Lake County, Montana

Lake County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 26,507. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 4,283 (1,654 ). 3,869 km² (1,494 sq mi) of it is land and 414 km² (160 sq mi) of it (9.67%) is water. Over two-thirds (67.7%) of the county's land lies within the.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 26,507 people, 10,192 households, and 7,215 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (18/sq mi). There were 13,605 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 71.38%, 0.12% or , 23.79% , 0.30% , 0.04% , 0.67% from , and 3.70% from two or more races. 2.52% of the population were or  of any race. 19.7% were of, 8.8% , 7.8% , 5.4% and 5.4%  ancestry according to. 94.3% spoke, 1.6% and 1.2%  as their first language.

There were 10,192 households out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.80% were living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.10% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 24.50% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,740, and the median income for a family was $34,033. Males had a median income of $27,009 versus $19,162 for females. The for the county was $15,173. About 14.00% of families and 18.70% of the population were below the, including 24.20% of those under age 18 and 8.30% of those age 65 or over.