Granite County | |
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![]() Granite County Courthouse | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Montana | |
![]() Montana's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 46°25′N113°27′W / 46.42°N 113.45°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Founded | March 2, 1893 [1] |
Seat | Philipsburg |
Largest town | Philipsburg |
Area | |
• Total | 1,733 sq mi (4,490 km2) |
• Land | 1,727 sq mi (4,470 km2) |
• Water | 5.6 sq mi (15 km2) 0.3% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,309 |
• Estimate (2022) | 3,502 ![]() |
• Density | 1.9/sq mi (0.74/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | www |
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Granite County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,309. [2] Its county seat is Philipsburg. [3] The county was founded in 1893, and was named for a mountain which contains the Granite Mountain silver mine. [4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,733 square miles (4,490 km2), of which 1,727 square miles (4,470 km2) is land and 5.6 square miles (15 km2) (0.3%) is water. [5]
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2024 | 1,537 | 70.63% | 579 | 26.61% | 60 | 2.76% |
2020 | 1,419 | 67.51% | 638 | 30.35% | 45 | 2.14% |
2016 | 1,192 | 67.08% | 472 | 26.56% | 113 | 6.36% |
2012 | 1,107 | 64.93% | 533 | 31.26% | 65 | 3.81% |
2008 | 1,013 | 58.96% | 601 | 34.98% | 104 | 6.05% |
2004 | 1,144 | 71.28% | 404 | 25.17% | 57 | 3.55% |
2000 | 1,181 | 74.28% | 295 | 18.55% | 114 | 7.17% |
1996 | 733 | 52.10% | 429 | 30.49% | 245 | 17.41% |
1992 | 556 | 42.06% | 358 | 27.08% | 408 | 30.86% |
1988 | 789 | 59.50% | 511 | 38.54% | 26 | 1.96% |
1984 | 880 | 66.57% | 417 | 31.54% | 25 | 1.89% |
1980 | 811 | 59.15% | 439 | 32.02% | 121 | 8.83% |
1976 | 746 | 58.65% | 509 | 40.02% | 17 | 1.34% |
1972 | 804 | 62.28% | 422 | 32.69% | 65 | 5.03% |
1968 | 626 | 49.56% | 502 | 39.75% | 135 | 10.69% |
1964 | 527 | 44.40% | 658 | 55.43% | 2 | 0.17% |
1960 | 722 | 54.57% | 592 | 44.75% | 9 | 0.68% |
1956 | 896 | 62.70% | 533 | 37.30% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 923 | 65.88% | 473 | 33.76% | 5 | 0.36% |
1948 | 659 | 51.97% | 567 | 44.72% | 42 | 3.31% |
1944 | 702 | 54.50% | 574 | 44.57% | 12 | 0.93% |
1940 | 784 | 45.85% | 917 | 53.63% | 9 | 0.53% |
1936 | 475 | 27.55% | 1,227 | 71.17% | 22 | 1.28% |
1932 | 536 | 37.25% | 855 | 59.42% | 48 | 3.34% |
1928 | 849 | 62.15% | 509 | 37.26% | 8 | 0.59% |
1924 | 582 | 43.47% | 353 | 26.36% | 404 | 30.17% |
1920 | 949 | 64.21% | 439 | 29.70% | 90 | 6.09% |
1916 | 574 | 38.81% | 812 | 54.90% | 93 | 6.29% |
1912 | 195 | 21.93% | 346 | 38.92% | 348 | 39.15% |
1908 | 369 | 40.46% | 485 | 53.18% | 58 | 6.36% |
1904 | 576 | 49.40% | 521 | 44.68% | 69 | 5.92% |
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1900 | 4,328 | — | |
1910 | 2,942 | −32.0% | |
1920 | 4,167 | 41.6% | |
1930 | 3,013 | −27.7% | |
1940 | 3,401 | 12.9% | |
1950 | 2,773 | −18.5% | |
1960 | 3,014 | 8.7% | |
1970 | 2,737 | −9.2% | |
1980 | 2,700 | −1.4% | |
1990 | 2,548 | −5.6% | |
2000 | 2,830 | 11.1% | |
2010 | 3,079 | 8.8% | |
2020 | 3,309 | 7.5% | |
2022 (est.) | 3,502 | [8] | 5.8% |
U.S. Decennial Census [9] 1790–1960, [10] 1900–1990, [11] 1990–2000, [12] 2010–2020 [2] |
As of the 2020 census, there were 3,309 people living in the county.[ citation needed ]
As of the 2010 census, there were 3,079 people, 1,417 households, and 911 families living in the county. The population density was 1.8 inhabitants per square mile (0.69/km2). There were 2,822 housing units at an average density of 1.6 per square mile (0.62/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.5% white, 0.4% American Indian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.4% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 26.2% were German, 20.2% were Irish, 18.8% were English, 13.5% were Norwegian, and 7.9% were American.
Of the 1,417 households, 19.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.7% were non-families, and 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.63. The median age was 52.1 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $36,052 and the median income for a family was $47,685. Males had a median income of $41,307 versus $23,958 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,222. About 7.5% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.
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