Big Horn County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Montana | |
 Montana's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 45°26′N 107°29′W / 45.43°N 107.49°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Montana |
| Founded | January 13, 1913 |
| Named for | Bighorn sheep |
| Seat | Hardin |
| Largest city | Hardin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,015 sq mi (12,990 km2) |
| • Land | 4,995 sq mi (12,940 km2) |
| • Water | 19 sq mi (50 km2) 0.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 13,124 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 12,851  |
| • Density | 2.6/sq mi (1.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
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Big Horn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,124.[1] The county seat is Hardin.[2] The county, like the river and the mountain range, is named after the bighorn sheep in the Rocky Mountains.[3] The county was founded in 1913.[4] It is located on the south line of the state.
Most of the area is part of the Crow Indian Reservation. Reservation poverty affects the county, which is the second-poorest county in the state.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Merrill, Andrea; Judy Jacobson (1997). Montana almanac. Helena MT: Falcon Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 1-56044-493-2.
- ^ "About Hardin & Big Horn County". Big Horn County Historical Museum. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2014.