About Sheridan County
Sheridan County is located in the extreme northeast corner of Montana with Plentywood serving as it's county seat. Adjacent Counties are
Daniels County to the west, Roosevelt County, south, Williams & Divide County's in North Dakota to the east. The Canadian province of
Saskatchewan borders Sheridan County to the north.
For further information and historical dates and events about Sheridan County please refer to these links:
Demographics
Sheridan County has a total area of 1,706 square miles, 1677 of it is land and 30 square miles, or 1.74% is water. However, it's population
has been shrinking over the past 40 years by about 10% per year and from 2001 to 2005 it had the second largest percentage of decline in
school enrollment in the state at 20%.
According to the 2000 census, there were 4,105 people, 1,741 households, and 1,140 families residing in the county. To see how Sheridan
County ranked with other counties in the state, click here. (It's a PDF map so it will take a few minutes to download).
Out of the 1,741 households 27% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 4.80% had
a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 32.30% of all households were made up of individuals and
16.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was
2.87.
In the county the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 4.80% from 18 to 24, 22.20% from 25 to 44, 26.50% from 45 to
64, and 23.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 98.70 males. For every
100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,518, and the median income for a family was $35,345. Males had a median
income of $23,053 versus $20,112 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,038. About 10.60% of families and 14.70% of
the population were below the poverty line, including 16.40% of those under age 18 and 15.80% of those age 65 or over.
For more quickfacts and Sheridan County census bureau information.
Cities and towns
Antelope
Dagmar
Medicine Lake
Outlook
Plentywood
Redstone
Reserve
Westby
In 2005 the Billings Gazette did an extensive and ongoing article called Unsettling Times, by Lorna Thackery. It provides and interesting view
about the decline of eastern Montana, what has happened and why.
The Sheridan County Courthouse is located at
100 West Laurel Avenue
Plentywood, Montana
The mailing address is:
100 W Laurel Ave
Plentywood MT 59254-1699
All County Departments
Commissioners
100 W Laurel Ave
Plentywood MT 59254-1699
406.765.1660 | 406.765.2609 fax
Gerald Kohler (D) District 1
William "Bill" Nyby (R) District 2
Bob Nikolaisen (D) District 3
County Superintendent of Schools
June Johnson
100 W Laurel Ave
Plentywood MT 59254-1699
406.765.3403 | 406.765.2609 fax
Office e-mail
If you would like to submit an article, update, correction or an interesting Sheridan County factoid please email it to dennisk@nemont.net.
Daniels County to the west, Roosevelt County, south, Williams & Divide County's in North Dakota to the east. The Canadian province of
Saskatchewan borders Sheridan County to the north.
For further information and historical dates and events about Sheridan County please refer to these links:
- The History of Sheridan County, written by many local authors
SHERIDAN COUNTY: It's Shape and It's Heritage, by Magnus Aashiem.
Sheridan's Daybreak III The Ongoing History of Sheridan County, Montana. For information and to order your copy
Demographics
Sheridan County has a total area of 1,706 square miles, 1677 of it is land and 30 square miles, or 1.74% is water. However, it's population
has been shrinking over the past 40 years by about 10% per year and from 2001 to 2005 it had the second largest percentage of decline in
school enrollment in the state at 20%.
According to the 2000 census, there were 4,105 people, 1,741 households, and 1,140 families residing in the county. To see how Sheridan
County ranked with other counties in the state, click here. (It's a PDF map so it will take a few minutes to download).
Out of the 1,741 households 27% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 4.80% had
a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 32.30% of all households were made up of individuals and
16.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was
2.87.
In the county the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 4.80% from 18 to 24, 22.20% from 25 to 44, 26.50% from 45 to
64, and 23.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 98.70 males. For every
100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,518, and the median income for a family was $35,345. Males had a median
income of $23,053 versus $20,112 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,038. About 10.60% of families and 14.70% of
the population were below the poverty line, including 16.40% of those under age 18 and 15.80% of those age 65 or over.
For more quickfacts and Sheridan County census bureau information.
Cities and towns
Antelope
Dagmar
Medicine Lake
Outlook
Plentywood
Redstone
Reserve
Westby
In 2005 the Billings Gazette did an extensive and ongoing article called Unsettling Times, by Lorna Thackery. It provides and interesting view
about the decline of eastern Montana, what has happened and why.
The Sheridan County Courthouse is located at
100 West Laurel Avenue
Plentywood, Montana
The mailing address is:
100 W Laurel Ave
Plentywood MT 59254-1699
All County Departments
Commissioners
100 W Laurel Ave
Plentywood MT 59254-1699
406.765.1660 | 406.765.2609 fax
Gerald Kohler (D) District 1
William "Bill" Nyby (R) District 2
Bob Nikolaisen (D) District 3
County Superintendent of Schools
June Johnson
100 W Laurel Ave
Plentywood MT 59254-1699
406.765.3403 | 406.765.2609 fax
Office e-mail
If you would like to submit an article, update, correction or an interesting Sheridan County factoid please email it to dennisk@nemont.net.
A symbol of eastern Montana? A
rusting old truck and abandoned
eleveator in Raymond, MT. Photo
courtesy of the Billings Gazette
rusting old truck and abandoned
eleveator in Raymond, MT. Photo
courtesy of the Billings Gazette
