Lincoln County, Montana
| Lincoln 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 9, 1909 |
| Named for | Abraham Lincoln |
| Seat | Libby |
| Largest city | Libby |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,675 sq mi (9,518 km2) |
| • Land | 3,613 sq mi (9,358 km2) |
| • Water | 62 sq mi (161 km2), 1.7% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 19,052 |
| • Density | 5.4/sq mi (2/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | www |
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,687. Its county seat is Libby. The county was founded in 1909 and named for President Abraham Lincoln.
This heavily wooded and mountainous county once was part of Flathead County until residents of Libby and Eureka petitioned the state legislature for separation. Libby won an election over Eureka to host the county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,675 square miles (9,520 km2), of which 3,615 square miles (9,360 km2) is land and 62 square miles (160 km2) (1.7%) is water. The county borders the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north. The lowest point in the state of Montana is located on the Kootenai River in Lincoln County, where it flows out of Montana and into Idaho. Upstream, Libby Dam backs up huge Lake Koocanusa (combination name of Kootenai, Canada, USA) into Canada's British Columbia.
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,837 people, 7,764 households, and 5,333 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 9,319 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.09% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 1.20% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 23.6% were of German, 12.0% English, 10.2% American, 9.8% Norwegian and 9.4% Irish ancestry. 96.5% spoke English, 1.7% German and 1.3% Spanish as their first language.
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