Wheatland County | |
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![]() Wheatland County Courthouse in Harlowton | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Montana | |
![]() Montana's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 46°28′N109°50′W / 46.47°N 109.84°W | |
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Founded | February 22, 1917 |
Named for | wheat growing |
Seat | Harlowton |
Largest city | Harlowton |
Area | |
• Total | 1,428 sq mi (3,700 km2) |
• Land | 1,423 sq mi (3,690 km2) |
• Water | 5.0 sq mi (13 km2) 0.4% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,069 |
• Estimate (2022) | 2,032 ![]() |
• Density | 1.4/sq mi (0.56/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | www |
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Wheatland County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,069. [1] Its county seat is Harlowton. [2] Wheatland County was established on February 22, 1917, with areas partitioned from Meagher and Sweet Grass counties. It was named for the abundant wheat-growing areas across the center portion of the new county's area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,428 square miles (3,700 km2), of which 1,423 square miles (3,690 km2) is land and 5.0 square miles (13 km2) (0.4%) is water. [3]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1920 | 5,619 | — | |
1930 | 3,751 | −33.2% | |
1940 | 3,286 | −12.4% | |
1950 | 3,187 | −3.0% | |
1960 | 3,026 | −5.1% | |
1970 | 2,529 | −16.4% | |
1980 | 2,359 | −6.7% | |
1990 | 2,246 | −4.8% | |
2000 | 2,259 | 0.6% | |
2010 | 2,168 | −4.0% | |
2020 | 2,069 | −4.6% | |
2022 (est.) | 2,032 | [4] | −1.8% |
U.S. Decennial Census [5] 1790–1960, [6] 1900–1990, [7] 1990–2000, [8] 2010–2020 [1] |
As of the 2020 census, there were 2,069 people living in the county.[ citation needed ]
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 2,168 people, 887 households, and 538 families in the county. The population density was 1.5 inhabitants per square mile (0.58/km2). There were 1,197 housing units at an average density of 0.8 per square mile (0.31/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.8% white, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.4% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.5% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 35.2% were American, 22.7% were German, 14.1% were English, 11.5% were Irish, and 6.6% were Norwegian.
Of the 887 households, 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 39.3% were non-families, and 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.99. The median age was 44.9 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,321 and the median income for a family was $41,161. Males had a median income of $30,769 versus $17,083 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,474. About 5.1% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 27.6% of those age 65 or over.
Wheatland County voters have selected the Republican Party candidate in every national election since 1964 (as of 2020).
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 823 | 77.06% | 225 | 21.07% | 20 | 1.87% |
2016 | 702 | 74.21% | 179 | 18.92% | 65 | 6.87% |
2012 | 693 | 69.86% | 272 | 27.42% | 27 | 2.72% |
2008 | 657 | 66.84% | 289 | 29.40% | 37 | 3.76% |
2004 | 706 | 72.11% | 250 | 25.54% | 23 | 2.35% |
2000 | 708 | 70.87% | 243 | 24.32% | 48 | 4.80% |
1996 | 563 | 51.75% | 391 | 35.94% | 134 | 12.32% |
1992 | 478 | 41.57% | 384 | 33.39% | 288 | 25.04% |
1988 | 667 | 59.03% | 443 | 39.20% | 20 | 1.77% |
1984 | 753 | 64.19% | 407 | 34.70% | 13 | 1.11% |
1980 | 742 | 60.33% | 381 | 30.98% | 107 | 8.70% |
1976 | 755 | 57.20% | 535 | 40.53% | 30 | 2.27% |
1972 | 761 | 57.39% | 445 | 33.56% | 120 | 9.05% |
1968 | 673 | 51.77% | 525 | 40.38% | 102 | 7.85% |
1964 | 583 | 42.46% | 790 | 57.54% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 793 | 52.24% | 724 | 47.69% | 1 | 0.07% |
1956 | 932 | 61.72% | 578 | 38.28% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 1,026 | 63.85% | 572 | 35.59% | 9 | 0.56% |
1948 | 780 | 50.88% | 733 | 47.81% | 20 | 1.30% |
1944 | 767 | 50.59% | 733 | 48.35% | 16 | 1.06% |
1940 | 786 | 45.12% | 948 | 54.42% | 8 | 0.46% |
1936 | 602 | 36.29% | 1,037 | 62.51% | 20 | 1.21% |
1932 | 828 | 45.10% | 996 | 54.25% | 12 | 0.65% |
1928 | 1,207 | 68.81% | 542 | 30.90% | 5 | 0.29% |
1924 | 723 | 44.22% | 221 | 13.52% | 691 | 42.26% |
1920 | 1,250 | 68.79% | 520 | 28.62% | 47 | 2.59% |
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