Musselshell County, Montana
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Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there are 4,497 people, 1,878 households, and 1,235 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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is 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There are 2,317 housing units at an average density of <1/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county is 96.91% White, 0.07% Black or African American, 1.27% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. 1.60% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. 26.6% were of German, 14.8% English
English people
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, 8.4% Norwegian, 8.1% Irish
Irish people
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and 7.4% American
United States
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ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.5% spoke English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and 2.6% German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
as their first language.
There are 1,878 households out of which 27.20% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.60% are married couples
Marriage
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living together, 6.60% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.20% are non-families. 30.10% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.80% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.33, and the average family size is 2.91.
In the county the population is spread out with 23.40% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 24.00% from 25 to 44, 29.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.50% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 43 years. For every 100 females there are 95.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $25,527, and the median income for a family is $32,298. Males have a median income of $25,000 versus $17,813 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the county is $15,389. 19.90% of the population and 13.00% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 31.70% of those under the age of 18 and 10.50% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Communities
Census-designated places
- Camp ThreeCamp Three, MontanaCamp Three is a census-designated place in Musselshell County, Montana, United States. The population was 138 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Camp Three is located at ....
- KleinKlein, MontanaKlein is a census-designated place in Musselshell County, Montana, United States. The population was 188 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Klein is located at ....
- MusselshellMusselshell, MontanaMusselshell is a census-designated place in Musselshell County, Montana, United States. The population was 60 at the 2010 census and 2000 census.-Geography:Musselshell is located at...