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County:

Phillips County

State:

Montana

FIPS Code:

30071

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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:

80,658

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

10.55

% Water:

1.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

11

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:

5,386

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

5,367

-0.4%

-5.9%

5.6%

1990:

5,163

-3.8%

-9.7%

5.9%

2000:

4,601

-10.9%

-12.9%

2.0%

2005:

4,179

-9.3%

-7.8%

-1.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

4,085

88.8%

0-to-19:

1,367

29.7%

Black:

5

0.1%

20-to-39:

864

18.8%

Hispanic:

53

1.2%

40-to-59:

1,325

28.8%

American Indian:

350

7.6%

60-plus:

1,045

22.7%

Other:

108

2.3%

Median Age:

40.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

0.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.1%

Median Family Income:

$37,529

Families Below Poverty Line:

13.8%

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