Phillips County, Montana

Phillips County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 4,601. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 13,499 (5,212 ). 13,311 km² (5,140 sq mi) of it is land and 188 km² (73 sq mi) of it (1.39%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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The Canadian province of borders Phillips County to the north.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 4,601 people, 1,848 households, and 1,241 families residing in the county. The was <1/km² (<1/sq mi). There were 2,502 housing units at an average density of <1/km² (<1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 89.44%, 0.15% or , 7.61% , 0.33% , 0.02% , 0.37% from , and 2.09% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were or  of any race. 97.0% spoke and 2.5%  as their first language.

There were 1,848 households out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.20% were living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.80% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 24.50% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 17.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 100.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,702, and the median income for a family was $37,529. Males had a median income of $25,132 versus $20,274 for females. The for the county was $15,058. About 13.80% of families and 18.30% of the population were below the, including 23.10% of those under age 18 and 12.10% of those age 65 or over.