Judith Basin County, Montana
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Judith Basin County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,023.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is the town of Stanford.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
History
Judith Basin County was formed of area taken from western Fergus County and eastern Cascade County on December 10, 1920.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county derives its name from the Judith River. In 1895, Yogo sapphires were discovered at Yogo Gulch, about 15 miles southwest of Utica, which at the time was in Fergus County.
Geography
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Adjacent counties
- Chouteau County – north
- Fergus County – east
- Wheatland County – south
- Meagher County – south
- Cascade County – west
National protected area
City
Town
- Stanford (county seat)
- Hobson
Census-designated places
Other unincorporated communities
- Arrow Creek
- Benchland
- Hughesville<ref>Hughesville MT Google Maps (accessed January 2, 2019)</ref>
- Kolin<ref>Kolin, Judith Basin County MT Google Maps (accessed January 2, 2019)</ref>
- Lehigh<ref>Lehigh MT (Google Maps, accessed September 12, 2020)</ref>
- Sapphire Village
- Sipple<ref>Sipple MT Google Maps (accessed January 2, 2019)</ref>
- Spion Kop<ref>Spion Kop MT Google Maps (accessed January 2, 2019)</ref>
- Utica
Former town
Politics
The small county strongly leans Republican; a Democrat has not won the county in a presidential race since Lyndon Johnson's landslide win in 1964.
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Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 2,023 people living in the county.Template:Citation needed
2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 2,072 people, 924 households, and 600 families in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,336 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 98.3% white, 0.8% American Indian, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 30.9% were German, 16.7% were English, 16.1% were Irish, 10.3% were Norwegian, 6.7% were Czech, 5.0% were Danish, and 1.7% were American.
Of the 924 households, 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.1% were non-families, and 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.80. The median age was 48.3 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $41,473 and the median income for a family was $54,479. Males had a median income of $36,295 versus $29,750 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,029. About 6.4% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.
See also
- List of lakes in Judith Basin County, Montana
- List of mountains in Judith Basin County, Montana
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Judith Basin County, Montana