Dawson County, Montana QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Dawson County Montana
?  Population, 2000 9,059902,195
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 -4.7%12.9%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.1%6.1%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 23.1%25.5%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 17.7%13.4%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 97.4%90.6%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3%0.3%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.2%6.2%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.5%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3%0.6%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.6%1.7%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 50.4%50.2%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.9%2.0%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 97.0%89.5%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 4,610411,382
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 819100,521
?  Housing units, 2000 4,168412,633
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 74.0%69.1%
?  Households, 2000 3,625358,667
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.372.45
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 30.4%33.3%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $31,964$29,672
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 12.3%15.5%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 15.9%21.3%

Business QuickFacts Dawson County Montana
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 31730,957
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 2,333277,144
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 4.4%24.9%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 59267,187
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) NA4,866,279
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 69,5987,779,112
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $7,736$8,853
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA1,498
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 25425,310
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 02,566
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 47,8956,225,015
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 47432,676

Geography QuickFacts Dawson County Montana
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 2,373145,552
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 3.86.2
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown