Roosevelt County, Montana facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Roosevelt County
U.S. county
Roosevelt County Courthouse in Wolf Point
Location within the U.S. state of Montana
Montana's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Montana
Founded	1919
Named for	Theodore Roosevelt
Seat	Wolf Point
Largest city	Wolf Point
Area
• Total	2,369 sq mi (6,140 km2)
• Land	2,355 sq mi (6,100 km2)
• Water	15 sq mi (40 km2)  0.6%
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,794
• Estimate  (2022)	10,572
• Density	4.5564/sq mi (1.7592/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Montana county number 17

Roosevelt County is a county located in the state of Montana in the United States. In 2020, about 10,794 people lived here. The main town and county seat is Wolf Point. Roosevelt County was created in 1919 from part of Sheridan County. It was named after Theodore Roosevelt, a former U.S. president who passed away that same year.

Geography

Roosevelt County covers a total area of about 2,369 square miles. Most of this area, about 2,355 square miles, is land. The rest, about 15 square miles, is water. A large part of the county, about three-fourths, is located within the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.

Main Roads

These are the important roads that go through Roosevelt County:

Train Travel

• The Amtrak Empire Builder train stops at the Wolf Point station.

Neighboring Counties

Roosevelt County shares borders with these other counties:

Protected Areas

Some parts of these special protected areas are found in Roosevelt County:

• Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
• Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Climate

Roosevelt County generally has a cold, semi-dry climate. This means it can get very cold in winter and quite warm in summer. The highest temperature ever recorded in Bredette, a community in the county, was 108°F (42°C). This happened on August 6, 1983, and again on July 24, 2007. The coldest temperature recorded was -52°F (-47°C) on January 20, 1954.

Population Information

2020 Population Count

In 2020, the census showed that 10,794 people lived in Roosevelt County.

2010 Population Details

According to the 2010 census, there were 10,425 people living in the county. There were 3,553 households and 2,548 families. The county had about 4.4 people per square mile.

The people living in the county came from different backgrounds:

• 60.4% were American Indian
• 35.8% were white
• 0.4% were Asian
• 0.1% were black or African American
• 0.2% were from other races
• 3.0% were from two or more races

About 1.3% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino origin. Many people had ancestors from Norway (20.0%), Germany (16.3%), and Ireland (6.1%).

Of the households, 42.4% had children under 18 living with them. About 42.9% were married couples. The average household had 2.88 people, and the average family had 3.41 people. The average age of people in the county was 31.6 years old.

The average income for a household was $37,451, and for a family it was $50,146. About 21.5% of the total population lived below the poverty line. This included 28.6% of those under 18 and 10.9% of those aged 65 or older.

Towns and Cities

Roosevelt County Courthouse, Wolf Point MT

Cities

• Poplar
• Wolf Point (This is the county seat, where the main government offices are.)

Towns

• Bainville
• Brockton
• Culbertson
• Froid

Other Communities

These are smaller communities that are not officially cities or towns:

Images for kids

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  Roosevelt County Courthouse in Wolf Point

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Roosevelt (Montana) para niños