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County:

Prairie County

State:

Montana

FIPS Code:

30079

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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:

15,024

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

5.15

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

15

Mean July Temp:

72

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:

1,752

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

1,836

4.8%

0.0%

4.8%

1990:

1,383

-24.7%

-23.7%

-0.9%

2000:

1,199

-13.3%

-9.4%

-3.9%

2005:

1,105

-7.9%

-2.7%

-5.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

1,171

97.7%

0-to-19:

242

20.2%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

182

15.2%

Hispanic:

8

0.7%

40-to-59:

420

35.0%

American Indian:

5

0.4%

60-plus:

355

29.6%

Other:

15

1.3%

Median Age:

48.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

0.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

78.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.8%

Median Family Income:

$32,292

Families Below Poverty Line:

13.3%

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