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County:

Valley County

State:

Montana

FIPS Code:

30105

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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:

17,471

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

7.76

% Water:

2.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

9

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

Open high Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with 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:

11,471

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

10,250

-10.6%

-21.3%

10.7%

1990:

8,239

-19.6%

-25.1%

5.5%

2000:

7,675

-6.8%

-7.5%

0.6%

2005:

7,143

-7.0%

-6.0%

-1.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,741

87.8%

0-to-19:

2,106

27.4%

Black:

10

0.1%

20-to-39:

1,512

19.7%

Hispanic:

60

0.8%

40-to-59:

2,178

28.4%

American Indian:

716

9.3%

60-plus:

1,879

24.5%

Other:

148

1.9%

Median Age:

41.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.7%

Median Family Income:

$39,044

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.5%

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