Lake County
Flathead Lake was the inspiration for Lake County's name. Lake County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 1,493.8 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 18.7 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 83.5%. According to the US Census Bureau of 2001, Lake County is the ninth most populous county, with approximately 26,100 residents.
Lake County resides within the Flathead Reservation, established by the Hell Gate Treaty of 1855 and is home to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
There are 10,192 households in Lake County, out of which 33.00% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.80% are married couples living together, 11.50% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% are non-families. 24.50% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.90% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older.
The average household size is 2.54 and the average family size is 3.02. In the county the population is spread out with 28.10% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 24.50% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years.
For every 100 females there are 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $28,740, and the median income for a family is $34,033. Males have a median income of $27,009 versus $19,162 for females. The per capita income for the county is $15,173. 18.70% of the population and 14.00% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 24.20% of those under the age of 18 and 8.30% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Lake County is also home to the Mission Valley and Mission Mountain Range, Flathead Lake, the National Bison Range, Bob Marshall Wilderness and is close to Glacier National Park.
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