Park County, Montana
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| Park County, Montana | |
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 Location in the state of Montana |
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 Montana's location in the USA |
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| Founded | 1887 |
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| Seat | Livingston |
| Largest City | Livingston |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
7,287 km² (2,814 mi²) 7,258 km² (2,802 mi²) 29 km² (11 mi²), 0.40% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
15,694 2/km² |
| Website: www.parkcounty.org | |
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 LivingstonGR6.
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[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. The county attained its present boundaries on November 7, 1997, when the former Yellowstone National Park (part) county-equivalent was dissolved and apportioned between Gallatin County and Park County. Gallatin County received 256.81 km² (99.155 sq mi) of land area and 0.309 km² (0.119 sq mi) of water area, whereas Park County received 378.73 km² (146.229 sq mi) of land area and 1.575 km² (0.608 sq mi) of water area. The geographies transferred are known now as Census Tract 14 in Gallatin County, and as Census Tract 6 in Park County.
[edit] Adjacent Counties
- Gallatin County, Montana - west
- Meagher County, Montana - north
- Sweet Grass County, Montana - east
- Stillwater County, Montana - east
- Carbon County, Montana - east
- Park County, Wyoming - south
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 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.
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[edit] Trivia
Park County, Montana is one of the few counties in the United States to border its namesake in another state--in this case, Park County, Wyoming.
[edit] References
- Census Tract 14, Gallatin County; Census Tract 6, Park County United States Census Bureau
