Powder River County Information
Powder River in
Montana occupies
3,298 square miles and has a 2006 population of
1,756, a change from a 2000 population of
1,858 and
2,090 in 1990.
13% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
6.7% percent is 25-35, and
11.8% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
acts of violent crime reported in
Powder River in 2004, a change from
reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
26 people:
2.9% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.7%.
Read more about
Powder River, Montana in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Powder River | |
| State | Montana | |
| Land Area | 3,298 sq. miles | Ranked 163 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 1,756 | Ranked 3,074 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 1,714 | |
| Population 2000 | 1,858 | Ranked 3,075 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 2,090 | Ranked 3,063 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 98.1% | |
| African American | % | |
| Asian American | .1% | |
| Native American | 1.9% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 3.3% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.5% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 6.7% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 11.8% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 19.4% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 14.3% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 9.1% | |
| Population 75 and up | 9.9% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | | |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | | |
| Total Property Crimes | | |
| Burglaries | | |
| Larceny Thefts | | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 889 | 1,002 |
| Unemployed Population | 26 | 37 |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.9% | 3.7% |
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