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County:

Big Horn County

State:

Montana

FIPS Code:

30003

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

230,390

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

6.36

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

19

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro with town

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

10,057

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

11,096

10.3%

-4.1%

14.5%

1990:

11,337

2.2%

-16.1%

18.2%

2000:

12,671

11.8%

-0.9%

12.7%

2005:

13,149

3.8%

-2.8%

6.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

4,457

35.2%

0-to-19:

4,917

38.8%

Black:

4

0.0%

20-to-39:

3,163

25.0%

Hispanic:

465

3.7%

40-to-59:

3,048

24.1%

American Indian:

7,403

58.4%

60-plus:

1,543

12.2%

Other:

342

2.7%

Median Age:

29.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

2.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

76.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.3%

Median Family Income:

$31,095

Families Below Poverty Line:

23.7%

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