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County:

Petroleum County

State:

Montana

FIPS Code:

30069

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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:

32,674

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

9.59

% Water:

1.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

20

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

Open high Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

675

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

655

-3.0%

-11.6%

8.6%

1990:

519

-20.8%

-28.1%

7.3%

2000:

493

-5.0%

-7.6%

2.6%

2005:

470

-4.7%

-6.5%

1.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

484

98.2%

0-to-19:

138

28.0%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

103

20.9%

Hispanic:

6

1.2%

40-to-59:

140

28.4%

American Indian:

1

0.2%

60-plus:

112

22.7%

Other:

2

0.4%

Median Age:

41.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

0.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.4%

Median Family Income:

$32,667

Families Below Poverty Line:

21.0%

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