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County:

Meagher County

State:

Montana

FIPS Code:

30059

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

30% to 35%

Percent Land in NF:

31.0%

Recreational County:

Yes

Acreage in NF:

477,402

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

587,956

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

27

Lewis & Clark NF

390,715

% Water:

0.1

Helena NF

66,124

Mean Jan. Temp:

20

Gallatin NF

20,563

Mean July Temp:

64

Topography:

Open High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

2,122

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

2,154

1.5%

-3.7%

5.2%

1990:

1,819

-15.6%

-20.6%

5.1%

2000:

1,932

6.2%

3.5%

2.7%

2005:

1,999

3.5%

4.1%

-0.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

1,870

96.8%

0-to-19:

535

27.7%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

341

17.7%

Hispanic:

29

1.5%

40-to-59:

597

30.9%

American Indian:

18

0.9%

60-plus:

459

23.8%

Other:

15

0.8%

Median Age:

42.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

0.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.7%

Median Family Income:

$33,879

Families Below Poverty Line:

16.4%

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