Granite County, Montana
| Granite County, Montana | |
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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 | March 2, 1893 |
| Seat | Philipsburg |
| Largest town | Philipsburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,733 sq mi (4,488 km2) |
| • Land | 1,727 sq mi (4,473 km2) |
| • Water | 5.6 sq mi (15 km2), 0.3% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 3,240 |
| • Density | 1.8/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | www |
Granite County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,079. Its county seat is Philipsburg. The county was founded in 1893 and named for a mountain which contains the Granite Mountain silver mine.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,733 square miles (4,490 km2), of which 1,727 square miles (4,470 km2) is land and 5.6 square miles (15 km2) (0.3%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,830 people, 1,200 households, and 784 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 2,074 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.25% White, 1.27% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races. 1.27% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 17.8% were of German, 13.5% English, 13.1% Irish, 8.3% American and 7.2% Norwegian ancestry.
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