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County:

Madison County

State:

Montana

FIPS Code:

30057

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

35% to 40%

Percent Land in NF:

35.0%

Recreational County:

Yes

Acreage in NF:

804,988

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

727,648

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

24.49

Beaverhead NF

614,666

% Water:

0.5

Gallatin NF

111,834

Mean Jan. Temp:

21

Deerlodge NF

78,488

Mean July Temp:

65

Topography:

Open High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

5,014

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

5,448

8.7%

7.0%

1.7%

1990:

5,989

9.9%

6.6%

3.4%

2000:

6,851

14.4%

14.7%

-0.3%

2005:

7,274

6.2%

7.9%

-1.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,575

96.0%

0-to-19:

1,690

24.7%

Black:

3

0.0%

20-to-39:

1,343

19.6%

Hispanic:

130

1.9%

40-to-59:

2,222

32.4%

American Indian:

36

0.5%

60-plus:

1,596

23.3%

Other:

107

1.6%

Median Age:

43.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

89.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

25.5%

Median Family Income:

$35,536

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.2%

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