Lake County, Montana

Lake County is a county located in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,134.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Polson.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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 (9.9%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Over two-thirds (67.7%) of the county's land lies within the Flathead Indian Reservation.

Adjacent counties

• Flathead County - north
• Missoula County - east
• Sanders County - west

National protected areas

• Bison Range (part)
• Flathead National Forest (part)
• Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge
• Pablo National Wildlife Refuge
• Swan River National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 31,134 people living in the county.Template:Citation needed

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 28,746 people, 11,432 households, and 7,770 families living in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 16,588 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 69.4% white, 22.0% American Indian, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.5% from other races, and 7.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.5% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 22.3% were German, 11.6% were English, 11.5% were Irish, 6.9% were Norwegian, and 3.8% were American.

Of the 11,432 households, 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.0% were non-families, and 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age was 41.3 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,274 and the median income for a family was $47,437. Males had a median income of $37,461 versus $26,637 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,164. About 15.4% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.9% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• Polson (county seat)
• Ronan

Town

• St. Ignatius

Census-designated places

• Arlee
• Bear Dance
• Big Arm
• Charlo
• Dayton
• Elmo
• Finley Point
• Jette
• Kerr
• Kicking Horse
• Kings Point
• Lake Mary Ronan
• Lindisfarne
• Niarada
• Pablo
• Ravalli
• Rocky Point
• Rollins
• Swan Lake
• Turtle Lake
• Woods Bay

Unincorporated communities

• Allentown<ref>Allentown MT Google Maps (accessed January 2, 2019)</ref>
• Post Creek<ref>Post Creek MT Google Maps (accessed January 2, 2019)</ref>
• Proctor<ref>Proctor MT Google Maps (accessed January 2, 2019)</ref>
• Round Butte<ref>Round Butte MT Google Maps (accessed January 2, 2019)</ref>
• Salmon Prairie<ref>Salmon Prairie Google Maps (accessed January 2, 2019)</ref>
• Sipes<ref>Sipes MT Google Maps (accessed January 2, 2019)</ref>

Education

School districts include:

K-12 (Unified):<ref name="LakeCoSDMap2020">Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>

• Hot Springs K-12 Schools
• St. Ignatius K-12 Schools

High school:<ref name=LakeCoSDMap2020/>

• Arlee High School District
• Bigfork High School District
• Charlo High School District
• Missoula High School District
• Polson High School District
• Ronan High School District

Elementary school:<ref name=LakeCoSDMap2020/>

• Arlee Elementary School District
• Bigfork Elementary School District
• Charlo Elementary School District
• Polson Elementary School District
• Ronan Elementary School District
• Swan Lake-Salmon Elementary School District
• Upper West Shore Elementary School District
• Valley View Elementary School District

See also

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