Wheatland County, Montana

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Wheatland County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,069.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Harlowton.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wheatland County was established on February 22, 1917, with areas partitioned from Meagher and Sweet Grass counties. It was named for the abundant wheat-growing areas across the center portion of the new county's area.

Geography

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 (0.4%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Major highways

Adjacent counties

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National protected area

Lewis and Clark National Forest (part)

Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 2,069 people living in the county.Template:Citation needed

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 2,168 people, 887 households, and 538 families in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,197 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 95.8% white, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.4% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.5% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 35.2% were American, 22.7% were German, 14.1% were English, 11.5% were Irish, and 6.6% were Norwegian.

Of the 887 households, 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 39.3% were non-families, and 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.99. The median age was 44.9 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,321 and the median income for a family was $41,161. Males had a median income of $30,769 versus $17,083 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,474. About 5.1% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 27.6% of those age 65 or over.