Daniels County, Montana

Daniels County
County
Daniels County Courthouse in Scobey
Location within the U.S. state of Montana
Montana's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 48°47′N 105°33′W / 48.79°N 105.55°W / 48.79; -105.55
Country	United States
State	Montana
Founded	1920
Named for	Mansfield Daniels
Seat	Scobey
Largest city	Scobey
Area
• Total	1,426 sq mi (3,690 km2)
• Land	1,426 sq mi (3,690 km2)
• Water	0.4 sq mi (1 km2)  0.03%
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,661
• Estimate  (2022)	1,628
• Density	1.2/sq mi (0.45/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Montana county number 37

Daniels County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,661.^[1] Its county seat is Scobey.^[2] It is on Montana's north border, and thus abuts the Canada–US border with Saskatchewan.

Daniels County was created in 1920 from portions of Sheridan and Valley Counties. The name comes from Mansfield Daniels, a local rancher.^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,426 square miles (3,690 km²), of which 1,426 square miles (3,690 km²) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) (0.03%) is water.^[4]

Daniels County is predominantly rolling plains. The Poplar River flows through the county.

• Montana Highway 5
• Montana Highway 13

As of the 2020 census, there were 1,661 people living in the county.^{[citation needed]}

As of the 2010 census, there were 1,751 people, 798 households, and 481 families living in the county. The population density was 1.2 inhabitants per square mile (0.46/km²). There were 1,111 housing units at an average density of 0.8 units per square mile (0.31 units/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.7% white, 2.1% American Indian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.5% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 39.4% were Norwegian, 31.8% were German, 9.0% were English, 8.3% were Irish, and 1.2% were American.

Of the 798 households, 21.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 39.7% were non-families, and 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.77. The median age was 50.4 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,125 and the median income for a family was $49,479. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $25,921 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,737. About 9.8% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

The main source of income for Daniels County has been cattle and dryland wheat.^[11]

There is one K-12 school serving all of Daniels County, Scobey High School.^[12]

• Scobey (county seat)

• Flaxville

• Peerless
• Whitetail

• List of lakes in Daniels County, Montana
• List of mountains in Daniels County, Montana
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Daniels County MT

48°47′N 105°33′W / 48.79°N 105.55°W / 48.79; -105.55