Yellowstone County | |
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Coordinates: 45°56′N108°16′W / 45.94°N 108.27°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Montana |
Founded | February 26, 1883 |
Named for | Yellowstone River |
Seat | Billings |
Largest city | Billings |
Area | |
• Total | 2,649 sq mi (6,860 km2) |
• Land | 2,633 sq mi (6,820 km2) |
• Water | 16 sq mi (40 km2) 0.6% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 164,731 |
• Estimate (2022) | 169,852 |
• Density | 62/sq mi (24/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | www |
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Yellowstone County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 164,731. [1] Its county seat is Billings, [2] the state's most populous city. Like the nearby park, Yellowstone County is named after the Yellowstone River which roughly bisects the county, flowing southwest to northeast. [3] The river, in turn, was named for the yellow sandstone cliffs in what is now Yellowstone County. [4]
Yellowstone County is included in the Billings, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,649 square miles (6,860 km2), of which 2,633 square miles (6,820 km2) is land and 16 square miles (41 km2) (0.6%) is water. [5]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 2,065 | — | |
1900 | 6,212 | 200.8% | |
1910 | 22,944 | 269.3% | |
1920 | 29,600 | 29.0% | |
1930 | 30,785 | 4.0% | |
1940 | 41,182 | 33.8% | |
1950 | 55,875 | 35.7% | |
1960 | 79,016 | 41.4% | |
1970 | 87,367 | 10.6% | |
1980 | 108,035 | 23.7% | |
1990 | 113,419 | 5.0% | |
2000 | 129,352 | 14.0% | |
2010 | 147,972 | 14.4% | |
2020 | 164,731 | 11.3% | |
2022 (est.) | 169,852 | [6] | 3.1% |
U.S. Decennial Census [7] 1790–1960 [8] 1900–1990 [9] 1990–2000 [10] 2010–2020 [1] |
As of the 2020 census there were 164,731 people living in the county.[ citation needed ]
As of the 2010 census, there were 147,972 people, 60,672 households, and 38,367 families residing in the county. The population density was 56.2 inhabitants per square mile (21.7/km2). There were 63,943 housing units at an average density of 24.3 per square mile (9.4/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 90.7% white, 4.0% American Indian, 0.6% black or African American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 1.2% from other races, and 2.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 4.7% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 32.4% were German, 14.0% were Irish, 11.3% were English, 10.0% were American, and 9.9% were Norwegian.
Of the 60,672 households, 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.8% were non-families, and 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age was 38.3 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $48,641 and the median income for a family was $62,380. Males had a median income of $42,899 versus $30,403 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,152. About 7.9% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.
Yellowstone County is rather conservative for an urban county. Its voters have been reliably Republican for the better part of a century. They have selected the Democratic Party candidate in only one national election since 1940 (as of 2020).
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 50,772 | 60.57% | 30,679 | 36.60% | 2,370 | 2.83% |
2016 | 40,920 | 58.05% | 22,171 | 31.45% | 7,395 | 10.49% |
2012 | 40,500 | 58.86% | 26,403 | 38.37% | 1,904 | 2.77% |
2008 | 36,483 | 51.62% | 32,038 | 45.33% | 2,158 | 3.05% |
2004 | 40,903 | 61.71% | 24,120 | 36.39% | 1,263 | 1.91% |
2000 | 33,922 | 59.00% | 20,370 | 35.43% | 3,207 | 5.58% |
1996 | 26,367 | 47.18% | 22,992 | 41.14% | 6,523 | 11.67% |
1992 | 22,822 | 40.43% | 20,163 | 35.72% | 13,465 | 23.85% |
1988 | 28,069 | 55.42% | 21,987 | 43.41% | 591 | 1.17% |
1984 | 34,124 | 63.01% | 19,437 | 35.89% | 592 | 1.09% |
1980 | 27,332 | 56.57% | 15,272 | 31.61% | 5,709 | 11.82% |
1976 | 25,201 | 57.11% | 18,329 | 41.54% | 595 | 1.35% |
1972 | 25,205 | 62.64% | 13,602 | 33.80% | 1,430 | 3.55% |
1968 | 19,898 | 58.77% | 11,682 | 34.50% | 2,277 | 6.73% |
1964 | 15,571 | 46.85% | 17,446 | 52.49% | 222 | 0.67% |
1960 | 19,467 | 60.82% | 12,356 | 38.61% | 183 | 0.57% |
1956 | 18,664 | 64.91% | 10,088 | 35.09% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 17,556 | 66.61% | 8,750 | 33.20% | 51 | 0.19% |
1948 | 10,342 | 50.74% | 9,718 | 47.67% | 324 | 1.59% |
1944 | 8,706 | 51.44% | 8,140 | 48.09% | 79 | 0.47% |
1940 | 8,479 | 48.03% | 9,036 | 51.18% | 140 | 0.79% |
1936 | 5,193 | 37.05% | 8,575 | 61.18% | 248 | 1.77% |
1932 | 5,386 | 46.90% | 5,777 | 50.31% | 320 | 2.79% |
1928 | 6,904 | 68.08% | 3,205 | 31.60% | 32 | 0.32% |
1924 | 4,715 | 55.91% | 1,172 | 13.90% | 2,546 | 30.19% |
1920 | 5,714 | 65.08% | 2,782 | 31.69% | 284 | 3.23% |
1916 | 3,281 | 42.06% | 4,259 | 54.60% | 261 | 3.35% |
1912 | 1,004 | 26.23% | 1,193 | 31.17% | 1,631 | 42.61% |
1908 | 1,803 | 56.61% | 1,114 | 34.98% | 268 | 8.41% |
1904 | 1,249 | 70.41% | 436 | 24.58% | 89 | 5.02% |
1900 | 816 | 54.51% | 654 | 43.69% | 27 | 1.80% |
1896 | 429 | 42.52% | 575 | 56.99% | 5 | 0.50% |
1892 | 479 | 53.88% | 369 | 41.51% | 41 | 4.61% |
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