Mineral County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 21.3. This is significantly better than average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 17.3. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 12.2 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2003 was 12.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.7 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Alberton and their reported violations in the past:
ALBERTON TOWN OF (Population served: 402, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and OCT-02-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-02-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-02-2003)
NORTHWEST INDIAN BIBLE SCHOOL (Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1999 and NOV-18-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-01-2001), St Compliance achieved (NOV-18-2003)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 59 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 4.9%
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.2 people | | Montana: |  2.4 people |
| This town: | 59.5% | | Whole state: | 65.0% |
| This town: | 4.6% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Alberton, MT
Alberton compared to Montana state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
- Wood (20%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Mineral County Montana:
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Religion statistics for Alberton (based on Mineral County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 26.00%
| Here | | 26.0% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention |
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| Adherents | 38.4% | 12.2% | 9.8% | 9.4% | 8.0% |
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| Congregations | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 25.0% | 8.3% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | Evangelical Free Church of America | Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 5.9% | 5.4% | 4.6% | 4.2% | 2.1% |
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| Congregations | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 2 | Mineral County: | 5.17 / 10,000 pop. | | Montana: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5 | Mineral County: | 12.91 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 4 | Here: | 10.33 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 10.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.0% | | Montana: | 7.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Mineral County: | 26.4% | | Montana: | 23.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 4.3% | | State: | 10.7% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $2,053 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $714 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,502 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,045 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $5,314 |
Alberton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $144,000 ($342.86)
All Other: $24,000 ($57.14)
Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($7.14)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $51,000 ($121.43)
Sewerage: $37,000 ($88.10)
Financial Administration: $37,000 ($88.10)
Water Utilities: $31,000 ($73.81)
Police Protection: $19,000 ($45.24)
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000 ($11.90)
Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($7.14)
Central Staff Services: $2,000 ($4.76)
Fire Protection: $2,000 ($4.76)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $1,000 ($2.38)
- General - Interest on Debt: $31,000 ($73.81)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $513,000 ($1221.43)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $500,000 ($1190.48)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $13,000 ($30.95)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $47,000 ($111.90)
Interest Earnings: $3,000 ($7.14)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,000 ($2.38)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $389,000 ($926.19)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $40,000 ($95.24)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,000 ($26.19)
All Other: $3,000 ($7.14)
- Tax - Property: $36,000 ($85.71)
NEC: $1,000 ($2.38)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $41,000 ($97.62)
11.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,715 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.49% | | Montana average: | 8.25% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
10.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,855 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.68% | | Montana average: | 7.69% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Alberton:
- KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KLCY (930 AM; 5 kW; EAST MISSOULA, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KGVO (1290 AM; 5 kW; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
- KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KGRZ (1450 AM; 1 kW; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
- KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
- KYLT (1340 AM; 1 kW; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
- KGEZ (600 AM; 5 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: SKYLINE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KJJR (880 AM; 10 kW; WHITEFISH, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INCORPORATED)
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
- KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Alberton:
- KPLG (91.5 FM; PLAINS, MT; Owner: YOUR NETWORK OF PRAISE, INC.)
- KGGL (93.3 FM; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
- KYSS-FM (94.9 FM; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KUFM (89.1 FM; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA)
- KLTC-FM (107.5 FM; SUPERIOR, MT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KZOQ-FM (100.1 FM; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
- KMZL (91.1 FM; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- KBQQ (106.7 FM; PINESDALE, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP INC.)
- K204EV (88.7 FM; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KMSO (102.5 FM; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: SHEILA CALLAHAN & FRIENDS, INC)
- KQRK (92.3 FM; RONAN, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KBAZ (96.3 FM; HAMILTON, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KSIL (100.7 FM; WALLACE, ID; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KALS (97.1 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KALISPELL CHRISTIAN RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Alberton:
- K05EE (Channel 5; BIG ARM, ETC., MT; Owner: BLACKTAIL TV TAX DISTRICT)
- KTMF (Channel 23; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: MMM LICENSE LLC)
Alberton fatal accident list:
Sep 16, 2009 09:30 PM, Adams St, Lat: 47.00097778, Lon: -114.4716583, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2 - Ricki L Elerick, 61 Plateau Road- Mt 022 A (Lat: 47.015444 Lon: -114.525139), Type: Tower, Structure height: 99.9 m, Overall height: 104.5 m
Registrant: Mesa Communications Group LLC, 6400 Arlington Blvd., Suite 1000, Falls Church, VA 22042, Phone: (703) 533-1312, Email:
- Ricki Elerick, 61 Plateau Road- Mt 022 A (Lat: 47.015444 Lon: -114.525139), Type: Tower, Structure height: 99.9 m, Overall height: 104.5 m
Registrant: Mesa Communications Group LLC, 6400 Arlington Blvd., Suite 1000, Falls Church, VA 22042, Phone: (703) 533-1312, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Mrl Track 3 Mi W Of I90 Fish Creek Exit (Lat: 46.995750 Lon: -114.718750), Type: Building, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPQH247
Assigned Frequencies: 160.710 MHz
Grant Date: 07/14/2000, Expiration Date: 07/14/2005, Cancellation Date: 01/07/2006, Certifier: Ray D Krenik
Registrant: Montana Rail Link, Missoula, MT 59807, Phone: (406) 523-1461, Fax: (406) 523-1529
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - ELLIS BEACON, Ellis Mountain (Lat: 47.028250 Lon: -114.469778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 36 m, Call Sign: WQHI401
Assigned Frequencies: 6345.49 MHz
Grant Date: 08/03/2007, Expiration Date: 08/03/2017, Certifier: David K Mcginnis
Registrant: County Of Missoula, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, Phone: (406) 829-4277, Email:
- Ellis Beacon, Road 5511 (Lat: 47.028250 Lon: -114.469778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 36.6 m, Overall height: 40.2 m, Call Sign: WQJL953
Assigned Frequencies: 6315.84 MHz, 6093.45 MHz
Grant Date: 10/29/2008, Expiration Date: 10/29/2018, Certifier: David K Mcginnis
Registrant: County Of Missoula, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, Phone: (406) 829-4277, Fax: (406) 721-8575, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Alberton)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 4 - Aircraft: WACO EGC-7 (Category: Land, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 118 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 17749 , Serial Number: 4588
Registrant (Co-Owned): Robert T Sneberger, Po Box 400, Alberton, MT 59820, Other Owners: Sharon E Sneberger - Aircraft: TOPE/MCCLESKY SPARROW HAWK (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B (400 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 369KC , Serial Number: SH20050007K, Year manufactured: 2006, Airworthiness Date: 02/16/2006
Registrant (Individual): Slade A Johnson, 534 Sawmill Gulch Rd, Alberton, MT 59820 - Aircraft: BOEING A75 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 93 mph), Engine: P & W R-985-AN-1 (450 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 56059 , Serial Number: 75-905, Year manufactured: 1941, Airworthiness Date: 07/25/2008
Registrant (Co-Owned): Robert T Sneberger, Po Box 400, Alberton, MT 59820, Other Owners: Sharon E Sneberger - Aircraft: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-180 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1P (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 58LM , Serial Number: 3073, Year manufactured: 2009, Airworthiness Date: 09/21/2009
Registrant (Individual): Leigh A Notti, 1029 Terrace View Dr, Alberton, MT 59820
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Alberton
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Alberton, MT
| Most common first names in Alberton, MT among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| William | 7 | 78.7 years |
| James | 6 | 66.5 years |
| Robert | 5 | 74.4 years |
| Frank | 4 | 72.0 years |
| Charles | 3 | 74.3 years |
| Dorothy | 3 | 80.3 years |
| Jack | 3 | 67.3 years |
| Ruth | 3 | 82.3 years |
| Donald | 2 | 68.5 years |
| Donna | 2 | 57.5 years |
| Most common last names in Alberton, MT among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Brovold | 3 | 73.7 years |
| Johnson | 3 | 58.3 years |
| Martin | 3 | 76.0 years |
| Spence | 3 | 90.6 years |
| Sandstrom | 3 | 76.0 years |
| Cyr | 2 | 74.5 years |
| Eddy | 2 | 85.0 years |
| Barkell | 2 | 68.5 years |
| Knox | 2 | 69.5 years |
| Dishman | 2 | 88.5 years |
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