Phillips County, Montana
| Phillips County, Montana | |
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Phillips County Courthouse in Malta
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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 | 1915 |
| Seat | Malta |
| Largest city | Malta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,212 sq mi (13,499 km2) |
| • Land | 5,140 sq mi (13,313 km2) |
| • Water | 72 sq mi (186 km2), 1.4% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 4,169 |
| • Density | 0.8/sq mi (0/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
Phillips County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,253. Its county seat is Malta. Before February 5, 1915, Phillips County was part of Blaine County, Montana, and before 1912 both were part of Chouteau County, Montana. It was named in honor of rancher and state senator Benjamin D. Phillips.
Its northern boundary is the Canada–United States border with Saskatchewan. The Missouri River defines its southern boundary.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,212 square miles (13,500 km2), of which 5,140 square miles (13,300 km2) is land and 72 square miles (190 km2) (1.4%) is water. It is the second-largest county in Montana by land area and third-largest by total area.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,601 people, 1,848 households, and 1,241 families residing in the county. The population density was <1/km² (<1/sq mi). There were 2,502 housing units at an average density of <1/km² (<1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 89.44% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 7.61% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 2.09% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 25.3% were of German, 19.0% Norwegian, 7.6% Irish and 6.5% English ancestry. 97.0% spoke English and 2.5% German as their first language.
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