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County:

Powder River County

State:

Montana

FIPS Code:

30075

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

15% to 20%

Percent Land in NF:

16.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

340,726

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

408,146

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

10.92

Custer NF

340,726

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

18

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:

2,862

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

2,520

-11.9%

-22.2%

10.3%

1990:

2,090

-17.1%

-24.8%

7.8%

2000:

1,858

-11.1%

-11.3%

0.2%

2005:

1,705

-8.2%

-5.7%

-2.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

1,803

97.0%

0-to-19:

526

28.3%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

332

17.9%

Hispanic:

11

0.6%

40-to-59:

566

30.5%

American Indian:

33

1.8%

60-plus:

434

23.4%

Other:

11

0.6%

Median Age:

42.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

0.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.0%

Median Family Income:

$34,671

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.9%

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