Meagher County, Montana
Founding: 1867 Parent counties: Chouteau and Gallatin Namesake: Thomas Meagher, Montana territorial governor Seat: Diamond City (1867–1879); White Sulphur Springs (1879–) Land area: 2,392 square miles Population (2020): 1,927 Population (historic): 1,387 (1870); 4,749 (1890); 4,190 (1910); 2,272 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1890; 1900s; 1950s; 1970s; 1990s; 2010s Subdivisions: One city; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 382 (26.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 52.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,011 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,695 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.6 rooms Number of farms (1920): 447 Average farm size (1920): 306.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ White Sulphur Springs ...