Hill County, Montana

Hill County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 16,673. Its is.

History
The first non- settlement was in. Fifteen of the original 104 structures from the fort are still standing. The county is named after.

Geography
Hill County is on the "" in North-Central Montana. It borders Blaine County to the East, Liberty County to the West, Chouteau County to the South, and Canada to the North. runs through Hill County.

Hill County contains Beaver Creek park, which is the largest county park in the Nation.

According to the, the county has a total area of 7,553 (2,916 ). 7,502 km² (2,896 sq mi) of it is land and 51 km² (20 sq mi) of it (0.68%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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The Canadian provinces of and  border Hill County on the north

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 16,673 people, 6,457 households, and 4,255 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (6/sq mi). There were 7,453 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 79.55%, 0.09% or , 17.30% , 0.37% , 0.02% , 0.35% from , and 2.32% from two or more races. 1.25% of the population were or  of any race. 21.1% were of, 13.5% , 8.7% , 6.7% and 6.2%  ancestry according to. 93.9% spoke, 3.3% and 2.0%  as their first language.

There were 6,457 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.50% were living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.10% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.20% under the age of 18, 11.60% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,781, and the median income for a family was $38,179. Males had a median income of $29,908 versus $19,874 for females. The for the county was $14,935. About 15.30% of families and 18.40% of the population were below the, including 23.30% of those under age 18 and 9.00% of those age 65 or over.