Basin, Montana

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Population in July 2007: 281.

Males: 136	(48.6%)
Females: 145	(51.4%)

Median resident age:	38.3 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Zip codes: 59631.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,054 (it was $22,500 in 2000)

Basin:	$31,054
Montana:	$43,531

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $97,049 (it was $50,700 in 2000)

Basin:	$97,049
Montana:	$170,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $118,324; Detached houses: $130,801; Townhouses or other attached units: $97,094; Mobile homes: $33,750; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

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Races in Basin:

White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
American Indian (3.5%)
Two or more races (2.7%)
Hispanic (2.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Basin: 83.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (22.0%), Irish (17.6%), English (6.7%), Italian (4.3%), United States (3.9%), Scottish (3.5%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 5355 feet

Land area: 12.8 square miles.

Population density: 22 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Basin

High school or higher: 79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
Unemployed: 8.1%
Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Basin CDP

Never married: 19.4%
Now married: 64.1%
Separated: 4.7%
Widowed: 2.4%
Divorced: 9.4%

2 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.8%
Montana:	1.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Basin:	0.9% ($471)
Montana:	1.3% ($1,212)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Missoula, MT (92.3 miles , pop. 57,053).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (476.1 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (881.8 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Boulder, MT (2.7 miles ), Jefferson City, MT (3.6 miles ), Clancy, MT (4.4 miles ), Walkerville, MT (4.6 miles ), Elliston, MT (4.7 miles ), Butte, MT (4.8 miles ), Deer Lodge, MT (4.9 miles ), Montana City, MT (4.9 miles ).

Latitude: 46.28 N, Longitude: 112.27 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 406

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (33%)
Mining (13%)
Public administration (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Other direct selling establishments (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (33%)
Accommodation and food services (31%)
Educational services (12%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Construction (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (10%)
Carpenters (10%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cooks and food preparation workers (25%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (14%)
Waiters and waitresses (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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Average climate in Basin, Montana

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Hospitals/medical centers near Basin:

ST JAMES HEALTHCARE (about 23 miles; BUTTE, MT)
POWELL COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - CAH (about 24 miles; DEER LODGE, MT)
ST PETERS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; HELENA, MT)

Political contributions by individuals in Basin, MT

Airports located in Basin:

Klies Air Strip Airport (Runways: 1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Basin:

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 80 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 103 miles; MISSOULA, MT; FT enrollment: 11,112)
RICKS COLLEGE (about 176 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT enrollment: 8,670)
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 191 miles; BILLINGS, MT; FT enrollment: 3,105)
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 214 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)
LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 226 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 236 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)

Public elementary/middle school in Basin:

Basin School (Students: 21; Location: 119 North Quartz; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)

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Notable locations in Basin: Sunnyside Ranger Station (A), O'Neill Campground (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Basin Creek (A), Red Rock Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Basin: Mining Country Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Drinking water stations with addresses in Basin and their reported violations in the past:

BASIN COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DIST (Population served: 200, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-29-2003), St Boil Water Order (MAY-29-2003), St Public Notif requested (MAY-29-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-29-2003), St Compliance achieved (AUG-19-2003), St Public Notif received (AUG-29-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUN-21-2000), St Public Notif requested (JUN-21-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-21-2000), St Public Notif received (DEC-11-2000), St Compliance achieved (DEC-12-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1997, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and SEP-19-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-16-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-19-2005)

Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JAN-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-19-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-19-2005)

Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-03-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-03-2005)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-2004 and MAY-2006, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-04-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-04-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAY-31-2006)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-2004 and FEB-21-2006, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-08-2004), St Compliance achieved (FEB-21-2006)

4 routine major monitoring violations

123 regular monitoring violations

14 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This place:	2.3 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	61.1%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 2.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	32.6%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	16.7%
Whole state:	5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Basin, MT

Basin compared to Montana state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly 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.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Basin mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Montana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%) Wood (35%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%) No fuel used (4%) Utility gas (3%) Electricity (2%)

Religon statistics for Basin

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Assemblies of God	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church
Adherents	35.7%	21.6%	9.6%	9.5%	9.4%
Congregations	19.0%	9.5%	9.5%	9.5%	14.3%

Name	Lutheran Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	5.4%	3.3%	2.4%	1.7%	1.4%
Congregations	9.5%	4.8%	9.5%	4.8%	9.5%

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.

10.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,731 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.18%
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 Lewis and Clark County, MT	2.97% ($53,228 average AGI)
from Gallatin County, MT	0.78% ($32,633)
from Silver Bow County, MT	0.63% ($28,417)

10.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,716 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.02%
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 Lewis and Clark County, MT	2.92% ($39,982 average AGI)
to Gallatin County, MT	0.94% ($29,944)
to Silver Bow County, MT	0.89% ($29,412)

Strongest AM radio stations in Basin:

KBOW (550 AM; 5 kW; BUTTE, MT; Owner: BUTTE BROADCASTING INCORPORATED)
KKGR (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; EAST HELENA, MT; Owner: KKGR, INC.)
KMTX (950 AM; 5 kW; HELENA, MT; Owner: CAPRI, INC)
KXTL (1370 AM; 5 kW; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
KGVW (640 AM; 10 kW; BELGRADE, MT; Owner: GALLATIN VALLEY WITNESS, INC.)
KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
KANA (580 AM; 1 kW; ANACONDA, MT; Owner: JIMMY RAY CARROLL)
KBCK (1400 AM; 1 kW; DEER LODGE, MT; Owner: JIMMY RAY CARROLL)
KBLL (1240 AM; 1 kW; HELENA, MT; Owner: HOLTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KCAP (1340 AM; 1 kW; HELENA, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KMON (560 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Basin:

K210BF (89.9 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KAPC (91.3 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA)
KOPR (94.1 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: BUTTE BROADCASTING INCORPORATED)
KMBR (95.5 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
K213CJ (90.5 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: MONTANA CHRISTIAN RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KAAR (92.5 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
KVCM (103.1 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: HI-LINE RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
KMTX-FM (105.3 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: CAPRI, INC)
KZMT (101.1 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
K246AC (97.1 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: LAST CHANCE PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION)
K251AC (98.1 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS-MT UNIV. SYSTEM)
KBLL-FM (99.5 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: HOLTER BROASDCASTING CORPORATION)
K213CB (90.5 FM; DEER LODGE, MT; Owner: HI-LINE RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
KQRV (96.9 FM; DEER LODGE, MT; Owner: ROBERT CUMMINGS TOOLE)
KGLM-FM (97.7 FM; ANACONDA, MT; Owner: JIMMY RAY CARROLL)
KUHM (91.7 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA)
KHKR-FM (104.1 FM; EAST HELENA, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
K296AN (107.1 FM; BOULDER, MT; Owner: BOULDER TV ASSN.)

TV broadcast stations around Basin:

K08KT (Channel 8; BOULDER, MT; Owner: BOULDER TV ASSN.)
KMTF (Channel 10; HELENA, MT; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K27CD (Channel 27; BOULDER, MT; Owner: BOULDER TV TRANSLATOR ASSOCIATION)
KWYB (Channel 18; BUTTE, MT; Owner: MMM LICENSE LLC)
K13KP (Channel 13; BOULDER, MT; Owner: BOULDER TV ASSOCIATION)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Ricki Elerick, Approximately 300' Off Of Labelle Gulch Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 105.2 m
Registrant: Phone: (703) 533-1312, Email:
Jerri L Janjua, Approx. 1 Mile N Of Town Of Basin, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.9 m, Overall height: 64 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Jack Mountain 1 1/2 Mi Nw, Call Sign: WNMU789, Licensee ID: L00001857
Assigned Frequencies : 154.680 MHz
Grant Date: 07/30/2003, Expiration Date: 10/17/2013
Registrant: State Of Montana, 2550 Prospect Ave, Helena, MT 59620-1419, Phone: (406) 444-7000
2 1/2 Mi N I15 High Ore Exit, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPEN647
Assigned Frequencies : 466.200 MHz
Grant Date: 04/27/1999, Expiration Date: 03/23/2004, Cancelation Date: 05/23/2004
Registrant: Russell S Giulio, Boulder, MT 59632, Phone: (406) 225-3754

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6

Various Locations, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPNM245
Assigned Frequencies : 956.281 MHz, 956.281 MHz
Grant Date: 01/31/2008, Expiration Date: 04/06/2018, Certifier: Bruce A Mckinley
Registrant: Northwestern Energy, 40 East Broadway Street, Butte, MT 59701, Phone: (406) 497-1000, Fax: (406) 497-3525, Email:
Jack Mountain, 4 Mi Nnw Of Basin, Type: Tower, Structure height: 7.6 m, Call Sign: WAW495
Assigned Frequencies : 7050.00 MHz
Grant Date: 02/11/1975, Expiration Date: 04/01/2006
Registrant: Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, Pllc, 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, Nw, #800, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 776-2000, Fax: (202) 776-2222, Email:
Jack Mountain, 4 Mi Nnw Of Basin, Type: Tower, Structure height: 7.6 m, Call Sign: WAW498
Assigned Frequencies : 7000.00 MHz
Grant Date: 02/11/1975
Registrant: Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, Pllc, 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, Nw, #800, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 776-2000, Fax: (202) 776-2222, Email:
4 Miles Nnw, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WBM652
Assigned Frequencies : 2059.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/03/1976, Expiration Date: 04/01/1983, Cancelation Date: 07/01/1999
Registrant: Harriscope Broadcasting Corporation, Great Falls, MT 59403
4 Mi Nnw Of Basin, Structure height: 7.6 m, Call Sign: WGI27
Assigned Frequencies : 7000.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/29/1974, Expiration Date: 04/01/2006
Registrant: Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, Pllc, 1200 New Hampshire Ave., Nw, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 776-2672, Fax: (202) 776-2222, Email:
Jack Mtn., Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WLI963
Assigned Frequencies : 6950.00 MHz
Grant Date: 12/16/1991, Expiration Date: 04/01/2006
Registrant: Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, Pllc, 1200 New Hampshire Ave., Nw, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 776-2672, Fax: (202) 776-2222, Email:

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1

Jack Mountain, 4.3 Miles North Of, Call Sign: KNKL801
Assigned Frequencies : 459.275 MHz, 152.540 MHz
Grant Date: 05/11/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Certifier: Trisha A Ramhorst
Registrant: Spectrum Communications Sites, LLC, Bozeman, MT 59772, Phone: (406) 585-5565, Fax: (406) 585-5830, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KE6SUM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00971556
Grant Date: 01/28/2005, Expiration Date: 04/07/2015, Certifier: Barbara I Fiskum
Registrant: Barbara I Fiskum, Basin, MT 59631

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: NOORDUYN UC-64A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 9, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 112 mph), Engine: P&W R1340 SERIES (600 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 78691 , Serial Number: 637, Year manufactured: 1944, Airworthiness Date: 12/08/2005
Registrant (Individual): Forrest L Klies, Po Box 153, Basin, MT 59631
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 08/12/1988

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