Petroleum County, Montana

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Petroleum County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2000, the population is 493, making it Montana's least populated county. Its county seat is Winnett ⁶.

Contents

1 Geography

1.1 Adjacent Counties

2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,336 km² (1,674 mi²). 4,284 km² (1,654 mi²) of it is land and 52 km² (20 mi²) of it (1.20%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 493 people, 211 households, and 136 families residing in the county. The population density was 0/km² (0/mi²). There were 292 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (0/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.19% White, 0.20% Native American, 0.20% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. 1.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 211 households out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.90% were married couples living together, 5.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.10% were non-families. 31.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 22.70% from 25 to 44, 28.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 110.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,107, and the median income for a family was $32,667. Males had a median income of $20,694 versus $17,188 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,986. About 21.00% of families and 23.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.60% of those under age 18 and 17.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Winnett

Largest cities
State of Montana
Regions
Eastern Montana - Western Montana - Inland Empire - Glacier National Park - Southwestern Montana - Bighorn Country
Anaconda \| Belgrade \| Billings \| Bozeman \| Butte \| Evergreen \| Glendive \| Great Falls \| Havre \| Helena \| Kalispell \| Laurel \| Lewistown \| Livingston \| Miles City \| Missoula \| Sidney \| Whitefish
Counties
Beaverhead - Big Horn - Blaine - Broadwater - Carbon - Carter - Cascade - Chouteau - Custer - Daniels - Dawson - Deer Lodge - Fallon - Fergus - Flathead - Gallatin - Garfield - Glacier - Golden Valley - Granite - Hill - Jefferson - Judith Basin - Lake - Lewis and Clark - Liberty - Lincoln - Madison - McCone - Meagher - Mineral - Missoula - Musselshell - Park - Petroleum - Phillips - Pondera - Powder River - Powell - Prairie - Ravalli - Richland - Roosevelt - Rosebud - Sanders - Sheridan - Silver Bow - Stillwater - Sweet Grass - Teton - Toole - Treasure - Valley - Wheatland - Wibaux - Yellowstone

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