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County:

Wheatland County

State:

Montana

FIPS Code:

30107

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

7.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

64,919

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

81,486

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

8.41

Lewis & Clark NF

64,919

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

22

Mean July Temp:

66

Topography:

Open High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

2,529

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

2,359

-6.7%

-11.5%

4.8%

1990:

2,246

-4.8%

-5.6%

0.8%

2000:

2,259

0.6%

-0.7%

1.3%

2005:

2,037

-9.9%

-7.7%

-2.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,177

96.4%

0-to-19:

653

28.9%

Black:

3

0.1%

20-to-39:

432

19.1%

Hispanic:

25

1.1%

40-to-59:

630

27.9%

American Indian:

12

0.5%

60-plus:

544

24.1%

Other:

42

1.9%

Median Age:

41.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

69.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.5%

Median Family Income:

$32,500

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.1%

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