Madison County, Montana

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has an area of 3603 sqmi, of which 3587 sqmi is land and 15 sqmi (0.4%) is water.

Major highways

• [[Image:I-15.svg|20px]] Interstate 15
• [[Image:US 91.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 91
• [[Image:US 287.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 287
• [[Image:MT-41.svg|20px]] Montana Highway 41
• [[Image:MT-84.svg|20px]] Montana Highway 84
• [[Image:MT-87.svg|20px]] Montana Highway 87
• [[Image:MT-55.svg|20px]] Montana Highway 55
• [[Image:MT-287.svg|20px]] Montana Highway 287

Adjacent counties

• Beaverhead County - southwest
• Silver Bow County - northwest
• Jefferson County - north
• Gallatin County - east
• Fremont County, Idaho - south

National protected areas

• Beaverhead National Forest (part)
• Deerlodge National Forest (part)
• Gallatin National Forest (part)

Politics

In presidential elections, Madison County has historically voted predominantly Republican, with Franklin D. Roosevelt the only Democrat to carry the vote since 1916, the last of the three times he did so being in 1940.

Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 8,623. Of the residents, 16.1% were under the age of 18 and 30.3% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 52.9 years. For every 100 females there were 109.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 109.8 males. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas.

The racial makeup of the county was 92.9% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3% Asian, 1.1% from some other race, and 5.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.8% of the population.

There were 4,006 households in the county, of which 19.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 17.9% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 6,379 housing units, of which 37.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 75.1% were owner-occupied and 24.9% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 14.8%.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 7,691 people, 3,560 households, and 2,192 families residing in the county. The population density was 2.1 PD/sqmi. There were 6,940 housing units at an average density of 1.9 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 96.8% white, 0.5% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.8% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.4% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 31.0% were German, 19.7% were English, 18.9% were Irish, 7.3% were Norwegian, 5.9% were Swedish, 5.0% were Scottish, and 2.9% were American.

Of the 3,560 households, 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 38.4% were non-families, and 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.67. The median age was 49.8 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,998 and the median income for a family was $52,636. Males had a median income of $38,495 versus $28,125 for females. The per capita income for the county was $32,205. About 8.5% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Towns

• Ennis
• Sheridan
• Twin Bridges
• Virginia City

Census-designated places

• Alder
• Big Sky
• Brandon
• Harrison
• Jeffers
• Mammoth
• McAllister
• Norris
• Pony
• Silver Star

Other unincorporated communities

• Cameron
• Jefferson Island
• Junction
• Laurin
• Nevada City
• Red Bluff
• Rochester
• Ruby
• Sterling
• Summit

Former communities

• Union City

Education

K-12 school districts:

• Ennis K-12 Schools
• Harrison K-12 Schools
• Twin Bridges K-12 Schools

Sheridan Public Schools has two components: Sheridan Elementary School District and Sheridan High School District. Whitehall Public Schools has two components: Whitehall Elementary School District and Whitehall High School District.

Secondary school districts:

• Sheridan High School District
• Whitehall High School District

Elementary school districts:

• Alder Elementary School District
• Cardwell Elementary School District
• Sheridan Elementary School District
• Whitehall Elementary School District

Notable person

• Sam V. Stewart, former Montana governor and Supreme Court justice

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