National protected areas

• Gallatin National Forest
  Gallatin National Forest
  Founded in 1899, Gallatin National Forest is located in south central Montana, United States. The forest comprises 2.1 million acres and has portions of both the Absaroka-Beartooth and Lee Metcalf Wilderness areas within its boundaries...
  
   (part)
• Yellowstone National Park
  Yellowstone National Park
  Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...
  
   (part)

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 67,831 people, 26,323 households, and 16,188 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

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 was 26 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 29,489 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was:

• 96.20% White
  Race (United States Census)
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• 0.23% Black
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   or African American
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• 0.88% Native American
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• 0.89% Asian
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• 0.06% Pacific Islander
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• 0.54% from other races
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• 1.19% from two or more races

1.54% of the population were Hispanic

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 or Latino

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 of any race. 23.7% were of German, 11.2% Irish

Irish people

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, 10.4% English

English people

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, 9.0% Norwegian and 5.5% American

United States

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 ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 26,323 households out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.80% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 6.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.50% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.00% under the age of 18, 18.50% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 20.60% from 45 to 64, and 8.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 108.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,120, and the median income for a family was $46,639. Males had a median income of $30,866 versus $21,330 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the county was $19,074. About 6.30% of families and 12.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 5.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

• Belgrade
  Belgrade, Montana
  Belgrade is a city in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The population was 5,728 at the 2000 census.The original townsite of Belgrade was established and filed in the Gallatin County Clerk and Recorder's Office by Thomas B. Quaw, a businessman from the midwest, in July 1881...
  
  
• Bozeman
  Bozeman, Montana
  Bozeman is a city in and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The 2010 census put Bozeman's population at 37,280 making it the fourth largest city in the state. It is the principal city of the Bozeman micropolitan area, which consists...
  
  
• Three Forks
  Three Forks, Montana
  Three Forks is a city in Gallatin County, Montana, United States and is located within the watershed valley system of both the Missouri and Mississippi rivers drainage basins — and is historically considered the birthplace or start of the Missouri River. The population was 1,728 at the 2000 census...
  
  

Census-designated places

• Amsterdam-Churchill
  Amsterdam-Churchill, Montana
  Amsterdam-Churchill is a census-designated place in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The population was 727 at the 2000 census. It is part of the 'Bozeman Micropolitan Statistical Area'.-Geography:...
  
  
• Big Sky
  Big Sky, Montana
  Big Sky is a census-designated place in Gallatin and Madison counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Montana. This unincorporated community straddles the two counties, is not considered a town, and has no town government. The primary industry of the area is tourism.Big Sky is...
  
  
• Four Corners
  Four Corners, Montana
  Four Corners is a census-designated place in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,828 at the 2000 census. It is part of the 'Bozeman Micropolitan Statistical Area'.-Geography:...
  
  
• Willow Creek
  Willow Creek, Montana
  Willow Creek is a census-designated place in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The population was 209 at the 2000 census. It is part of the 'Bozeman Micropolitan Statistical Area'.-Geography:Willow Creek is located at ....
  
  

Other communities

• Gallatin Gateway
• Logan
• Maudlow
  Maudlow, Montana
  Maudlow is a small unincorporated community in northern Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The town was a station stop on the transcontinental main line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St...
  
  

National park

Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...

 - A small part (about 2.89%) of the park lies within the county, at its southeastern corner.

Notable residents

• Zales Ecton
  Zales Ecton
  Zales Nelson Ecton was a rare Republican United States senator from Montana, having served from 1947 to 1953.Ecton was born in Weldon, Decatur County, Iowa. He moved with his family to Gallatin County, Montana, when he was nine years old...
  
  , United States Senator from Montana, lived in Gallatin County.

See also

• List of cemeteries in Gallatin County, Montana
• List of lakes in Gallatin County, Montana
• List of mountains in Gallatin County, Montana
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Gallatin County, Montana
  National Register of Historic Places listings in Gallatin County, Montana
  This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Gallatin County, Montana. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Gallatin County, Montana, United States...
  
  

External links

• Gallatin County, MT Official Website
• Gallatin County Emergency Management
• http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-show_geoid=Y&-tree_id=4001&-_caller=geoselect&-context=dt&-all_geo_types=N&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-redoLog=true&-transpose=N&-_lang=en&-geo_id=05000US30031&-geo_id=05000US30067&-geo_id=14000US30031001400&-geo_id=14000US30067000600&-CONTEXT=dt&-format=&-search_results=14000US30067000600&-CHECK_SEARCH_RESULTS=N&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-fully_or_partially=N&-keyword=South%20BostonCensus Tract 14, Gallatin County; Census Tract 6, Park County] United States Census Bureau