Madison County, Montana

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


map size= 225
founded=1864
seat= Virginia City
largest city= Ennis
leader=
area_total_sq_mi=3603
area_land_sq_mi=3587
area_water_sq_mi=16
area percentage= 0.45%
census yr= 2000
pop= 6851
density_km2=1
web=www.madison.mt.gov|

Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2000, the population is 6,851. Its county seat is Virginia CityGR|6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,603 square miles (9,331 km²), of which, 3,587 square miles (9,289 km²) of it is land and 16 square miles (42 km²) of it (0.45%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

* Beaverhead County, Montana - southwest, west
* Silver Bow County, Montana - northwest
* Jefferson County, Montana - north
* Gallatin County, Montana - east
* Fremont County, Idaho - south

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 6,851 people, 2,956 households, and 1,921 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 4,671 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.02% White, 0.04% Black or African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.76% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. 1.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 21.6% were of German, 16.4% English, 11.0% Irish, 7.8% American and 7.3% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 2,956 households out of which 26.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were married couples living together, 4.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.00% were non-families. 29.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 4.90% from 18 to 24, 25.00% from 25 to 44, 30.10% from 45 to 64, and 17.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 102.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,233, and the median income for a family was $35,536. Males had a median income of $26,606 versus $17,917 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,944. About 10.20% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.20% of those under age 18 and 9.30% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Towns

*Ennis
*Sheridan
*Twin Bridges
*Virginia City

Census-designated places

*Alder
*Big Sky
*Harrison

Other communities

*Cameron
*Norris
*Pony

Notable residents

*Sam V. Stewart, former Montana Governor and Supreme Court justice, lived here.

References

External links

* [http://mt.gov/maco/Counties/MADISON.htm Montana Association of Counties - Madison County website]