Lake County, Montana
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Settlement short description".Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Template:Category handlerExpression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Lake County is a county located in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,134.[1] Its county seat is Polson.[2]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (9.9%) is water.[3] Over two-thirds (67.7%) of the county's land lies within the Flathead Indian Reservation.
Adjacent counties
- Flathead County - north
- Missoula County - east
- Sanders County - west
National protected areas
<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>
Demographics
<templatestyles src="US Census population/styles.css"/>
| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 9,541 | — | |
| 1940 | 13,490 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1950 | 13,835 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1960 | 13,104 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1970 | 14,445 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1980 | 19,056 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 21,041 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 26,507 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 28,746 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 31,134 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2024 (est.) | 33,403 | [4] | Script error: No such module "String".% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790–1960,[6] 1900–1990,[7] 1990–2000,[8] 2010–2020[1] | |||
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 31,134. Of the residents, 23.2% were under the age of 18 and 24.3% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 44.7 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.7 males. 17.9% of residents lived in urban areas and 82.1% lived in rural areas.[9]
The racial makeup of the county was 66.3% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 22.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5% Asian, 0.8% from some other race, and 9.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.8% of the population.[10]
There were 12,486 households in the county, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 26.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[11]
There were 16,390 housing units, of which 23.8% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 71.4% were owner-occupied and 28.6% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.9%.[11]
2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 28,746 people, 11,432 households, and 7,770 families living in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 16,588 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 69.4% white, 22.0% American Indian, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.5% from other races, and 7.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.5% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 22.3% were German, 11.6% were English, 11.5% were Irish, 6.9% were Norwegian, and 3.8% were American.
Of the 11,432 households, 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.0% were non-families, and 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age was 41.3 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $37,274 and the median income for a family was $47,437. Males had a median income of $37,461 versus $26,637 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,164. About 15.4% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.9% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.
Politics
Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresFoot
Communities
Cities
Town
Census-designated places
<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>
Unincorporated communities
<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>
Education
School districts include:
K-12 (Unified):[18]
High school:[18]
- Arlee High School District
- Bigfork High School District
- Charlo High School District
- Missoula High School District
- Polson High School District
- Ronan High School District
Elementary school:[18]
- Arlee Elementary School District
- Bigfork Elementary School District
- Charlo Elementary School District
- Polson Elementary School District
- Ronan Elementary School District
- Swan Lake-Salmon Elementary School District
- Upper West Shore Elementary School District
- Valley View Elementary School District
See also
- List of lakes in Lake County, Montana
- List of mountains in Lake County, Montana
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lake County, Montana
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Allentown MT Google Maps (accessed January 2, 2019)
- ↑ Post Creek MT Google Maps (accessed January 2, 2019)
- ↑ Proctor MT Google Maps (accessed January 2, 2019)
- ↑ Round Butte MT Google Maps (accessed January 2, 2019)
- ↑ Salmon Prairie Google Maps (accessed January 2, 2019)
- ↑ Sipes MT Google Maps (accessed January 2, 2019)
- ↑ a b c Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". - Text list
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Navbox". Script error: No such module "navbox". Template:Authority control Script error: No such module "Coordinates".