Daniels County, Montana
Founding: 1920 Parent county: Sheridan and Valley Namesake: Mansfield Daniels, local rancher Seat: Scobey (1920–) Land area: 1,426 square miles Population (2020): 1,661 Population (historic): 5,553 (1930); 4,563 (1940) Periods of population growth: pre-1930 Subdivisions: One city; one town Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 266 (22.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 30.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $846 Average outbuilding value (1930): $739 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4 rooms Number of farms (1930): 906 Sources of settlement: Minnesota, North Dakota, Canada, Iowa, and Norway _________________________________________________________________________________ Scobey Namesake: Charles Scobey, local rancher Founding: 1901 (post office); 1913 (platting); 1913 (incorporat...