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County:

Carter County

State:

Montana

FIPS Code:

30011

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

4.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

89,571

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

87,394

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

14.67

Custer NF

89,571

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

18

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

Hilly Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

1,956

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

1,799

-8.0%

-9.8%

1.7%

1990:

1,503

-16.5%

-22.0%

5.5%

2000:

1,360

-9.5%

-9.0%

-0.5%

2005:

1,320

-3.0%

0.7%

-3.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

1,339

98.5%

0-to-19:

385

28.3%

Black:

1

0.1%

20-to-39:

259

19.0%

Hispanic:

8

0.6%

40-to-59:

393

28.9%

American Indian:

5

0.4%

60-plus:

323

23.8%

Other:

7

0.5%

Median Age:

41.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

0.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.6%

Median Family Income:

$32,262

Families Below Poverty Line:

15.9%

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