Richland County, Montana

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Richland County
Richland county courthouse.jpg
Richland County Courthouse in Sidney
Map of Montana highlighting Richland County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Montana
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Montana's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 47°47′N104°34′W / 47.79°N 104.56°W / 47.79; -104.56
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Montana.svg  Montana
FoundedMay 27, 1914 [1]
Seat Sidney
Largest citySidney
Area
  Total2,103 sq mi (5,450 km2)
  Land2,084 sq mi (5,400 km2)
  Water19 sq mi (50 km2)  0.9%
Population
 (2020)
  Total11,491
  Estimate 
(2022)
11,237 Decrease2.svg
  Density5.5/sq mi (2.1/km2)
Time zone UTC−7 (Mountain)
  Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district 2nd
Website www.richland.org
  • Montana county number 27

Richland County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,491. [2] Its county seat is Sidney. [3]

Contents

Richland County was created by the Montana Legislature in 1914 from part of Dawson County. An early proposed name for the county was Gate, but Richland was decided upon instead as a way to entice new settlers. [4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,103 square miles (5,450 km2), of which 2,084 square miles (5,400 km2) is land and 19 square miles (49 km2) (0.9%) is water. [5]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1920 8,989
1930 9,6337.2%
1940 10,2096.0%
1950 10,3661.5%
1960 10,5041.3%
1970 9,837−6.3%
1980 12,24324.5%
1990 10,716−12.5%
2000 9,667−9.8%
2010 9,7460.8%
2020 11,49117.9%
2022 (est.)11,237 [6] −2.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
1790–1960, [8] 1900–1990, [9]
1990–2000, [10] 2010–2020 [2]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 11,491 people living in the county.[ citation needed ]

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 9,746 people, 4,167 households, and 2,698 families in the county. The population density was 4.7 inhabitants per square mile (1.8/km2). There were 4,550 housing units at an average density of 2.2 per square mile (0.85/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.0% white, 1.7% American Indian, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.8% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.0% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 37.8% were German, 23.1% were Norwegian, 13.0% were Irish, 8.7% were American, and 6.5% were English.

Of the 4,167 households, 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.3% were non-families, and 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.88. The median age was 41.3 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $52,516 and the median income for a family was $60,236. Males had a median income of $44,788 versus $23,135 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,888. About 10.2% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Although most of the surface land of the county is devoted to ranching, oil exploration and production became important elements of the county's economy beginning with the discovery in 2000 of Elm Coulee Oil Field, part of the Bakken formation. [11]

Politics

Richland County voters have been reliably Republican, opting only one time for the Democratic Party candidate in national elections since 1948 (as of 2020).

United States presidential election results for Richland County, Montana [12]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.%No.%No.%
2020 4,80082.79%87515.09%1232.12%
2016 3,90880.23%67113.78%2925.99%
2012 3,51075.52%1,00221.56%1362.93%
2008 3,18470.50%1,20326.64%1292.86%
2004 3,11072.19%1,12026.00%781.81%
2000 2,85870.87%1,01825.24%1573.89%
1996 2,02144.24%1,61435.33%93320.42%
1992 1,76037.07%1,44030.33%1,54832.60%
1988 2,62857.81%1,82440.12%942.07%
1984 3,84772.85%1,38226.17%520.98%
1980 3,34866.45%1,25224.85%4388.69%
1976 2,18951.35%1,96146.00%1132.65%
1972 2,64561.51%1,43833.44%2175.05%
1968 2,38159.29%1,39934.84%2365.88%
1964 1,78443.19%2,32056.16%270.65%
1960 2,39556.10%1,86343.64%110.26%
1956 2,36655.67%1,88444.33%00.00%
1952 2,50667.28%1,19632.11%230.62%
1948 1,33243.11%1,67354.14%852.75%
1944 1,34742.61%1,77756.22%371.17%
1940 1,49741.07%2,09557.48%531.45%
1936 1,06628.99%2,51668.43%952.58%
1932 1,21639.02%1,76856.74%1324.24%
1928 1,64863.53%91735.35%291.12%
1924 92649.95%23812.84%69037.22%
1920 1,75965.46%74427.69%1846.85%
1916 1,22336.51%1,94758.12%1805.37%

Communities

City

Town

Census-designated places

Other unincorporated places

See also

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