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County:

Stillwater County

State:

Montana

FIPS Code:

30095

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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:

186,320

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

180,353

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

12.01

Custer NF

186,320

% Water:

0.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

22

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro no town

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

4,632

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

5,598

20.9%

17.4%

3.5%

1990:

6,536

16.8%

15.0%

1.8%

2000:

8,195

25.4%

23.3%

2.1%

2005:

8,493

3.6%

2.1%

1.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

7,860

95.9%

0-to-19:

2,248

27.4%

Black:

10

0.1%

20-to-39:

1,728

21.1%

Hispanic:

165

2.0%

40-to-59:

2,626

32.0%

American Indian:

51

0.6%

60-plus:

1,593

19.4%

Other:

109

1.3%

Median Age:

40.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.8%

Median Family Income:

$45,238

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.2%

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