Meagher County, Montana

Meagher County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 1,932. Its is. The of Montana is also located in Meagher County at 48.79667°N, -111.20972°W (48.813302, -111.209708)

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 6,203 (2,395 ). 6,195 km² (2,392 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.13%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 1,932 people, 803 households, and 529 families residing in the county. The was <1/km² (1/sq mi). There were 1,363 housing units at an average density of <1/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.20%, 1.04% , 0.16% , 0.05% , 0.57% from , and 0.98% from two or more races. 1.50% of the population were or  of any race. 28.8% were of, 14.5% , 13.3% , 12.4% and 7.8%  ancestry according to.

There were 803 households out of which 27.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were living together, 6.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.10% were non-families. 31.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 22.70% from 25 to 44, 28.10% from 45 to 64, and 18.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 100.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $33,879. Males had a median income of $22,083 versus $15,417 for females. The for the county was $15,019. About 16.40% of families and 18.90% of the population were below the, including 27.40% of those under age 18 and 13.00% of those age 65 or over.