Powder River County

administration
Powder River County Courthouse
US state :	Montana
Administrative headquarters :	Broadus
Foundation :	1919
Demographics
Residents :	1743 (2010)
Population density :	0.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	8542 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
map

Powder River County is a county in the state of Montana in the United States . The county seat is in Broadus .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1920	3357	-
1930	3909	16.4%
1940	3159	-19.2%
1950	2693	-14.8%
1960	2485	-7.7%
1970	2862	15.2%
1980	2520	-11.9%
1990	2090	-17.1%
2000	1858	-11.1%
2010	1743	-6.2%
1920–1990 2000 + 2010 Age pyramid of the Powder River Counties (as of 2000)

As of the 2000 census , the county had 1,858 people. There were 737 households and 524 families. The population density was less than 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.42% White, 0.00% African American, 1.78% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 0.22% other races Groups; 0.48% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.59% of the population.

Of the 737 households, 30.70% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 64.90% were married couples living together, 4.10% were single mothers. 28.80% were not families. 24.80% are single households and 9.90% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.99 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.60% of residents under 18 years of age, 4.80% between 18 and 24 years of age, 23.30% between 25 and 44 years of age, 26.80% between 45 and 64 years of age 18.50% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.20 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 95.40 males.

The median income for a household in the 28,398 USD , and the median income for a family was 34,671 USD. Males had a median income of $ 23,971 versus $ 17,411 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,351. 12.90% of the population and 9.90% of families are below the poverty line. 12.70% of these were under 18 years of age and 16.30% were 65 years of age or older.