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| Blaine County, Montana | |
 Location in the state of Montana | |
 Montana's location in the U.S. | |
| Founded | 1912 |
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| Seat | Chinook |
| Largest city | Chinook |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
4,239 sq mi (10,979 km²) 4,226 sq mi (10,945 km²) 13 sq mi (34 km²), 0.30% |
| Population - (2020) - Density |
7,044 3/sq mi (1/km²) |
Blaine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2020, the population is 7,044. Its county seat is Chinook[1]. It was named in honor of James G. Blaine, former United States Secretary of State.
Geography[]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 10,979 km² (4,239 sq mi). 10,946 km² (4,226 sq mi) of it is land and 33 km² (13 sq mi) of it (0.30%) is water.
Adjacent Counties[]
- Hill County - west
- Chouteau County - south
- Fergus County - south
- Phillips County - east
The Canadian province of Saskatchewan borders Blaine County on the north
Demographics[]
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 7,009 people, 2,501 households, and 1,793 families residing in the county. The population density was 1/km² (2/sq mi). There were 2,947 housing units at an average density of <1/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 52.58% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 45.37% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. 1.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 18.8% were of German and 8.1% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000. 91.7% spoke English, 3.8% German and 2.0% Dakota as their first language.
There were 2,501 households out of which 36.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.30% were married couples living together, 14.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.36.
In the county the population was spread out with 32.60% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $25,247, and the median income for a family was $30,616. Males had a median income of $23,627 versus $20,469 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,101. About 23.40% of families and 28.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.50% of those under age 18 and 19.90% of those age 65 or over.
Politics[]
Blaine County is one of the nation's most consistent long-term bellwether counties. Since 1916, the county has been won by the winner of the presidential election in every election except that of 1988, held during the aftermath of a major drought and farm crisis, when Michael Dukakis won the county by fifty-eight votes. During two other drought years on the Great Plains, Adlai Stevenson II in 1956 and Gerald Ford in 1976 also came close to breaking the county's streak, losing by even smaller vote margins than George H. W. Bush.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 1,469 | 47.11% | 1,589 | 50.96% | 60 | 1.92% |
| 2016 | 1,268 | 47.24% | 1,202 | 44.78% | 214 | 7.97% |
| 2012 | 1,178 | 41.20% | 1,616 | 56.52% | 65 | 2.27% |
| 2008 | 1,139 | 38.93% | 1,702 | 58.17% | 85 | 2.90% |
| 2004 | 1,424 | 51.45% | 1,300 | 46.97% | 44 | 1.59% |
| 2000 | 1,410 | 51.11% | 1,246 | 45.16% | 103 | 3.73% |
| 1996 | 1,127 | 38.96% | 1,316 | 45.49% | 450 | 15.55% |
| 1992 | 971 | 31.88% | 1,355 | 44.48% | 720 | 23.64% |
| 1988 | 1,402 | 48.15% | 1,460 | 50.14% | 50 | 1.72% |
| 1984 | 1,736 | 57.92% | 1,229 | 41.01% | 32 | 1.07% |
| 1980 | 1,686 | 56.29% | 1,107 | 36.96% | 202 | 6.74% |
| 1976 | 1,349 | 49.25% | 1,356 | 49.51% | 34 | 1.24% |
| 1972 | 1,513 | 54.44% | 1,151 | 41.42% | 115 | 4.14% |
| 1968 | 1,291 | 48.63% | 1,198 | 45.12% | 166 | 6.25% |
| 1964 | 961 | 35.55% | 1,742 | 64.45% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 1,290 | 44.85% | 1,569 | 54.55% | 17 | 0.59% |
| 1956 | 1,460 | 50.38% | 1,438 | 49.62% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 1,890 | 60.85% | 1,207 | 38.86% | 9 | 0.29% |
| 1948 | 997 | 36.28% | 1,669 | 60.74% | 82 | 2.98% |
| 1944 | 990 | 39.94% | 1,469 | 59.26% | 20 | 0.81% |
| 1940 | 1,165 | 35.02% | 2,129 | 63.99% | 33 | 0.99% |
| 1936 | 851 | 27.68% | 2,166 | 70.46% | 57 | 1.85% |
| 1932 | 1,063 | 33.64% | 1,977 | 62.56% | 120 | 3.80% |
| 1928 | 1,537 | 56.63% | 1,160 | 42.74% | 17 | 0.63% |
| 1924 | 827 | 45.74% | 337 | 18.64% | 644 | 35.62% |
| 1920 | 1,720 | 62.48% | 848 | 30.80% | 185 | 6.72% |
| 1916 | 857 | 39.13% | 1,261 | 57.58% | 72 | 3.29% |
| 1912 | 204 | 17.94% | 318 | 27.97% | 615 | 54.09% |
Cities[]
Unincorporated communities[]
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| This page uses content from the English language Wikipedia. The original content was at Blaine County, Montana. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with this Familypedia wiki, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons License. |
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