Glacier County, Montana

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


map size= 225
founded=1919
seat= Cut Bank
largest city= Cut Bank
leader=
area_total_sq_mi=3037
area_land_sq_mi=2995
area_water_sq_mi=42
area percentage= 1.40%
census yr= 2000
pop= 13247
density_km2=2
web=www.glaciercountymt.org|

Glacier County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2000, the population was 13,247. Its county seat is Cut BankGR|6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,037 square miles (7,866 km²), of which, 2,995 square miles (7,756 km²) of it is land and 42 square miles (110 km²) of it (1.40%) is water. About 70.85 percent of the county's land area lies within the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. Another 20.58 percent lies within Glacier National Park at the county's extreme west. The balance of the county, the extreme eastern section, is centered around its largest city, Cut Bank.

Adjacent counties

* Flathead County, Montana - west
* Pondera County, Montana - south
* Toole County, Montana - east
* Cardston County, Alberta - north
* Improvement District No. 4, Alberta - north
* Warner County No. 5, Alberta - northeast

National protected areas

* Glacier National Park (part)
* Lewis and Clark National Forest (part)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 13,247 people, 4,304 households, and 3,245 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 5,243 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 35.43% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 61.80% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 2.39% from two or more races. 1.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 11.3% were of German ancestry according to Census 2000. 90.1% spoke English, 6.0% Blackfoot and 3.6% German as their first language.

There were 4,304 households out of which 42.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.56.

In the county the population was spread out with 34.9% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,921, and the median income for a family was $31,193. Males had a median income of $27,445 versus $23,036 for females. The per capita income for the county was $11,597. About 23.5% of families and 27.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.7% of those under age 18 and 20.1% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

City

*Cut Bank

Town

*Browning

Census-designated places

*East Glacier Park Village
*North Browning
*South Browning
*Starr School

Other communities

*Babb
*St. Mary

References