Teton County, Montana

Teton County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,226.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Choteau.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county was founded in 1893.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

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Adjacent counties

• Pondera County – north
• Chouteau County – east
• Cascade County – southeast
• Lewis and Clark County – south
• Flathead County – west

National protected area

• Lewis and Clark National Forest (part)
• Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Area (part)

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 6,226 people living in the county.Template:Citation needed

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 6,073 people, 2,450 households, and 1,643 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 2,892 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 96.3% white, 1.4% American Indian, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.3% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 40.2% were German, 14.7% were Norwegian, 14.5% were Irish, 11.9% were English, 6.4% were Swedish, 6.0% were Dutch, and 4.3% were American.

Of the 2,450 households, 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.9% were non-families, and 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.83. The median age was 45.8 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,516 and the median income for a family was $49,102. Males had a median income of $34,824 versus $24,419 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,509. About 11.0% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

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Communities

City

• Choteau (county seat)

Towns

• Dutton
• Fairfield

Census-designated places

• Bynum
• Miller Colony
• New Rockport Colony
• Pendroy
• Power
• Rockport Colony

Unincorporated communities

• Agawam

• Blackleaf<ref>Blackleaf MT Google Maps (accessed January 7, 2019)</ref>
• Collins
• Diamond Valley<ref>Diamond Valley MT Google Maps (accessed January 7, 2019)</ref>
• Farmington<ref>Farmington MT Google Maps (accessed January 7, 2019)</ref>
• Golden Ridge<ref>Golden Ridge MT Google Maps (accessed January 7, 2019)</ref>
• Koyl<ref>Koyl MT Google Maps (accessed January 7, 2019)</ref>
• Saypo<ref>Saypo MT Google Maps (accessed January 7, 2019)</ref>

Notable people

• Joe De Yong, artist, sculptor, illustrator, Hollywood movie technical advisor and protégé of Charles M. Russell; lived in Choteau, 1924
• John Edward Erickson, Teton County Attorney (1897–1905), governor of Montana

See also

• List of lakes in Teton County, Montana
• List of mountains in Teton County, Montana
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Teton County, Montana