Silver Bow County

administration
Silver Bow County US Courthouse and Mike Mansfield Federal Building
US state :	Montana
Administrative headquarters :	Butte
Foundation :	1881
Demographics
Residents :	34,200 (2010)
Population density :	18.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1862 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
map

Website : co.silverbow.mt.us

Silver Bow County is the smallest county in the state of Montana in the United States . The county seat is in Butte .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1890	23,744	-
1900	47,635	100.6%
1910	56,848	19.3%
1920	60,313	6.1%
1930	56,969	-5.5%
1940	53.207	-6.6%
1950	48,422	-9%
1960	46,454	-4.1%
1970	41,981	-9.6%
1980	38.092	-9.3%
1990	33,941	-10.9%
2000	34,606	2%
2010	34,200	-1.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Age pyramid of Silver Bow County (as of 2000)

The county had 34,606 people as of the 2000 census . There were 14,432 households and 8,933 families. The population density was 19 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.35% White, 0.16% African American, 2.03% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, and 0.59% other races Groups; 1.37% were from two or more races. 2.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 14,432 households, 28.00% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 47.80% were married couples living together, 10.50% were single mothers. 38.10% were not families. 32.80% were single households and 13.70% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.97 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.70% residents under 18 years of age, 9.60% between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.70% between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.00% between 45 and 64 years of age 16.00% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.80 males, for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 96.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 30,402 , and the median income for a family is $ 40,018. Males had a median income of $ 31,295 versus $ 21,610 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,009. 14.90% of the population and 10.70% of families are below the poverty line. 19.20% of these were under 18 years of age and 8.90% were 65 years of age or older.

history

Two places in the county have National Historic Landmark status , the Butte-Anaconda Historic District and the Burton K. Wheeler House . 17 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 9, 2018).

The county's voters have voted for the Democratic candidate in every presidential election since the 1956 election , while Montana as a whole has mostly been won by the Republicans .