Meagher County, Montana


Meagher County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,927. Its county seat is White Sulphur Springs.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the 2010 center of population of Montana is located in Meagher County at
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History

Meagher County was named for Thomas Francis Meagher, territorial governor of Montana.
The first county seat was Diamond City, the main city of the Confederate Gulch mining district. This area is no longer part of Meagher County, but today lies in neighboring Broadwater County.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

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National protected areas

Politics

This county has a strong Republican lean. This was one of 12 counties in Montana that Barry Goldwater won in 1964. A Democrat has not won since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 1,927. Of the residents, 17.4% were under the age of 18 and 28.5% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 53.2 years. For every 100 females there were 106.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 105.3 males. No residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas.
The racial makeup of the county was 92.8% White, 0.7% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, 0.5% from some other race, and 5.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.4% of the population.
There were 862 households in the county, of which 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 21.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,352 housing units, of which 36.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 71.1% were owner-occupied and 28.9% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.7%.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 1,891 people, 806 households, and 509 families in the county. The population density was. There were 1,432 housing units at an average density of. The racial makeup of the county was 97.9% white, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.1% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.5% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 38.6% were German, 14.3% were Norwegian, 13.6% were Irish, 11.0% were English, 5.9% were Scotch-Irish, and 3.2% were American.
Of the 806 households, 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.8% were non-families, and 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.67. The median age was 50.1 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,577 and the median income for a family was $40,057. Males had a median income of $30,556 versus $16,414 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,318. About 14.1% of families and 19.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.7% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

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Other unincorporated communities

Individual residences (identified on aerial map)

  • Ford Place