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Name | Yellowstone |
Alt names | Yellowstone | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Located in | Montana, United States (1883 - ) |
See also | Big Horn, Montana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Custer, Montana, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Gallatin, Montana, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Musselshell, Montana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Stillwater, Montana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Sweet Grass, Montana, United States | Child 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
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Yellowstone County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 164,731. Its county seat is Billings. Yellowstone County is named for the Yellowstone River which roughly bisects the county, flowing southwest to northeast. The river in turn was named after the yellow Sandstone cliffs in what is now Yellowstone County.
Yellowstone County is included in the Billings, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1883 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1883 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1883 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1883 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1884 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1887 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1890 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1920 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1890 | 2,065
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1900 | 6,212
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1910 | 22,944
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1920 | 29,600
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1930 | 30,785
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1940 | 41,182
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1950 | 55,875
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1960 | 79,016
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1970 | 87,367
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1980 | 108,035
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1990 | 113,419
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Research Tips
External links
www.co.yellowstone.mt.us
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