Ravalli County
Ravalli County, Montana
Hamilton, MT 59840
Phone: (406) 375-6212
Fax: (406) 375-6326
www.co.ravalli.mt.us
On the central western border of MT, west of Butte; organized Feb 16, 1893 from Missoula County. Name Origin: For Father Anthony Ravalli (1812-84), Jesuit missionary to the Salish (Flathead) Indians at Saint Mary's Mission, Stevensville, MT, the first white settlement in MT
Area (sq mi):: 2400.32 (land 2394.21; water 6.11) Population per square mile: 16.70
Population 2005: 39,940 State rank: 7 Population change: 2000-20005 10.70%; 1990-2000 44.20% Population 2000: 36,070 (White 95.50%; Black or African American 0.10%; Hispanic or Latino 1.90%; Asian 0.30%; Other 2.80%). Foreign born: 1.70%. Median age: 41.10
Income 2000: per capita $17,935; median household $31,992; Population below poverty level: 13.80% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $20,188-$22,041
Unemployment (2004): 5.20% Unemployment change (from 2000): 0.60% Median travel time to work: 23.00 minutes Working outside county of residence: 23.40%
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