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County:

Silver Bow County

State:

Montana

FIPS Code:

30093

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

40% to 45%

Percent Land in NF:

41.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

189,191

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

224,597

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.09

Deerlodge NF

150,479

% Water:

0.1

Beaverhead NF

38,712

Mean Jan. Temp:

15

Mean July Temp:

62

Topography:

Open High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

41,981

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

38,092

-9.3%

-12.2%

2.9%

1990:

33,941

-10.9%

-11.9%

1.0%

2000:

34,606

2.0%

1.5%

0.4%

2005:

32,982

-4.7%

-4.1%

-0.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

32,410

93.7%

0-to-19:

9,252

26.7%

Black:

45

0.1%

20-to-39:

8,640

25.0%

Hispanic:

950

2.7%

40-to-59:

9,646

27.9%

American Indian:

619

1.8%

60-plus:

7,068

20.4%

Other:

582

1.7%

Median Age:

38.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

48.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

21.7%

Median Family Income:

$40,018

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.7%

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