Fergus County, Montana
| Fergus County, Montana | |
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Fergus County Courthouse Lewistown
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 Location in the U.S. state of Montana |
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 Montana's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1885 |
| Named for | James Fergus |
| Seat | Lewistown |
| Largest city | Lewistown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,350 sq mi (11,266 km2) |
| • Land | 4,340 sq mi (11,241 km2) |
| • Water | 11 sq mi (28 km2), 0.2% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 11,427 |
| • Density | 2.7/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | www |
Fergus County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,586. Its county seat is Lewistown. The county was founded in 1885 and named for James Fergus, a Montana politician who was instrumental in creating the county (or, according to another source, John Fergus).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,350 square miles (11,300 km2), of which 4,340 square miles (11,200 km2) is land and 11 square miles (28 km2) (0.2%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,893 people, 4,860 households, and 3,197 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 5,558 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.10% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 1.18% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. 0.81% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 24.5% were of German, 13.5% American, 13.0% Norwegian, 9.3% Irish and 9.0% English ancestry. 97.1% spoke English, 1.2% German and 1.1% Spanish as their first language.
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