Teton County is a

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in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,226. Its

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Choteau Choteau is a city in and the county seat of Teton County, Montana, United States. It lies along U.S. Routes 89 and 287, (the latter terminating at the former in this city) approximately east of the Rocky Mountains, near Flathead National ...

. The county was founded in 1893.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.9%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* Pondera County – north *

Chouteau County Chouteau County is a county located in the North-Central region of the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,895. Its county seat is Fort Benton. The county was established in 1865 as one of the original nine cou ...

– east * Cascade County – southeast *

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– south * Flathead County – west

National protected area

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Demographics

2000 census

As of the

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, there were 6,445 people, 2,538 households, and 1,761 families in the county. The

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was 3 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 2,910 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0.5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.31%

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, 0.19%

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, 1.52% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. 1.13% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. 26.0% were of

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, 14.2% Norwegian, 9.9%

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, 8.9%

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and 8.8% Irish ancestry. 92.7% spoke

and 6.1%

as their first language. There were 2,538 households, out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.10% were

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living together, 5.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.60% were non-families. 27.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.09. The county population contained 27.30% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males. The median income for a household in the county was $30,197, and the median income for a family was $36,662. Males had a median income of $25,794 versus $18,389 for females. The

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for the county was $14,635. About 12.20% of families and 16.60% of the population were below the

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, including 25.60% of those under age 18 and 8.40% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the

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, there were 6,073 people, 2,450 households, and 1,643 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 2,892 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.3% white, 1.4% American Indian, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.3% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 40.2% were

, 14.7% were Norwegian, 14.5% were Irish, 11.9% were

, 6.4% were Swedish, 6.0% were

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, and 4.3% were

. Of the 2,450 households, 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.9% were non-families, and 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.83. The median age was 45.8 years. The median income for a household in the county was $39,516 and the median income for a family was $49,102. Males had a median income of $34,824 versus $24,419 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,509. About 11.0% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the

, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Teton County voters have not selected the Democratic Party candidate in a national election since 1964.

Communities

City

(county seat)

Towns

* Dutton * Fairfield

Census-designated places

* Bynum * Miller Colony * New Rockport Colony * Pendroy * Power * Rockport Colony

Unincorporated communities

* Agawam * Blackleaf * Collins * Diamond Valley * Farmington * Golden Ridge * Koyl * Saypo''Saypo MT'' Google Maps (accessed January 7, 2019)
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Notable people

* Joe De Yong, artist, sculptor, illustrator, Hollywood movie technical advisor and protégé of Charles M. Russell; lived in Choteau, 1924 * John Edward Erickson, Teton County Attorney (1897–1905), governor of Montana

References

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