Valley County, Montana

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Valley County, Montana
Map
Location in the state of Montana
Montana's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1893
Seat	Glasgow
Largest city	Glasgow
Area - Total - Land - Water	5,062 sq mi (13,111 km²) 4,921 sq mi (12,745 km²) 141 sq mi (365 km²), 2.79%
Population - (2000) - Density	7,675 3/sq mi (1/km²)
Website: www.co.valley.mt.us

Valley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2000, the population is 7,675. Its county seat is Glasgow^[1].

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties and rural municipalities
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 Unincorporated communities
5 See also
6 Notes and references
7 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,062 square miles (13,110 km²), of which, 4,921 square miles (12,745 km²) of it is land and 141 square miles (365 km²) of it is water. The total area is 2.79% water.

[edit] Adjacent counties and rural municipalities

Phillips County, Montana - west
Garfield County, Montana - south
McCone County, Montana - south
Roosevelt County, Montana - east
Daniels County, Montana - east
Mankota No. 45, Saskatchewan - north
Waverley No. 44, Saskatchewan - north
Old Post No. 43, Saskatchewan - north

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 7,675 people, 3,150 households, and 2,129 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 4,847 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.14% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 9.42% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 1.79% from two or more races. 0.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 28.2% were of German, 24.0% Norwegian, 6.4% American, 6.0% English and 5.5% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 3,150 households out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.50% were married couples living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.40% were non-families. 29.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 24.30% from 25 to 44, 25.60% from 45 to 64, and 19.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,979, and the median income for a family was $39,044. Males had a median income of $27,233 versus $17,686 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,246. About 9.50% of families and 13.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.40% of those under age 18 and 14.40% of those age 65 or over.