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County: Carbon County
State: Montana
FIPS Code: 30009

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: 20% to 25% Percent Land in NF:
24.0%
Recreational County: Not Applicable Acreage in NF:
324,819
Retirement County: No Total Forest Acreage:
203,318
Amenity Level: High National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: 18.46 Custer NF
285,131
% Water: 0.7 Gallatin NF
39,688
Mean Jan. Temp: 22
Mean July Temp: 64
Topography: High Mountains
Metro Status: Small metro area of less than 1 million residents
Economic Type: Services
Policy Type: None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total Population Net Natural

Population Change Migration Increase
1970: 7,080 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 8,099 14.4% 13.2% 1.2%
1990: 8,080 -0.2% -2.1% 1.8%
2000: 9,552 18.2% 18.6% -0.3%
2005: 9,902 3.7% 4.2% -0.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
9,188 96.2% 0-to-19:
2,488 26.0%
Black:
22 0.2% 20-to-39:
1,955 20.5%
Hispanic:
169 1.8% 40-to-59:
3,040 31.8%
American Indian:
58 0.6% 60-plus:
2,069 21.7%
Other:
115 1.2%
Median Age: 41.9
Population Density (persons per square mile): 4.7
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 88.1%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 23.3%
Median Family Income: $38,405
Families Below Poverty Line: 8.2%
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