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County:

Cascade County

State:

Montana

FIPS Code:

30013

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

10% to 15%

Percent Land in NF:

10.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

178,635

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

293,876

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Lewis & Clark NF

178,635

% Water:

0.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

21

Mean July Temp:

69

Topography:

Open High Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

81,804

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

80,696

-1.4%

-12.0%

10.6%

1990:

77,691

-3.7%

-13.6%

9.9%

2000:

80,357

3.4%

-3.2%

6.6%

2005:

79,569

-1.0%

-2.9%

2.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

71,880

89.5%

0-to-19:

23,164

28.8%

Black:

846

1.1%

20-to-39:

21,207

26.4%

Hispanic:

1,949

2.4%

40-to-59:

21,237

26.4%

American Indian:

3,237

4.0%

60-plus:

14,749

18.4%

Other:

2,445

3.0%

Median Age:

36.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

29.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

21.5%

Median Family Income:

$39,949

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.4%

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