Lake ( Eng. Lake County ) - one of the counties of the state of Montana , USA . The administrative center is the city of Paulson.
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| Lake County | |
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| Lake county | |
| A country | USA |
| Included in | state of montana |
| Adm. Centre | Paulson |
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| Square | 4284 km² |
| Timezone | UTC-7 |
| Population | |
| Population | 28 746 people ( 2010 ) |
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Geography
Located in the northwestern part of the state. The area of the district is 4283.8 km², of which land is 3869.4 km², and inland waters - 414.4 km² [1] . 67.7% of the county’s territory is within the Indian Reservation. Also in Lake County, Flathead National Forest, Flathead Lake and its largest island, Wild Horse, are partially located.
Neighboring Counties:
- Flathead - North
- Missoula - East
- Sanders - West
Population
According to the 2010 census, the district's population is 28,746 people [2] ; according to the last census of 2000, it numbered 26,507 people [3] . Ethnic composition: 71.38% are white Americans; 23.79% are Indians; 0.30% are Asians and 0.12% are African Americans. Most of the population - people of German, Irish, Norwegian, English and Native American descent. 94.3% of the population consider English their native language; 1.6% are Salish and 1.2% are Spanish.
Persons under the age of 18 comprise 28.10% of the population; persons over the age of 65 years - 14.50%. The average age of the population is 38 years. For every 100 females there are an average of 96.7 males.
Notes
- ↑ 2010 Census Gazetteer Files . United States Census Bureau (August 22, 2012). Date of treatment November 28, 2014.
- ↑ 2010 Census Montana (unavailable link) . Date of treatment May 31, 2011. Archived December 10, 2010.
- ↑ American FactFinder . United States Census Bureau . Date of treatment January 31, 2008. Archived February 26, 2012.