Deer Lodge County, Montana
Founding: 1865 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: The Deer Lodge Valley Seat: Silver Bow (1865–1867); Deer Lodge (1867–1896); Anaconda (1896–) Land area: 737 square miles Population (2020): 9,421 Population (historic): 4,367 (1870); 15,155 (1890); 12,988 (1910); 16,293 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1900; 1910–1930; 1940–1960; 2010s Subdivisions: One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,795 (34.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 43% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,591 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,707 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 202 Average farm size (1920): 119.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Anaconda Namesake: Unknown Founding: 1883 (...