Wheatland County, Montana

Wheatland County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 2,259. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,699 (1,428 ). 3,686 km² (1,423 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.36%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 2,259 people, 853 households, and 540 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (2/sq mi). There were 1,154 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.99%, 0.13% or , 0.58% , 0.18% , 0.22% , 0.27% from , and 1.64% from two or more races. 1.11% of the population were or  of any race. 87.4% spoke and 12.2%  as their first language.

There were 853 households out of which 25.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.80% were living together, 4.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.60% were non-families. 34.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 22.00% from 25 to 44, 25.50% from 45 to 64, and 19.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,492, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $14,185 versus $15,000 for females. The for the county was $11,954. About 11.10% of families and 20.40% of the population were below the, including 16.00% of those under age 18 and 15.50% of those age 65 or over.