Roosevelt County | |
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Coordinates: 48°18′N105°02′W / 48.3°N 105.03°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Montana |
Founded | 1919 |
Named for | Theodore Roosevelt |
Seat | Wolf Point |
Largest city | Wolf Point |
Area | |
• Total | 2,369 sq mi (6,140 km2) |
• Land | 2,355 sq mi (6,100 km2) |
• Water | 15 sq mi (40 km2) 0.6% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,794 |
• Estimate (2022) | 10,572 |
• Density | 4.6/sq mi (1.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | www |
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Roosevelt County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,794. [1] Its county seat is Wolf Point. [2] Roosevelt County was created by the Montana Legislature in 1919 from a portion of Sheridan County. The name honors former president Theodore Roosevelt, who had died earlier that year. [3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,369 square miles (6,140 km2), of which 2,355 square miles (6,100 km2) is land and 15 square miles (39 km2) (0.6%) is water. [4] Three-fourths of the county's land area lies within the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bredette has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Bredette was 108 °F (42.2 °C) on August 6, 1983, and July 24, 2007, while the coldest temperature recorded was −52 °F (−46.7 °C) on January 20, 1954. [5]
Climate data for Bredette, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1950–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 57 (14) | 65 (18) | 76 (24) | 91 (33) | 100 (38) | 107 (42) | 108 (42) | 108 (42) | 103 (39) | 95 (35) | 76 (24) | 59 (15) | 108 (42) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 45.3 (7.4) | 46.0 (7.8) | 63.0 (17.2) | 77.2 (25.1) | 85.4 (29.7) | 90.9 (32.7) | 96.0 (35.6) | 97.6 (36.4) | 92.6 (33.7) | 78.9 (26.1) | 61.4 (16.3) | 45.9 (7.7) | 99.6 (37.6) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 22.3 (−5.4) | 26.3 (−3.2) | 39.1 (3.9) | 54.9 (12.7) | 66.7 (19.3) | 74.8 (23.8) | 82.4 (28.0) | 82.9 (28.3) | 71.7 (22.1) | 54.9 (12.7) | 37.6 (3.1) | 25.6 (−3.6) | 53.3 (11.8) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 12.3 (−10.9) | 16.0 (−8.9) | 28.0 (−2.2) | 41.7 (5.4) | 52.9 (11.6) | 61.5 (16.4) | 67.9 (19.9) | 67.5 (19.7) | 57.2 (14.0) | 42.5 (5.8) | 27.3 (−2.6) | 16.0 (−8.9) | 40.9 (4.9) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 2.4 (−16.4) | 5.7 (−14.6) | 17.0 (−8.3) | 28.5 (−1.9) | 39.1 (3.9) | 48.3 (9.1) | 53.5 (11.9) | 52.1 (11.2) | 42.8 (6.0) | 30.1 (−1.1) | 17.0 (−8.3) | 6.4 (−14.2) | 28.6 (−1.9) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −23.3 (−30.7) | −17.3 (−27.4) | −5.4 (−20.8) | 13.3 (−10.4) | 25.6 (−3.6) | 38.3 (3.5) | 44.5 (6.9) | 40.8 (4.9) | 27.8 (−2.3) | 12.2 (−11.0) | −4.3 (−20.2) | −17.6 (−27.6) | −28.1 (−33.4) |
Record low °F (°C) | −52 (−47) | −48 (−44) | −34 (−37) | −12 (−24) | 8 (−13) | 26 (−3) | 35 (2) | 29 (−2) | 10 (−12) | −7 (−22) | −24 (−31) | −39 (−39) | −52 (−47) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.39 (9.9) | 0.26 (6.6) | 0.50 (13) | 0.97 (25) | 2.09 (53) | 3.38 (86) | 2.68 (68) | 1.32 (34) | 1.02 (26) | 0.92 (23) | 0.49 (12) | 0.39 (9.9) | 14.41 (366.4) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 5.6 (14) | 3.6 (9.1) | 3.9 (9.9) | 2.3 (5.8) | 0.8 (2.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 2.2 (5.6) | 4.3 (11) | 5.5 (14) | 28.2 (71.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 6.4 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 12.3 | 9.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 91.4 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 6.7 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 32.7 |
Source 1: NOAA [6] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service [5] |
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1920 | 10,347 | — | |
1930 | 10,672 | 3.1% | |
1940 | 9,806 | −8.1% | |
1950 | 9,580 | −2.3% | |
1960 | 11,731 | 22.5% | |
1970 | 10,365 | −11.6% | |
1980 | 10,467 | 1.0% | |
1990 | 10,999 | 5.1% | |
2000 | 10,620 | −3.4% | |
2010 | 10,425 | −1.8% | |
2020 | 10,794 | 3.5% | |
2022 (est.) | 10,572 | [7] | −2.1% |
U.S. Decennial Census [8] 1790–1960, [9] 1900–1990, [10] 1990–2000, [11] 2010–2020 [1] |
As of the 2020 census, there were 10,794 people living in the county.[ citation needed ]
As of the 2010 census, there were 10,425 people, 3,553 households, and 2,548 families residing in the county. The population density was 4.4 inhabitants per square mile (1.7/km2). There were 4,063 housing units at an average density of 1.7 per square mile (0.66/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 60.4% American Indian, 35.8% white, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.2% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.3% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 20.0% were Norwegian, 16.3% were German, 6.1% were Irish, and 1.3% were American.
Of the 3,553 households, 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 20.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.3% were non-families, and 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.41. The median age was 31.6 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $37,451 and the median income for a family was $50,146. Males had a median income of $39,008 versus $34,725 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,821. About 15.8% of families and 21.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.6% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.
Roosevelt County is competitive in presidential elections. After a seven-election streak of voting for the Democratic candidate, it voted for Republican Donald Trump by narrow margins in 2016 and 2020.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 1,996 | 49.69% | 1,910 | 47.55% | 111 | 2.76% |
2016 | 1,797 | 49.21% | 1,560 | 42.72% | 295 | 8.08% |
2012 | 1,514 | 41.23% | 2,086 | 56.81% | 72 | 1.96% |
2008 | 1,473 | 35.47% | 2,564 | 61.74% | 116 | 2.79% |
2004 | 1,762 | 43.74% | 2,195 | 54.49% | 71 | 1.76% |
2000 | 1,605 | 42.09% | 2,059 | 54.00% | 149 | 3.91% |
1996 | 1,209 | 30.25% | 2,118 | 52.99% | 670 | 16.76% |
1992 | 1,212 | 28.91% | 1,827 | 43.57% | 1,154 | 27.52% |
1988 | 1,957 | 47.52% | 2,083 | 50.58% | 78 | 1.89% |
1984 | 2,431 | 54.46% | 1,962 | 43.95% | 71 | 1.59% |
1980 | 2,298 | 55.24% | 1,504 | 36.15% | 358 | 8.61% |
1976 | 1,822 | 46.38% | 2,061 | 52.47% | 45 | 1.15% |
1972 | 2,304 | 58.97% | 1,464 | 37.47% | 139 | 3.56% |
1968 | 1,947 | 50.12% | 1,771 | 45.59% | 167 | 4.30% |
1964 | 1,612 | 39.53% | 2,463 | 60.40% | 3 | 0.07% |
1960 | 1,876 | 45.40% | 2,227 | 53.90% | 29 | 0.70% |
1956 | 1,985 | 47.37% | 2,205 | 52.63% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 1,998 | 57.36% | 1,466 | 42.09% | 19 | 0.55% |
1948 | 1,142 | 36.51% | 1,820 | 58.18% | 166 | 5.31% |
1944 | 1,281 | 40.44% | 1,848 | 58.33% | 39 | 1.23% |
1940 | 1,503 | 37.74% | 2,418 | 60.72% | 61 | 1.53% |
1936 | 1,052 | 25.60% | 2,923 | 71.14% | 134 | 3.26% |
1932 | 965 | 27.57% | 2,263 | 64.66% | 272 | 7.77% |
1928 | 1,630 | 55.27% | 1,296 | 43.95% | 23 | 0.78% |
1924 | 965 | 39.10% | 389 | 15.76% | 1,114 | 45.14% |
1920 | 1,624 | 71.26% | 555 | 24.35% | 100 | 4.39% |
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