Judith Basin County, Montana

Infobox U.S. County
county= Judith Basin County
state= Montana


map size= 225
founded=
seat= Stanford
largest city= Stanford
leader=
area_total_sq_mi=1871
area_land_sq_mi=1870
area_water_sq_mi=1
area percentage= 0.05%
census yr= 2000
pop= 2329
density_sq_mi= |web=|

Judith Basin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2000, the population is 2,329. Its county seat is StanfordGR|6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,871 square miles (4,845 km²), of which, 1,870 square miles (4,843 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.05%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

* Chouteau County, Montana - north
* Fergus County, Montana - east
* Wheatland County, Montana - south
* Meagher County, Montana - south
* Cascade County, Montana - west

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,329 people, 951 households, and 661 families residing in the county. The population density was <1/km² (1/sq mi). There were 1,325 housing units at an average density of <1/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.63% White, 0.04% Black or African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. 0.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 27.1% were of German, 11.3% Norwegian, 10.0% Irish, 9.8% English and 8.7% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 92.0% spoke English and 7.5% German as their first language.

There were 951 households out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.70% were married couples living together, 4.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% were non-families. 27.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 4.60% from 18 to 24, 23.30% from 25 to 44, 28.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 107.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,241, and the median income for a family was $34,243. Males had a median income of $21,789 versus $14,615 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,291. About 16.30% of families and 21.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.60% of those under age 18 and 13.30% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

City

*Hobson

Town

*Stanford

Unincorporated communities

*Geyser
*Utica
*Windham

References