Place:Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States

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NameLewis and Clark
Alt namesLewis and Clarksource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Lewis and Clarke Countysource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS30028665
TypeCounty
Coordinates47.033°N 112.483°W
Located inMontana, United States     (1865 - )
See alsoCascade, Montana, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Powell, Montana, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Lewis and Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 70,973. Its county seat is Helena, the state capital. The numerical designation for Lewis and Clark County (used in the issuance of the state's license plates) is 5. The county was established on June 2, 1865 as one of the nine original counties of the Territory of Montana named Edgerton County in honor of Sidney Edgerton, first Governor of the Territory of Montana, and was renamed Lewis and Clark County on March 1, 1868 in honor of explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.

Lewis and Clark County is part of the Helena, Montana Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1865 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1865 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1867 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1867 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1867 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
1895 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1900 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 5,040
1880 6,521
1890 19,145
1900 19,171
1910 21,853
1920 18,660
1930 18,224
1940 22,131
1950 24,540
1960 28,006
1970 33,281
1980 43,039
1990 47,495

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External links

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