Lincoln County, Montana

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Lincoln County, Montana
Map
Location in the state of Montana
Montana's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1909
Seat	Libby
Largest city	Libby
Area - Total - Land - Water	3,675 sq mi (9,518 km²) 3,613 sq mi (9,358 km²) 62 sq mi (161 km²), 1.70%
Population - (2000) - Density	18,837 5/sq mi (2/km²)
Website: www.lincolncountymt.us

Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2000, the population was 18,837. Its county seat is Libby^[1].

Formerly part of Flathead County, the residents of Libby and Eureka petitioned the state legislature for separation. Named for Abraham Lincoln, the county was created in 1909. Libby won out an election over Eureka to host the county seat.^[2]

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 Unincorporated communities
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,675 square miles (9,518 km²), of which, 3,613 square miles (9,357 km²) of it is land and 62 square miles (162 km²) of it (1.70%) is water. The county borders the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Flathead County, Montana - east
Sanders County, Montana - south
Bonner County, Idaho - west
Boundary County, Idaho - west
Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia - north

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 18,837 people, 7,764 households, and 5,333 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 9,319 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.09% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 1.20% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 23.6% were of German, 12.0% English, 10.2% American, 9.8% Norwegian and 9.4% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.5% spoke English, 1.7% German and 1.3% Spanish as their first language.

There were 7,764 households out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.10% were married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 24.20% from 25 to 44, 29.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 102.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,754, and the median income for a family was $31,784. Males had a median income of $30,299 versus $20,600 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,923. About 14.20% of families and 19.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.40% of those under age 18 and 10.80% of those age 65 or over.