Ravalli County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Montana | |
 Montana's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 46°05′N 114°07′W / 46.08°N 114.12°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Montana |
| Founded | March 3, 1893 |
| Named for | Antonio Ravalli |
| Seat | Hamilton |
| Largest city | Hamilton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,400 sq mi (6,000 km2) |
| • Land | 2,391 sq mi (6,190 km2) |
| • Water | 9.4 sq mi (24 km2) 0.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 44,174 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 47,298  |
| • Density | 18/sq mi (7.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
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Ravalli County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,174.[1] Its county seat is Hamilton.[2]
Ravalli County is part of a north–south mountain valley bordered by the Sapphire Mountains on the East and the Bitterroot Mountains on the West. It is often referred to as the Bitterroot Valley, which is named for the Bitterroot Flower. The county is on the Pacific Ocean side of the Continental Divide, which follows the Idaho-Montana border from Wyoming until Ravalli County. Here, it turns east into Montana, between Chief Joseph Pass and Lost Trail Pass, and follows the Ravalli County-Beaverhead County border.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.