National protected areas

• Deerlodge National Forest (part)
• Lolo National Forest
  Lolo National Forest
  Lolo National Forest is located in western Montana, United States with the western boundary being the state of Idaho. The forest spans 2 million acres and includes four wilderness areas; the Scapegoat and the Bob Marshall Wilderness are partially within the forest while the Welcome Creek and...
  
   (part)

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 2,830 people, 1,200 households, and 784 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

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 was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 2,074 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.25% White

Race (United States Census)

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, 1.27% Native American

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.14% Asian

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.04% Pacific Islander

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.46% from other races

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, and 1.84% from two or more races. 1.27% of the population were Hispanic

Race (United States Census)

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 or Latino

Race (United States Census)

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 of any race. 17.8% were of German, 13.5% English

English people

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, 13.1% Irish

Irish people

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, 8.3% American

United States

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 and 7.2% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 1,200 households out of which 27.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.70% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.60% were non-families. 30.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 23.30% from 25 to 44, 30.80% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 105.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,813, and the median income for a family was $33,485. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $17,961 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the county was $16,636. About 13.90% of families and 16.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.20% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.

Towns

• Drummond
  Drummond, Montana
  Drummond is a town in Granite County, Montana, United States. The population was 318 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Drummond is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
  
  
• Hall
• Philipsburg
  Philipsburg, Montana
  Philipsburg is a town in and the county seat of Granite County, Montana, United States. The population was 914 at the 2000 census. The town was named after the famous mining engineer Philip Deidesheimer, who designed and supervised the construction of the ore smelter around which the town...
  
  

See also

• List of cemeteries in Granite County, Montana
• List of lakes in Granite County, Montana
• List of mountains in Granite County, Montana
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Granite County, Montana
  National Register of Historic Places listings in Granite County, Montana
  This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Granite County, Montana. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Granite County, Montana, United States...
  
  

Further reading

• Loen, J.S., M.J. Blaskowski, and J.E. Elliott. (1989). Geology and mineral deposits of the Miners Gulch Area, Granite County, Montana [U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1791]. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.