Dawson County, Montana

Dawson County, Montana
Dawson County, Montana
Map of Montana highlighting Dawson County
Location in the state of Montana
Map of the U.S. highlighting Montana
Montana's location in the U.S.
Founded 1870
Seat Glendive
Largest city Glendive
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

2,383 sq mi (6,172 km²)
2,373 sq mi (6,146 km²)
10 sq mi (26 km²), 0.42%
Population
 - (2010)
 - Density

8,966
3/sq mi (1/km²)
Website www.dawsoncountymontana.org

Dawson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2010, the population was 8,966.[1] Its county seat is Glendive.[2]

Contents

History

Dawson County was created in 1869 from the northern half of the original Big Horn County. The name comes from Major Andrew Dawson, manager of the Fort Benton Trading Post for the American Fur Company from 1856 to 1864.[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,383 square miles (6,171.9 km2), of which 2,373 square miles (6,146.0 km2) is land and 10 square miles (25.9 km2) (0.42%) is water.

Dawson County contains part of Montana's badlands. Makoshika State Park is a great example of the unusual rock formations. Yellowstone River runs through the county.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Economy

Dawson County is known for its dryland grain, coal mines and gas and oil wells.[4] There are 522 current farms and ranches, and 296 commercial businesses.[5]

Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1900 2,443
1910 12,725 420.9%
1920 9,239 −27.4%
1930 9,881 6.9%
1940 8,618 −12.8%
1950 9,092 5.5%
1960 12,314 35.4%
1970 11,269 −8.5%
1980 11,805 4.8%
1990 9,505 −19.5%
2000 9,059 −4.7%
2010 8,966 −1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 9,059 people, 3,625 households, and 2,475 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 4,168 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.43% White, 0.25% Black or African American, 1.23% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. 0.89% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 39.7% were of German, 17.0% Norwegian, 7.3% Irish and 6.5% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 97.0% spoke English, 1.4% German and 1.0% Spanish as their first language.

There were 3,625 households out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% were married couples living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.70% were non-families. 28.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.10% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 24.90% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,393, and the median income for a family was $38,455. Males had a median income of $29,487 versus $18,929 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,368. About 11.70% of families and 14.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.70% of those under age 18 and 11.20% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

City

1913 postcard of Glendive

Town

Census-designated place

Education

Dawson Community College is located in Glendive.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST05&prodType=table. Retrieved 3 May 2011. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
  3. ^ "Montana Place Names Companion". Montana Place Names From Alzada to Zortman. Montana Historical Society Research Center. http://mtplacenames.org/. Retrieved 9 May 2011. 
  4. ^ Merrill, Andrea; Judy Jacobson (1997). Montana almanac. Helena, Montana: Falcon Publishing. ISBN 1-56044-493-2. 
  5. ^ Dawson County EDC. "Welcome". http://dawsonedc.com/. Retrieved 24 July 2011. 
  6. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Coordinates: 47°16′N 104°54′W / 47.27°N 104.90°W / 47.27; -104.90


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