Rosebud County, Montana

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Rosebud County, Montana
Map
Location in the state of Montana
Montana's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	information needed
Seat	Forsyth
Largest city	Colstrip
Area - Total - Land - Water	5,027 sq mi (13,020 km²) 5,012 sq mi (12,981 km²) 15 sq mi (39 km²), 0.29%
Population - (2000) - Density	9,383 3/sq mi (1/km²)
Website: www.rosebudmontana.com

Rosebud County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2000, the population is 9,383. Its county seat is Forsyth^[1].

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 Unincorporated communities
5 Notable residents
6 Notes and references
7 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,027 square miles (13,020 km²), of which, 5,012 square miles (12,982 km²) of it is land and 15 square miles (38 km²) of it (0.29%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Garfield County, Montana - north
Custer County, Montana - east
Powder River County, Montana - southeast
Big Horn County, Montana - south
Treasure County, Montana - west
Yellowstone County, Montana - western touch
Musselshell County, Montana - west
Petroleum County, Montana - northwest

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 9,383 people, 3,307 households, and 2,417 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 3,912 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 64.40% White, 0.23% Black or African American, 32.41% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.65% from other races, and 2.01% from two or more races. 2.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 19.8% were of German, 7.2% Irish, 7.1% English and 6.9% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000. 87.6% spoke English, 8.3% Cheyenne, 1.9% Spanish and 1.0% German as their first language.

There were 3,307 households out of which 38.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.00% were married couples living together, 11.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.90% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the county the population was spread out with 33.50% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 8.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 100.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,898, and the median income for a family was $41,631. Males had a median income of $38,688 versus $20,640 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,032. About 17.80% of families and 22.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.80% of those under age 18 and 15.10% of those age 65 or over.