Place:Beaverhead, Montana, United States

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NameBeaverhead
Alt namesBeaverheadsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Located inMontana, United States     (1865 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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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. Its county seat is Dillon. The county was founded in 1865.

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.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1865 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1865 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1865 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1865 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1877 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1901 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1920 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1870 722
1880 2,712
1890 4,655
1900 5,615
1910 6,446
1920 7,369
1930 6,654
1940 6,943
1950 6,671
1960 7,194
1970 8,187
1980 8,186
1990 8,424

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External links

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