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County:

Custer County

State:

Montana

FIPS Code:

30017

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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:

109,041

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.57

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

15

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Open high Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with town

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

12,174

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

13,109

7.7%

1.8%

5.9%

1990:

11,697

-10.8%

-14.5%

3.8%

2000:

11,696

0.0%

-0.5%

0.4%

2005:

11,267

-3.7%

-3.4%

-0.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

11,228

96.0%

0-to-19:

3,286

28.1%

Black:

11

0.1%

20-to-39:

2,707

23.1%

Hispanic:

177

1.5%

40-to-59:

3,192

27.3%

American Indian:

146

1.2%

60-plus:

2,511

21.5%

Other:

134

1.1%

Median Age:

39.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.8%

Median Family Income:

$38,779

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.1%

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