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Population in July 2007: 424. Population change since 2000: +14.7%
 

Males: 208  (49.2%)
Females: 216  (50.8%)

Median resident age:  35.9 years
Montana median age:  37.5 years

Zip codes: 59820.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,885 (it was $26,000 in 2000)
Alberton:  $35,885
Montana:  $43,531

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $150,837 (it was $78,800 in 2000)
Alberton:  $150,837
Montana:  $170,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $159,109; Detached houses: $158,111; Townhouses or other attached units: $672,190; In 2-unit structures: $64,062; Mobile homes: $38,500
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Races in Alberton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Alberton: 89.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (31.3%), Norwegian (14.7%), Irish (12.0%), Swedish (8.0%), English (7.2%), French (7.0%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 3029 feet

Land area: 0.57 square miles.

Population density: 740 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Alberton

  • High school or higher: 83.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 9.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 37.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alberton town

  • Never married: 24.3%
  • Now married: 60.0%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 2.3%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.1%
Montana:  1.8%



According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Alberton, Montana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alberton to the number of sex offenders is 61 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alberton:  0.9% ($686)
Montana:  1.3% ($1,212)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Missoula, MT (24.1 miles , pop. 57,053).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (362.9 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (916.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Frenchtown, MT (3.3 miles ), Wye, MT (4.1 miles ), Riverbend, MT (4.5 miles ), Evaro, MT (4.6 miles ), Arlee, MT (4.6 miles ), Orchard Homes, MT (4.7 miles ), Dixon, MT (4.7 miles ), Flathead, MT (4.8 miles ).

Latitude: 47.00 N, Longitude: 114.48 W

Area code: 406

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Population change in the 1990s: +19 (+5.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (28%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Gasoline stations (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Registered nurses (9%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)



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Hospitals/medical centers near Alberton:
  • MINERAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SUPERIOR, MT)
  • MINERAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL - CAH (about 19 miles; SUPERIOR, MT)
  • ST PATRICK HOSPITAL CORP (about 22 miles; MISSOULA, MT)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alberton:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 22 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 105 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 119 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 127 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
  • SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 143 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
  • GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 146 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)
  • SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 148 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
Public elementary/middle schools in Alberton:
  • Alberton School (Students: 82; Location: 306 Railroad Avenue; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)
  • Alberton 7-8 (Students: 31; Location: 306 Railroad Avenue; Grades: 7th Grade - 8th Grade)
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Notable locations in Alberton: River Edge Resort (A), Alberton Branch Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Alberton include: Alberton Community Church (A), Saint Alberts Catholic Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Alberton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: River Edge Resort Motel (Exit 75 I 90), Montana Hotel (702 Railroad Ave).

 

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

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Montana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.7%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.6%
Whole state:  5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  19.6%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.5%
Whole state:  5.8%

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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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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
  • Wood (20%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religon statistics for Alberton

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchSouthern Baptist Convention
Adherents38.4%12.2%9.8%9.4%8.0%
Congregations8.3%8.3%8.3%25.0%8.3%
NameAssemblies of GodEvangelical Free Church of AmericaAllegheny Wesleyan Methodist ConnectionSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchOther religions
Adherents5.9%5.4%4.6%4.2%2.1%
Congregations8.3%8.3%8.3%8.3%8.3%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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
    All Other: $24,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $51,000
    Sewerage: $37,000
    Financial Administration: $37,000
    Water Utilities: $31,000
    Police Protection: $19,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $31,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $513,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $500,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $13,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $47,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $389,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $40,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $36,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $41,000

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:
from Missoula County, MT  2.99% ($37,349 average AGI)


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:
to Missoula County, MT  3.16% ($12,511 average AGI)


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)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Ricki Elerick, 61 Plateau Road- Mt 022 A, 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, Type: Building, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPQH247
    Assigned Frequencies : 160.710 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/14/2000, Expiration Date: 07/14/2005, Cancelation 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, 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, 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 Aircrafts: 3
  • Aircraft: WACO EGC-7 (Fixed wing single engine, 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 (Rotorcraft, 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 (Fixed wing single engine, 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


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 14
  • Hazardous Condition: 4
  • Good Intent Call: 1

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