Missoula County, Montana

Missoula County is a located in the  of. It is included in the. As of 2000, the population was 95,802. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 6,781 (2,618 ). 6,729 km² (2,598 sq mi) of it is land and 53 km² (20 sq mi) of it (0.78%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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 * - northwest
 * - north
 * - northeast
 * - east
 * - southeast
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 * - southwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 95,802 people, 38,439 households, and 23,140 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (37/sq mi). There were 41,319 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.02%, 0.27% or , 2.29% , 1.02% , 0.08% , 0.45% from , and 1.86% from two or more races. 1.61% of the population were or  of any race. 22.7% were of, 13.0% , 10.4% , 8.5% and 5.6%  ancestry according to.

There were 38,439 households out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.40% were living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.80% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 15.40% from 18 to 24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 10.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 99.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,454, and the median income for a family was $44,865. Males had a median income of $31,605 versus $21,720 for females. The for the county was $17,808. About 8.80% of families and 14.80% of the population were below the, including 14.60% of those under age 18 and 8.20% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

 * , former Governor of Montana, previously served as deputy county attorney here.
 * , member of the, previously served on the Missoula County Commission.

External link

 * Missoula County official website