Beaverhead County Information
Beaverhead in
Montana occupies
5,572 square miles and has a 2006 population of
8,743, a change from a 2000 population of
9,202 and
8,424 in 1990.
19% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
8.6% percent is 25-35, and
11.8% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
16 acts of violent crime reported in
Beaverhead in 2004, a change from
13 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
140 people:
2.8% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.1%.
Read more about
Beaverhead, Montana in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Beaverhead | |
| State | Montana | |
| Land Area | 5,572 sq. miles | Ranked 68 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 8,743 | Ranked 2,543 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 8,778 | |
| Population 2000 | 9,202 | Ranked 2,514 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 8,424 | Ranked 2,518 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 97.4% | |
| African American | .2% | |
| Asian American | .2% | |
| Native American | 1.6% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.6% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 19% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 8.6% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 11.8% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16.9% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 12.6% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 8.4% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.2% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 16 | 13 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 2 | |
| Robberies | 1 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 13 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 108 | 106 |
| Burglaries | 7 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 86 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 15 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 4,946 | 5,028 |
| Unemployed Population | 140 | 205 |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.8% | 4.1% |
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