Powder River County, Montana

Infobox U.S. County
county= Powder River County
state= Montana


map size= 225
founded year=
seat= Broadus
largest city= Broadus
leader=
area_total_sq_mi=3298
area_land_sq_mi=3297
area_water_sq_mi=1
area percentage= 0.02%
census yr= 2000
pop= 1858
density_sq_mi=
web= www.prco.mt.gov |

Powder River County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2000, the population is 1,858. Its county seat is BroadusGR|6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,298 square miles (8,542 km²), of which, 3,297 square miles (8,540 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.02%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* Big Horn County, Montana - west
* Rosebud County, Montana - west
* Custer County, Montana - north
* Carter County, Montana - east
* Crook County, Wyoming - southeast
* Campbell County, Wyoming - south
* Sheridan County, Wyoming - southwest

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,858 people, 737 households, and 524 families residing in the county. The population density was <1/km² (<1/sq mi). There were 1,007 housing units at an average density of <1/km² (<1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.42% White, 1.78% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. 0.59% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 33.2% were of German, 13.8% English, 10.7% Irish and 5.9% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 737 households out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.90% were married couples living together, 4.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.80% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 4.80% from 18 to 24, 23.30% from 25 to 44, 26.80% from 45 to 64, and 18.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males.

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

Communities

Town

*Broadus

Unincorporated communities

*Belle Creek
*Biddle
*Olive
*Otter
*Powderville
*Sonnette

References