McCone County | |
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Coordinates: 47°39′N105°48′W / 47.65°N 105.8°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Montana |
Founded | 1919 |
Seat | Circle |
Largest town | Circle |
Area | |
• Total | 2,683 sq mi (6,950 km2) |
• Land | 2,643 sq mi (6,850 km2) |
• Water | 40 sq mi (100 km2) 1.5% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,729 |
• Estimate (2022) | 1,709 |
• Density | 0.64/sq mi (0.25/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | mcconecountymt |
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McCone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,729. [1] Its county seat is Circle. [2]
The county was created in 1919. It was named for State Senator George McCone, [3] who had been one of the first county commissioners of Dawson County. [4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,683 square miles (6,950 km2), of which 2,643 square miles (6,850 km2) is land and 40 square miles (100 km2) (1.5%) is water. [5]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1920 | 4,747 | — | |
1930 | 4,790 | 0.9% | |
1940 | 3,744 | −21.8% | |
1950 | 3,258 | −13.0% | |
1960 | 3,321 | 1.9% | |
1970 | 2,875 | −13.4% | |
1980 | 2,702 | −6.0% | |
1990 | 2,276 | −15.8% | |
2000 | 1,977 | −13.1% | |
2010 | 1,734 | −12.3% | |
2020 | 1,729 | −0.3% | |
2022 (est.) | 1,709 | [6] | −1.2% |
U.S. Decennial Census [7] 1790–1960, [8] 1900–1990, [9] 1990–2000, [10] 2010–2020 [1] |
As of the 2020 census, there were 1,729 people living in the county.[ citation needed ]
As of the 2010 census, there were 1,734 people, 774 households, and 514 families living in the county. The population density was 0.7 inhabitants per square mile (0.27 inhabitants/km2), the 10th lowest in the United States. There were 1,008 housing units at an average density of 0.4 units per square mile (0.15 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.0% white, 0.4% American Indian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.7% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 44.5% were German, 23.1% were Norwegian, 12.7% were American, 12.0% were Irish, and 8.8% were English.
Of the 774 households, 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.6% were non-families, and 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.77. The median age was 48.9 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $48,167 and the median income for a family was $56,406. Males had a median income of $33,185 versus $26,454 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,265. About 5.9% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.
McCone county is a solid Republican county. In the 2004 Presidential Election McCone County gave 69.6% of its votes to President George W. Bush and 28.1% to Senator John Kerry. In the 2012 presidential election Governor Mitt Romney received 75.0% of the county's votes, while President Barack Obama only received 22.5% of the votes.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 956 | 84.75% | 155 | 13.74% | 17 | 1.51% |
2016 | 862 | 78.72% | 154 | 14.06% | 79 | 7.21% |
2012 | 745 | 75.03% | 223 | 22.46% | 25 | 2.52% |
2008 | 726 | 66.54% | 321 | 29.42% | 44 | 4.03% |
2004 | 791 | 69.57% | 320 | 28.14% | 26 | 2.29% |
2000 | 827 | 72.42% | 267 | 23.38% | 48 | 4.20% |
1996 | 615 | 48.96% | 390 | 31.05% | 251 | 19.98% |
1992 | 528 | 39.00% | 424 | 31.31% | 402 | 29.69% |
1988 | 814 | 58.18% | 567 | 40.53% | 18 | 1.29% |
1984 | 1,015 | 67.80% | 459 | 30.66% | 23 | 1.54% |
1980 | 1,000 | 67.98% | 349 | 23.73% | 122 | 8.29% |
1976 | 730 | 48.70% | 749 | 49.97% | 20 | 1.33% |
1972 | 854 | 58.29% | 562 | 38.36% | 49 | 3.34% |
1968 | 733 | 52.17% | 589 | 41.92% | 83 | 5.91% |
1964 | 615 | 40.81% | 891 | 59.12% | 1 | 0.07% |
1960 | 743 | 49.04% | 764 | 50.43% | 8 | 0.53% |
1956 | 752 | 45.83% | 889 | 54.17% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 900 | 56.32% | 674 | 42.18% | 24 | 1.50% |
1948 | 518 | 37.78% | 702 | 51.20% | 151 | 11.01% |
1944 | 526 | 39.85% | 763 | 57.80% | 31 | 2.35% |
1940 | 529 | 35.24% | 928 | 61.83% | 44 | 2.93% |
1936 | 332 | 19.09% | 1,366 | 78.55% | 41 | 2.36% |
1932 | 456 | 26.34% | 1,020 | 58.93% | 255 | 14.73% |
1928 | 946 | 61.87% | 554 | 36.23% | 29 | 1.90% |
1924 | 494 | 38.18% | 143 | 11.05% | 657 | 50.77% |
1920 | 1,177 | 62.01% | 537 | 28.29% | 184 | 9.69% |
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