Park County, Montana

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Park County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2000, the population is 15,694. Its county seat is Livingston ⁶.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent Counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 Trivia

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 7,287 km² (2,814 mi²). 7,258 km² (2,802 mi²) of it is land and 29 km² (11 mi²) of it (0.40%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent Counties

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 15,694 people, 6,828 households, and 4,219 families residing in the county. The population density was 2/km² (6/mi²). There were 8,247 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.65% White, 0.40% Black or African American, 0.92% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. 1.84% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,828 households out of which 28.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.00% were married couples living together, 7.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.20% were non-families. 32.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 27.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,739, and the median income for a family was $40,561. Males had a median income of $28,215 versus $19,973 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,704. About 7.20% of families and 11.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.10% of those under age 18 and 10.10% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

	State of Montana

Regions	Eastern Montana - Western Montana - Inland Empire - Glacier National Park - Southwestern Montana - Bighorn Country
Largest cities	Anaconda - Belgrade - Billings - Bozeman - Butte - Evergreen - Glendive - Great Falls - Havre - Helena - Kalispell - Laurel - Lewistown - Livingston - Miles City - Missoula - Sidney - Whitefish
Counties	Beaverhead - Big Horn - Blaine - Broadwater - Carbon - Carter - Cascade - Chouteau - Custer - Daniels - Dawson - Deer Lodge - Fallon - Fergus - Flathead - Gallatin - Garfield - Glacier - Golden Valley - Granite - Hill - Jefferson - Judith Basin - Lake - Lewis and Clark - Liberty - Lincoln - Madison - McCone - Meagher - Mineral - Missoula - Musselshell - Park - Petroleum - Phillips - Pondera - Powder River - Powell - Prairie - Ravalli - Richland - Roosevelt - Rosebud - Sanders - Sheridan - Silver Bow - Stillwater - Sweet Grass - Teton - Toole - Treasure - Valley - Wheatland - Wibaux - Yellowstone