Roosevelt County, Montana

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2369 sqmi, of which 2355 sqmi is land and 15 sqmi (0.6%) is water. Three-fourths of the county's land area lies within the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.

Major highways

• [[Image:US 2.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 2
• [[Image:MT-13.svg|20px]] Montana Highway 13
• [[Image:MT-16.svg|20px]] Montana Highway 16
• [[Image:MT-25.svg|20px]] Montana Highway 25
• [[Image:MT-sec-251.svg|20px]] Montana Highway 251

Transit

• Amtrak Empire Builder (Wolf Point station)

Adjacent counties

• Daniels County – northwest
• Sheridan County – northeast
• Williams County, North Dakota – east
• McKenzie County, North Dakota – southeast
• Richland County – south
• McCone County – southwest
• Valley County - west

National protected areas

• Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site (part)
• Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bredette has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Bredette was 108 F on August 6, 1983, and July 24, 2007, while the coldest temperature recorded was -52 F on January 20, 1954.

|Jan record high F = 57 |Feb record high F = 65 |Mar record high F = 76 |Apr record high F = 91 |May record high F = 100 |Jun record high F = 107 |Jul record high F = 108 |Aug record high F = 108 |Sep record high F = 103 |Oct record high F = 95 |Nov record high F = 76 |Dec record high F = 59

|Jan avg record high F = 45.3 |Feb avg record high F = 46.0 |Mar avg record high F = 63.0 |Apr avg record high F = 77.2 |May avg record high F = 85.4 |Jun avg record high F = 90.9 |Jul avg record high F = 96.0 |Aug avg record high F = 97.6 |Sep avg record high F = 92.6 |Oct avg record high F = 78.9 |Nov avg record high F = 61.4 |Dec avg record high F = 45.9 |year avg record high F = 99.6

|Jan avg record low F = -23.3 |Feb avg record low F = -17.3 |Mar avg record low F = -5.4 |Apr avg record low F = 13.3 |May avg record low F = 25.6 |Jun avg record low F = 38.3 |Jul avg record low F = 44.5 |Aug avg record low F = 40.8 |Sep avg record low F = 27.8 |Oct avg record low F = 12.2 |Nov avg record low F = -4.3 |Dec avg record low F = -17.6 |year avg record low F = -28.1

|Jan record low F = -52 |Feb record low F = -48 |Mar record low F = -34 |Apr record low F = -12 |May record low F = 8 |Jun record low F = 26 |Jul record low F = 35 |Aug record low F = 29 |Sep record low F = 10 |Oct record low F = -7 |Nov record low F = -24 |Dec record low F = -39

Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 10,794. Of the residents, 30.9% were under the age of 18 and 13.8% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 33.2 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.5 males. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas.

The racial makeup of the county was 33.6% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 57.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian, 0.6% from some other race, and 7.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.2% of the population.

There were 3,610 households in the county, of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 30.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 4,065 housing units, of which 11.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 59.9% were owner-occupied and 40.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.4%.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 10,425 people, 3,553 households, and 2,548 families residing in the county. The population density was 4.4 PD/sqmi. There were 4,063 housing units at an average density of 1.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the county was 60.4% American Indian, 35.8% white, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.2% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.3% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 20.0% were Norwegian, 16.3% were German, 6.1% were Irish, and 1.3% were American.

Of the 3,553 households, 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 20.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.3% were non-families, and 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.41. The median age was 31.6 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,451 and the median income for a family was $50,146. Males had a median income of $39,008 versus $34,725 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,821. About 15.8% of families and 21.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.6% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Roosevelt County is competitive in presidential elections, due to its high Native American population. After a seven-election streak of voting for the Democratic candidate, it voted for Republican Donald Trump by narrow margins in 2016 and 2020. In 2024, the county trended more strongly in the conservative direction when it gave Trump a 53% majority.

Communities

Cities

• Poplar
• Wolf Point (county seat)

Towns

• Bainville
• Culbertson
• Froid

Census-designated place

• Brockton

Unincorporated communities

• Biem
• Blair
• Bredette
• Chelsea
• Fort Kipp
• Macon
• Sprole

References

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