Yellowstone National Park (part), Montana
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Yellowstone National Park (part) was a former county-equivalent
in the state of Montana
, United States
. Its territory was and is the Montana portion of Yellowstone National Park
. Its total area is 637.42 km² (246.11 sq mi), with 635.54 km² (245.38 sq mi) of land and 1.884 km² (0.727 sq mi) of water. Its status as a county-equivalent was dissolved in 1978, (although the Census Bureau
neglected to notice the dissolution until 1997) and its territory apportioned between its two adjacent counties within Montana: Gallatin County
and Park County
. Gallatin County received 256.81 km² (99.155 sq mi) of land area and 0.309 km² (0.119 sq mi) of water area, whereas Park County received 378.73 km² (146.229 sq mi) of land area and 1.575 km² (0.608 sq mi) of water area. The geographies transferred are now designated by the United States Census Bureau
as Census Tract 14 in Gallatin County, and as Census Tract 6 in Park County. Its status as part of Yellowstone National Park, however, has not been changed through this transfer. In the 1990 census, the last one before the Census Bureau learned of the transfer, the territory had a population of 52 persons. In the 2000 census
, the population had grown to 61 persons.
County-equivalent
A county-equivalent in the United States is a term used by the federal government to describe one of the two following governmental subdivisions:#A unit of local government in certain states which is comparable to a county as found in most states....
in the state of Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Its territory was and is the Montana portion of Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...
. Its total area is 637.42 km² (246.11 sq mi), with 635.54 km² (245.38 sq mi) of land and 1.884 km² (0.727 sq mi) of water. Its status as a county-equivalent was dissolved in 1978, (although the Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
neglected to notice the dissolution until 1997) and its territory apportioned between its two adjacent counties within Montana: Gallatin County
Gallatin County, Montana
-National protected areas:* Gallatin National Forest * Yellowstone National Park -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 67,831 people, 26,323 households, and 16,188 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile . There were 29,489 housing units...
and Park County
Park County, Montana
Park Counties in Montana and Wyoming are among the very few pairs of counties in the United States with the same name to border each other across state lines.-National protected areas:* Custer National Forest * Gallatin National Forest...
. Gallatin County received 256.81 km² (99.155 sq mi) of land area and 0.309 km² (0.119 sq mi) of water area, whereas Park County received 378.73 km² (146.229 sq mi) of land area and 1.575 km² (0.608 sq mi) of water area. The geographies transferred are now designated by the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
as Census Tract 14 in Gallatin County, and as Census Tract 6 in Park County. Its status as part of Yellowstone National Park, however, has not been changed through this transfer. In the 1990 census, the last one before the Census Bureau learned of the transfer, the territory had a population of 52 persons. In the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the population had grown to 61 persons.