Prairie County, Montana

Infobox U.S. County
county= Prairie County
state= Montana




map size= 225
founded=
seat= Terry
leader=
area_total_sq_mi=1743
area_land_sq_mi=1737
area_water_sq_mi=6
area percentage= 0.34%
census yr= 2000
pop= 1199
density_sq_mi=
web= www.prairie.mt.gov |

Prairie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2000, the population is 1,199. Its county seat is TerryGR|6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,743 square miles (4,513 km²), of which, 1,737 square miles (4,498 km²) of it is land and 6 square miles (16 km²) of it (0.34%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* McCone County, Montana - north
* Dawson County, Montana - north
* Wibaux County, Montana - east
* Fallon County, Montana - southeast
* Custer County, Montana - south
* Garfield County, Montana - west

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,199 people, 537 households, and 354 families residing in the county. The population density was <1/km² (<1/sq mi). There were 718 housing units at an average density of <1/km² (<1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.00% White, 0.50% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 43.8% were of German, 12.4% Irish, 11.9% Norwegian and 7.0% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 97.8% spoke English and 2.2% German as their first language.

There were 537 households out of which 22.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.10% were married couples living together, 2.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.90% were non-families. 31.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the county the population was spread out with 18.70% under the age of 18, 4.30% from 18 to 24, 20.00% from 25 to 44, 32.90% from 45 to 64, and 24.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 106.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,451, and the median income for a family was $32,292. Males had a median income of $22,424 versus $18,833 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,422. About 13.30% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.60% of those under age 18 and 15.50% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Town

*Terry

Census-designated place

*Fallon

Other community

*Saugus

References

External links

* [http://mt.gov/maco/Counties/PRAIRIE.htm Montana Association of Counties - Prairie County website]