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County:

Golden Valley County

State:

Montana

FIPS Code:

30037

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

3.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

23,693

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

59,153

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

6.22

Lewis & Clark NF

23,693

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

23

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

High Hills Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

931

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

1,026

10.2%

6.0%

4.2%

1990:

912

-11.1%

-16.9%

5.8%

2000:

1,042

14.3%

8.2%

6.1%

2005:

1,159

11.4%

9.2%

2.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

1,020

97.9%

0-to-19:

314

30.1%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

182

17.5%

Hispanic:

13

1.2%

40-to-59:

324

31.1%

American Indian:

6

0.6%

60-plus:

222

21.3%

Other:

3

0.3%

Median Age:

41.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

0.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

70.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.2%

Median Family Income:

$35,000

Families Below Poverty Line:

16.5%

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