Big
Horn County, Montana
\n
Big
Horn County is a
county
located in the
U.S. State
of
Montana. As of
2000,
the population is 12,671. Its
county
seat is
Hardin6.
Geography
\nAccording to the
U.S.
Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 12,988
km²
(5,015
mi²).
12,936 km² (4,995 mi²) of it is land and 51 km² (20 mi²) of
it is water. The total area is 0.40% water.
Demographics
\nAs
of the
census2
of
2000, there are 12,671 people,
3,924 households, and 3,033 families residing in the county. The
population
density is 1/km² (2/mi²). There are 4,655 housing units at an average
density of 0/km² (1/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 36.60%
White,
0.04%
Black
or
African
American, 59.66%
Native
American, 0.22%
Asian,
0.01%
Pacific
Islander, 0.68% from
other
races, and 2.79% from two or more races. 3.67% of the population are
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race. There are 3,924 households out of which 42.40% have children under
the age of 18 living with them, 54.00% are married couples living together, 17.60%
have a female householder with no husband present, and 22.70% are non-families.
19.30% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.70% have someone living
alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.17 and
the average family size is 3.66. In the county the population is spread out with
35.80% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 20.50%
from 45 to 64, and 8.60% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 30
years. For every 100 females there are 97.30 males. For every 100 females age
18 and over, there are 91.00 males. The median income for a household in the county
is $27,684, and the median income for a family is $31,095. Males have a median
income of $23,814 versus $18,884 for females. The per capita income for the county
is $10,792. 29.20% of the population and 23.70% of families are below the poverty
line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 37.00% are under the age of 18
and 20.10% are 65 or older.
Cities and towns
\n*
Busby\n*
Crow
Agency\n*
Fort
Smith\n*
Hardin\n*
Lodge
Grass\n*
Muddy\n*
Pryor\n*
St.
Xavier\n*
Wyola
