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County:

Pondera County

State:

Montana

FIPS Code:

30073

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

10% to 15%

Percent Land in NF:

10.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

106,630

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

115,169

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.62

Lewis & Clark NF

106,630

% Water:

0.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

19

Mean July Temp:

67

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

6,611

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

6,731

1.8%

-5.7%

7.5%

1990:

6,433

-4.4%

-13.0%

8.6%

2000:

6,424

-0.1%

-2.4%

2.2%

2005:

6,087

-5.3%

-5.0%

-0.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

5,347

83.2%

0-to-19:

2,072

32.3%

Black:

6

0.1%

20-to-39:

1,283

20.0%

Hispanic:

54

0.8%

40-to-59:

1,751

27.3%

American Indian:

916

14.3%

60-plus:

1,318

20.5%

Other:

101

1.6%

Median Age:

38.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

19.8%

Median Family Income:

$36,484

Families Below Poverty Line:

15.0%

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