Teton County, Montana

Teton County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,226. Its county seat is Choteau. The county was founded in 1893.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2293 sqmi, of which 2272 sqmi is land and 20 sqmi (0.9%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Pondera County – north
 * Chouteau County – east
 * Cascade County – southeast
 * Lewis and Clark County – south
 * Flathead County – west

National protected area

 * Lewis and Clark National Forest (part)
 * Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Area (part)

2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 6,226 people living in the county.

2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 6,073 people, 2,450 households, and 1,643 families residing in the county. The population density was 2.7 PD/sqmi. There were 2,892 housing units at an average density of 1.3 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 96.3% white, 1.4% American Indian, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.3% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 40.2% were German, 14.7% were Norwegian, 14.5% were Irish, 11.9% were English, 6.4% were Swedish, 6.0% were Dutch, and 4.3% were American.

Of the 2,450 households, 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.9% were non-families, and 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.83. The median age was 45.8 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,516 and the median income for a family was $49,102. Males had a median income of $34,824 versus $24,419 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,509. About 11.0% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

Politics
Teton County voters have not selected the Democratic Party candidate in a national election since 1964.

City

 * Choteau (county seat)

Towns

 * Dutton
 * Fairfield

Census-designated places

 * Bynum
 * Miller Colony
 * New Rockport Colony
 * Pendroy
 * Power
 * Rockport Colony

Unincorporated communities

 * Agawam


 * Blackleaf
 * Collins
 * Diamond Valley
 * Farmington
 * Golden Ridge
 * Koyl
 * Saypo

Notable people

 * Joe De Yong, artist, sculptor, illustrator, Hollywood movie technical advisor and protégé of Charles M. Russell; lived in Choteau, 1924
 * John Edward Erickson, Teton County Attorney (1897–1905), governor of Montana