McCone County, Montana
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McCone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,729.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Circle.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The county was created in 1919. It was named for State Senator George McCone,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> who had been one of the first county commissioners of Dawson County.<ref>Template:Cite web With Template:NRHP url.</ref>
Geography
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (1.5%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Major highways
[edit]- File:MT-13.svg Montana Highway 13
- File:MT-24.svg Montana Highway 24
- File:MT-200.svg Montana Highway 200
Adjacent counties
[edit]- Valley County - west
- Roosevelt County - north
- Richland County - northeast
- Dawson County - east
- Prairie County - south
- Garfield County - west
National protected area
[edit]Demographics
[edit]2020 census
[edit]As of the 2020 census, there were 1,729 people living in the county.Template:Citation needed
2010 census
[edit]As of the 2010 census, there were 1,734 people, 774 households, and 514 families living in the county. The population density was Template:Convert, the 10th lowest in the United States. There were 1,008 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 98.0% white, 0.4% American Indian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.7% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 44.5% were German, 23.1% were Norwegian, 12.7% were American, 12.0% were Irish, and 8.8% were English.
Of the 774 households, 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.6% were non-families, and 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.77. The median age was 48.9 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $48,167 and the median income for a family was $56,406. Males had a median income of $33,185 versus $26,454 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,265. About 5.9% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
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Town
[edit]- Circle (county seat)
Census-designated places
[edit]Other unincorporated communities
[edit]- Nickwall<ref>Nickwall MT Google Maps (accessed January 3, 2019)</ref>
- Weldon<ref>Weldon MT Google Maps (accessed January 3, 2019)</ref>
Politics
[edit]McCone county is a solid Republican county. In the 2004 Presidential Election McCone County gave 69.6% of its votes to President George W. Bush and 28.1% to Senator John Kerry. In the 2012 presidential election Governor Mitt Romney received 75.0% of the county's votes, while President Barack Obama only received 22.5% of the votes.
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See also
[edit]- List of lakes in McCone County, Montana
- List of mountains in McCone County, Montana
- National Register of Historic Places listings in McCone County MT
References
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