surface :	52 km²
map

Petroleum County is a county in the state of Montana in the United States . The county seat is in Winnett .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1930	2045		-
1940	1083		-47%
1950	1026		-5.3%
1960	894		-12.9%
1970	675		-24.5%
1980	655		-3%
1990	519		-20.8%
2000	493		-5%
2010	494		0.2%
1930–1990 2000 + 2010 Petroleum County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , the county had 493 people. There were 211 households and 136 families. The population density was less than 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 99.19% White, 0.00% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 0.20% other races Groups; 0.41% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.22% of the population.

Of the 211 households, 31.30% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 55.90% were married couples living together, 5.70% were single mothers. 35.10% were not families. 31.30% are single households and 17.50% have someone living there who is 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.95.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.00% residents under 18 years of age, 6.10% between 18 and 24 years of age, 22.70% between 25 and 44 years of age, 28.20% between 45 and 64 years of age 17.00% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 110.70 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 111.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 24,107 , and the median income for a family is $ 32,667. Males had a median income of $ 20,694 versus $ 17,188 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,986. 23.20% of the population and 21.00% of families are below the poverty line. 25.60% of them were under 18 years of age and 17.30% were 65 years of age or older.

history

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

Places in Petroleum County

Towns

Winnett

Unincorporated Communities

Cat Creek Flatwillow Doughs

Web links

Commons : Petroleum County  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1719590. 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 16, 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 ° 7 ′  N , 108 ° 16 ′  W