Yellowstone County, Montana

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Yellowstone County, Montana
Map
Location in the state of Montana
Montana's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1883
Seat	Billings
Largest city	Billings
Area - Total - Land - Water	2,649 sq mi (6,861 km²) 2,635 sq mi (6,825 km²) 14 sq mi (36 km²), 0.52%
Population - (2000) - Density	129,352 49/sq mi (19/km²)
Website: www.co.yellowstone.mt.gov

Yellowstone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2000, the population was 129,352.^[1] As of 2004, the population is estimated to be around 136,717. Projections to 2025 show an estimated population of 170,088, a growth of 32 percent.^[2] Its county seat is Billings^[3]. Yellowstone County is named for the Yellowstone River.^{[citation needed]} The river roughly bisects the county from southwest to northeast.^[4]

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent Counties
- 1.2 National protected areas
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 Unincorporated communities
5 Notes and references

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,649 square miles (6,861 km²), of which, 2,635 square miles (6,825 km²) of it is land and 14 square miles (36 km²) of it (0.52%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent Counties

Musselshell County, Montana - north
Rosebud County, Montana - northeast
Treasure County, Montana - east
Big Horn County, Montana - south & southeast
Carbon County, Montana - southwest
Stillwater County, Montana - west
Golden Valley County, Montana - northwest

[edit] National protected areas

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 129,352 people, 52,084 households, and 34,219 families residing in the county. The population density was 49 people per square mile (19/km²). There were 54,563 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.78% White, 0.45% Black or African American, 3.05% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.26% from other races, and 1.87% from two or more races. 3.70% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 31.1% were of German, 10.4% Norwegian, 9.7% Irish, 9.3% English and 5.4% American ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 52,084 households out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.80% were married couples living together, 10.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.30% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,727, and the median income for a family was $45,277. Males had a median income of $33,475 versus $21,566 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,303. About 8.50% of families and 11.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.50% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.