Richland County, Montana
| Richland County, Montana | |
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The Richland County Courthouse in Sidney
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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 | May 27, 1914 |
| Seat | Sidney |
| Largest city | Sidney |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,103 sq mi (5,447 km2) |
| • Land | 2,084 sq mi (5,398 km2) |
| • Water | 19 sq mi (49 km2), 0.9% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 11,960 |
| • Density | 4.7/sq mi (2/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | www |
Richland County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,746. Its county seat is Sidney.
Richland County was created by the Montana Legislature in 1914 from part of Dawson County. An early proposed name for the county was Gate, but Richland was decided upon instead as a way to entice new settlers.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,103 square miles (5,450 km2), of which 2,084 square miles (5,400 km2) is land and 19 square miles (49 km2) (0.9%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,667 people, 3,878 households, and 2,652 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 4,557 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.57% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 1.46% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.85% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. 2.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 32.3% were of German, 22.4% Norwegian, 7.2% Irish, 6.2% English and 5.4% American ancestry.
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