Wheatland County, Montana

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Wheatland County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,069.[1] Its county seat is Harlowton.[2] Wheatland County was established on February 22, 1917, with areas partitioned from Meagher and Sweet Grass counties. It was named for the abundant wheat-growing areas across the center portion of the new county's area.

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". (0.4%) is water.[3]

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Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 2,069. Of the residents, 22.2% were under the age of 18 and 26.1% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 47.2 years. For every 100 females there were 102.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.2 males. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas.[9]

The racial makeup of the county was 90.7% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Asian, 0.5% from some other race, and 7.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.3% of the population.[10]

There were 799 households in the county, of which 21.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 23.9% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 38.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[11]

There were 1,114 housing units, of which 28.3% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 69.3% were owner-occupied and 30.7% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.4%.[11]

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 2,168 people, 887 households, and 538 families in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 1,197 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 95.8% white, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.4% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.5% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 35.2% were American, 22.7% were German, 14.1% were English, 11.5% were Irish, and 6.6% were Norwegian.

Of the 887 households, 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 39.3% were non-families, and 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.99. The median age was 44.9 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,321 and the median income for a family was $41,161. Males had a median income of $30,769 versus $17,083 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,474. About 5.1% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 27.6% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

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See also

References

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  13. ↑ Living Springs MT Google Maps (accessed January 7, 2019)

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