Prairie County

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Prairie county is located in east Montana. Prairie county has 1,736.74 square miles of land area and 5.83 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Prairie county population is 1,282, which has grown 6.92% since 2000. The population growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 11.55% and is lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Prairie county median household income is $40,580 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 59.44% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 41.61% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. Prairie county median house value is $82,900 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 127.12% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 88.54% and is much higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Prairie county is close to the state average in quality. The Prairie county area code is 406.

Population	1,282 (2010-2014), rank #50
Population Growth	6.92% since 2000, rank #16
Population Density:	0.74/sq mi, rank #50
Median Household Income:	$40,580 at 2010-2014—59.44% increase since 2000, rank #42
Median House Price:	$82,900 at 2010-2014—127.12% increase since 2000, rank #50
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	1,736.74 sq mi, rank #39
Water Area:	5.83 sq mi (0.33%), rank #42
State:	Montana
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Area Code:	406