Prairie County, Montana
| Prairie 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 | February 5, 1915 |
| Named for | Prairie landscape |
| Seat | Terry |
| Largest town | Terry |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,743 sq mi (4,514 km2) |
| • Land | 1,737 sq mi (4,499 km2) |
| • Water | 5.8 sq mi (15 km2), 0.3% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 1,160 |
| • Density | 0.7/sq mi (0/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | Prairie County, Montana |
Prairie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,179. Its county seat is Terry. Prairie County was created by the Montana Legislature in 1915 out of parts of Custer, Dawson, and Fallon Counties. The name was selected in a contest and reflects the predominant landscape of the region.
The county was the site of the Custer Creek train wreck in 1938 that killed 47 people and injured an additional 75.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,743 square miles (4,510 km2), of which 1,737 square miles (4,500 km2) is land and 5.8 square miles (15 km2) (0.3%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,199 people, 537 households, and 354 families residing in the county. The population density was <1/km² (<1/sq mi). There were 718 housing units at an average density of <1/km² (<1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.00% White, 0.50% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 43.8% were of German, 12.4% Irish, 11.9% Norwegian and 7.0% English ancestry. 97.8% spoke English and 2.2% German as their first language.
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