Yellowstone County, Montana Explained

County:Yellowstone County
State:Montana
Ex Image:Yellowstone County Courthouse, 2024.jpg
Ex Image Size:300px
Ex Image Cap:Yellowstone County Courthouse in Billings, 2024
Seal:Seal of Yellowstone County, Montana.png
Founded Date:February 26
Founded Year:1883
Seat Wl:Billings
Largest City Wl:Billings
Area Total Sq Mi:2649
Area Land Sq Mi:2633
Area Water Sq Mi:16
Area Percentage:0.6
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:164731
Pop Est As Of:2022
Population Est:169852
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Time Zone:Mountain
Web:www.co.yellowstone.mt.gov
District:2nd
Footnotes:
  • Montana county number 03

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.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (0.6%) is water.[5]

Transit

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census there were 164,731 people living in the county.

2010 census

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 . There were 63,943 housing units at an average density of . 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.

Politics

Yellowstone County is very 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, Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 landslide.

Communities

Cities

Town

Census-designated places

Other unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

Education

School districts include:

K-12 (unified):[12]

High school districts:[12]

Elementary school districts:[12]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State & County QuickFacts . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230825035241/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/yellowstonecountymontana/PST045222 . August 25, 2023 . April 5, 2023 . United States Census Bureau.
  2. Web site: Find a County . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty. . May 31, 2011 . June 7, 2011 . National Association of Counties.
  3. Web site: Montana Digital Atlas – Montana Natural Resources Information System . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070715061208/http://maps2.nris.state.mt.us/mapper/ . July 15, 2007 . September 27, 2007 . Montana State Library, State of Montana.
  4. Web site: History of Yellowstone as a Place Name . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181023192551/http://www.yellowstone-online.com/history/yhtwo2.html . October 23, 2018 . April 2, 2018 . www.yellowstone-online.com.
  5. Web site: August 22, 2012 . 2010 Census Gazetteer Files . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141205145322/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_30.txt . December 5, 2014 . November 30, 2014 . United States Census Bureau.
  6. Web site: Anita · Montana 59006 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405025148/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Anita,+MT+59006/@45.9441322,-108.0308121,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x5348068fd25ff24f:0x54fc675edb21d8ff!8m2!3d45.9441331!4d-108.0220573 . April 5, 2023 . January 8, 2019 . Anita · Montana 59006.
  7. Web site: Billings Heights · Montana 59105 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405012616/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Billings+Heights,+MT+59105/@45.8332858,-108.4677776,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x5348709b80c179df:0xf2e38c2b29a325ec!8m2!3d45.8332867!4d-108.4590228 . April 5, 2023 . January 8, 2019 . Billings Heights · Montana 59105.
  8. Web site: Bull Mountain · Montana 59064 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405012610/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bull+Mountain,+MT+59064/@46.0224777,-107.8663517,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x5337ff742075a889:0xffb9865585b83424!8m2!3d46.0224786!4d-107.8575969 . April 5, 2023 . January 8, 2019 . Bull Mountain · Montana 59064.
  9. Web site: Indian Arrow · Montana 59037 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406104345/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Indian+Arrow,+MT+59037/@45.7835664,-108.1836025,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x5348131959545e7b:0x59b69385fc5953d9!8m2!3d45.7835673!4d-108.1748477 . April 6, 2023 . January 8, 2019 . Indian Arrow · Montana 59037.
  10. Web site: Google Maps . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405012631/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Newton,+MT+59006/@45.9788544,-108.067202,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x534874826bc6bd43:0xc33a3bcdf7ef604!2sYellowstone+County,+MT!3b1!8m2!3d45.7856577!4d-108.4343805!3m4!1s0x534807a76742a479:0xc3769e1630be10db!8m2!3d45.9788323!4d-108.0584335 . April 5, 2023 . January 8, 2019 . Google Maps.
  11. Web site: Yegen · Montana 59106 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406104347/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Yegen,+MT+59106/@45.7235611,-108.6313938,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x53488828bf728af5:0x5d77781a957fce32!8m2!3d45.723562!4d-108.622639 . April 6, 2023 . January 8, 2019 . Yegen · Montana 59106.
  12. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Yellowstone County, MT . March 13, 2024 . U.S. Census Bureau. - Text list

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