Beaverhead County
County
Beaverhead County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Montana
Montana's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 45°07′N 112°54′W / 45.12°N 112.9°W / 45.12; -112.9
Country	United States
State	Montana
Founded	1865
Seat	Dillon
Largest city	Dillon
Area
• Total	5,572 sq mi (14,430 km2)
• Land	5,542 sq mi (14,350 km2)
• Water	30 sq mi (80 km2)  0.5%
Population  (2020)
• Total	9,371
• Estimate  (2022)	9,719
• Density	1.7/sq mi (0.65/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.beaverheadcounty.org
Montana county number 18

Beaverhead County is the largest county by area in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,371.^[1] Its county seat is Dillon.^[2] The county was founded in 1865.^[3]

Much of the perimeter of the county is the Continental Divide, including its entire border with the state of Idaho. The divide heads east into Montana at the county border with Ravalli County, between Lost Trail Pass and Chief Joseph Pass.

History

The county name is derived from a rock formation, which the Shoshone described as being shaped like a beaver's head.^[4]

The original county seat was the gold-mining town of Bannack. In 1881 it was moved to Dillon.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,572 square miles (14,430 km²), of which 5,542 square miles (14,350 km²) is land and 30 square miles (78 km²) (0.3%) is water.^[5] It is the largest county in Montana by area. Beaverhead impact structure is in the area. The Big Hole River (formerly called Wisdom River) runs through the county.

Adjacent counties

Major highways

National protected areas

Politics

Beaverhead is a heavily Republican county. It has not voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate since 1936.

United States presidential election results for Beaverhead County, Montana^[6]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	3,923	69.30%	1,608	28.40%	130	2.30%
2016	3,353	69.15%	1,143	23.57%	353	7.28%
2012	3,289	68.35%	1,371	28.49%	152	3.16%
2008	3,008	63.15%	1,617	33.95%	138	2.90%
2004	3,067	72.30%	1,103	26.00%	72	1.70%
2000	3,113	74.19%	799	19.04%	284	6.77%
1996	2,414	60.06%	1,164	28.96%	441	10.97%
1992	1,746	41.97%	1,098	26.39%	1,316	31.63%
1988	2,668	66.73%	1,274	31.87%	56	1.40%
1984	3,044	75.44%	942	23.35%	49	1.21%
1980	2,955	72.02%	842	20.52%	306	7.46%
1976	2,461	69.46%	1,013	28.59%	69	1.95%
1972	2,460	71.99%	775	22.68%	182	5.33%
1968	1,896	61.04%	853	27.46%	357	11.49%
1964	1,754	54.29%	1,469	45.47%	8	0.25%
1960	1,731	56.88%	1,307	42.95%	5	0.16%
1956	1,955	65.52%	1,029	34.48%	0	0.00%
1952	2,196	70.20%	920	29.41%	12	0.38%
1948	1,583	52.68%	1,356	45.12%	66	2.20%
1944	1,556	54.94%	1,263	44.60%	13	0.46%
1940	1,725	51.17%	1,632	48.41%	14	0.42%
1936	1,304	36.86%	2,153	60.85%	81	2.29%
1932	1,418	43.09%	1,834	55.73%	39	1.19%
1928	1,906	62.21%	1,144	37.34%	14	0.46%
1924	1,386	50.55%	766	27.94%	590	21.52%
1920	2,049	68.80%	833	27.97%	96	3.22%
1916	1,455	48.39%	1,463	48.65%	89	2.96%
1912	708	38.23%	713	38.50%	431	23.27%
1908	878	51.95%	739	43.73%	73	4.32%
1904	1,021	59.81%	650	38.08%	36	2.11%

Demographics

Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Lion_City,_Montana
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