Mineral County | |
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Coordinates: 47°09′N 114°59′W / 47.15°N 114.98°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Montana |
Founded | 1914 |
Seat | Superior |
Largest town | Superior |
Area | |
• Total | 1,223 sq mi (3,170 km2) |
• Land | 1,219 sq mi (3,160 km2) |
• Water | 3.8 sq mi (10 km2) 0.3% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,535 |
• Estimate (2022) | 5,058 |
• Density | 3.7/sq mi (1.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | www |
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Mineral County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,535.[1] Its county seat is Superior.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,223 square miles (3,170 km2), of which 1,219 square miles (3,160 km2) is land and 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2) (0.3%) is water.[3]
Mineral County has voted for the Republican Party candidate in all national elections since 2000. Before that, its voting was more balanced.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 1,828 | 71.32% | 686 | 26.77% | 49 | 1.91% |
2016 | 1,330 | 66.10% | 519 | 25.80% | 163 | 8.10% |
2012 | 1,216 | 60.17% | 700 | 34.64% | 105 | 5.20% |
2008 | 1,053 | 52.73% | 845 | 42.31% | 99 | 4.96% |
2004 | 1,242 | 67.61% | 542 | 29.50% | 53 | 2.89% |
2000 | 1,078 | 65.77% | 382 | 23.31% | 179 | 10.92% |
1996 | 549 | 33.99% | 658 | 40.74% | 408 | 25.26% |
1992 | 403 | 24.65% | 664 | 40.61% | 568 | 34.74% |
1988 | 616 | 43.14% | 789 | 55.25% | 23 | 1.61% |
1984 | 943 | 55.34% | 718 | 42.14% | 43 | 2.52% |
1980 | 800 | 48.28% | 660 | 39.83% | 197 | 11.89% |
1976 | 679 | 44.85% | 819 | 54.10% | 16 | 1.06% |
1972 | 706 | 49.75% | 659 | 46.44% | 54 | 3.81% |
1968 | 483 | 41.32% | 576 | 49.27% | 110 | 9.41% |
1964 | 368 | 28.89% | 901 | 70.72% | 5 | 0.39% |
1960 | 549 | 44.27% | 686 | 55.32% | 5 | 0.40% |
1956 | 606 | 52.33% | 552 | 47.67% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 553 | 52.47% | 491 | 46.58% | 10 | 0.95% |
1948 | 338 | 39.30% | 475 | 55.23% | 47 | 5.47% |
1944 | 380 | 47.98% | 401 | 50.63% | 11 | 1.39% |
1940 | 402 | 37.64% | 645 | 60.39% | 21 | 1.97% |
1936 | 215 | 22.40% | 657 | 68.44% | 88 | 9.17% |
1932 | 260 | 27.23% | 578 | 60.52% | 117 | 12.25% |
1928 | 443 | 53.25% | 370 | 44.47% | 19 | 2.28% |
1924 | 223 | 21.61% | 123 | 11.92% | 686 | 66.47% |
1920 | 347 | 39.03% | 362 | 40.72% | 180 | 20.25% |
1916 | 251 | 20.47% | 781 | 63.70% | 194 | 15.82% |
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1920 | 2,327 | — | |
1930 | 1,626 | −30.1% | |
1940 | 2,135 | 31.3% | |
1950 | 2,081 | −2.5% | |
1960 | 3,037 | 45.9% | |
1970 | 2,958 | −2.6% | |
1980 | 3,675 | 24.2% | |
1990 | 3,315 | −9.8% | |
2000 | 3,884 | 17.2% | |
2010 | 4,223 | 8.7% | |
2020 | 4,535 | 7.4% | |
2022 (est.) | 5,058 | [5] | 11.5% |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790–1960,[7] 1900–1990,[8] 1990–2000,[9] 2010–2020[1] |
As of the 2020 census, there were 4,535 people living in the county.[citation needed]
As of the 2010 census, there were 4,223 people, 1,911 households, and 1,229 families in the county. The population density was 3.5 inhabitants per square mile (1.4 inhabitants/km2). There were 2,446 housing units at an average density of 2.0 units per square mile (0.77 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 94.9% white, 1.5% American Indian, 0.7% Asian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.9% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 30.9% were German, 16.9% were Irish, 15.4% were English, and 3.0% were American.
Of the 1,911 households, 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.7% were non-families, and 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.69. The median age was 49.8 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $37,256 and the median income for a family was $44,271. Males had a median income of $35,536 versus $20,370 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,209. About 12.7% of families and 19.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.0% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.