![]() ![]() Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (part)ĭemographics Historical population CensusĪs of the census of 2020, there were 104,357 people.Ģ010 census The North Fork Road in Flathead County.Īs of the census of 2010, there were 90,928 people, 37,504 households, and 24,817 families living in the county. ![]() Wildlife includes bobcats, black bears, coyotes, deer, elk, grizzly bears, lynx, mountain lions, and wolves. It is the third-largest county in Montana by land area and second-largest by total area. The western part of Glacier National Park is located in the county.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,256 square miles (13,610 km 2), of which 5,088 square miles (13,180 km 2) is land and 169 square miles (440 km 2) (3.2%) is water. Several tribes have long used the Flathead Lake, and the Bitterroot Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreilles tribes are represented on the Flathead Reservation. After the valley formed, glaciers flowing down the Trench from British Columbia, and into it from the surrounding mountain ranges left a flat valley floor and dammed the Flathead River drainage to create Flathead Lake. The Trench in northwestern Montana was created by subsidence along a major extensional fault, which continues today. ![]() The Flathead Valley is the southern extension of a prominent valley called the Rockey Mountain Trench, which runs from the Yukon Territory in Canada as far south as Flathead Lake. These natural treasures were created by glacial activity which ended approximately 10,000 years ago. The county includes much of Flathead Lake, the Flathead Valley, and the Flathead River. Some sources cite the supposed practice of the Salish tribe flattening infants' heads as the origin of the name Flathead, but there is no record of Salish Indians ever having that appearance. Its northern border is on the state's north border, making it contiguous with the Canada–US border, facing British Columbia.įlathead County comprises the Kalispell, Montana Micropolitan Statistical Area, with neighboring Lake County following soon after.įlathead County was founded in 1893. Its numerical designation (used in the issuance of license plates) is 7. At the 2020 census, its population was 104,357, making it the state's fourth most populous county. ![]()
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