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Sanders County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,413.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/30/30089.html )〕 Its county seat is Thompson Falls.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The county was founded in 1905. It has an annual county fair with rodeo at Plains.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sanderscountyfair.com/ )〕 ==Geography== According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.1%) is water. It is located on the west edge of the state of Montana, with a variety of mountains - it is part of the Coeur d'Alene Mountains in the Bitterroot Range. The Clark Fork River runs through the middle of the county; Southeast to Northwest flow orientation with the Bitterroot Mountains on the Southwestern side and the Cabinet Mountains to the Northeast. Like many river systems of Western Montana, the Clark Fork is noted for broad, open plains along its banks. It is partially arid, with the west-facing mountain slopes capturing the most rain: ranging from nearly 40 inches a year in Heron (similar to Seattle's annual precipitation) on the Western end of the county to less than 12 inches per year in Dixon on the East end. During the last ice age, this was the area that dammed the glacial Lake Missoula. When the ice dam broke, the resulting floods created the Scablands in eastern Washington.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.glaciallakemissoula.org/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sanders County, Montana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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