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County:

Park County

State:

Montana

FIPS Code:

30067

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

45% to 50%

Percent Land in NF:

49.0%

Recreational County:

Yes

Acreage in NF:

837,341

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

796,175

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

9.62

Gallatin NF

800,797

% Water:

0.4

Custer NF

34,844

Mean Jan. Temp:

22

Lewis & Clark NF

1,700

Mean July Temp:

65

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with town

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

11,197

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

12,869

14.9%

11.8%

3.1%

1990:

14,562

13.2%

8.9%

4.2%

2000:

15,694

7.8%

5.2%

2.5%

2005:

15,968

1.7%

1.3%

0.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

14,994

95.5%

0-to-19:

4,039

25.7%

Black:

58

0.4%

20-to-39:

3,622

23.1%

Hispanic:

288

1.8%

40-to-59:

5,034

32.1%

American Indian:

138

0.9%

60-plus:

2,999

19.1%

Other:

216

1.4%

Median Age:

40.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

5.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

23.1%

Median Family Income:

$40,561

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.2%

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