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Montana Counties

There are fifty-six counties in Montana. Montana has two consolidated city-counties- Anaconda with Deer Lodge County and Butte with Silver Bow County. The portion of Yellowstone National Park that lies within Montana was not part of any county until 1997, when part of it was nominally added to Gallatin County, and the rest of it to Park County.

Granite County, Montana

Granite County Education, Geography, and History

Granite County is a county located in the state of Montana. Based on the 2010 census, the population was 3,079. Its county seat is Philipsburg. The county was founded in 1893 and named for a mountain which contains the Granite Mountain silver mine

Etymology - Origin of Granite County Name

Granite Peak, the highest point in Montana which also contained a silver mine named "Granite"

Demographics:

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Granite County History

Granite County was created 2 March 1893 from Deer Lodge County. County seat: Philipsburg

Geography: Land and Water

As reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,733 square miles (4,489 km²), of which, 1,727 square miles (4,474 km²) of it is land and 6 square miles (15 km²) of it (0.33%) is water.

Neighboring Counties

Bordering counties are as follows:

Missoula County, Montana - north
Powell County, Montana - east
Deer Lodge County, Montana - south
Ravalli County, Montana - west

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