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County:

Sweet Grass County

State:

Montana

FIPS Code:

30097

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

20% to 25%

Percent Land in NF:

24.0%

Recreational County:

Yes

Acreage in NF:

287,563

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

301,336

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

10.86

Gallatin NF

202,867

% Water:

0.4

Custer NF

81,619

Mean Jan. Temp:

27

Lewis & Clark NF

3,077

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

2,980

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

3,216

7.9%

5.4%

2.5%

1990:

3,154

-1.9%

-3.3%

1.4%

2000:

3,609

14.4%

15.2%

-0.8%

2005:

3,672

1.7%

1.7%

0.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,467

96.1%

0-to-19:

995

27.6%

Black:

2

0.1%

20-to-39:

744

20.6%

Hispanic:

54

1.5%

40-to-59:

1,080

29.9%

American Indian:

20

0.6%

60-plus:

790

21.9%

Other:

66

1.8%

Median Age:

41.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

88.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

23.6%

Median Family Income:

$38,750

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.0%

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