Sweet Grass County

administration
US state :	Montana
Administrative headquarters :	Big Timber
Foundation :	1895
Demographics
Residents :	3651 (2010)
Population density :	0.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	4823 km²
Water surface :	18 km²
map

Website : www.co.sweetgrass.mt.us

Sweet Grass County is a county in the US state of Montana . The county seat is in Big Timber .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	3086	-
1910	4029	30.6%
1920	4926	22.3%
1930	3944	-19.9%
1940	3719	-5.7%
1950	3621	-2.6%
1960	3290	-9.1%
1970	2980	-9.4%
1980	3216	7.9%
1990	3154	-1.9%
2000	3609	14.4%
2010	3651	1.2%
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Age pyramid of Sweet Grass Counties (as of 2000)

The county had 3,609 people as of the 2000 census . There were 1,476 households and 987 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.98% White, 0.06% African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, and 0.75% other races Groups; 1.30% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.50% of the population.

Of the 1,476 households, 30.80% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 60.00% were married couples living together, 4.50% were single mothers. 33.10% were not families. 28.90% were single households and 14.20% had someone living there who was 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.00 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.00% residents under 18 years of age, 5.30% between 18 and 24 years of age, 24.70% between 25 and 44 years of age, 26.40% between 45 and 64 years of age 17.60% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.50 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 98.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 32,422 , and the median income for a family is $ 38,750. Males had a median income of $ 28,385 versus $ 17,245 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,880. 11.40% of the population and 9.00% of families are below the poverty line. 15.10% of these were under 18 years of age and 9.10% were 65 years of age or older.

history

Eight structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 9, 2018).

Places in Sweet Grass County

Citys

Big Timber

Census-designated places (CDP)

Greycliff

Unincorporated Communities

Attractions

Melville Lutheran Church , church of the oldest Lutheran congregation in Montana.

Web links

Commons : Sweet Grass County - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 1719569. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011
↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) Retrieved April 13, 2012
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 9, 2018.

45.81 -109.94Coordinates: 45 ° 49 ′ N , 109 ° 56 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 1719569. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011

[3] Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) Retrieved April 13, 2012

[4] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 9, 2018.