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Population (year 2000): 1,421
Males: 680  (47.9%)
Females: 741  (52.1%)

Flathead County

Median resident age:  50.5 years
Montana median age:  37.5 years

Zip codes: 59911.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,900 (it was $36,116 in 2000)
Bigfork  $41,900
Montana:  $39,301

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $261,200 (it was $179,300 in 2000)
Bigfork  $261,200
Montana:  $131,600

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Races in Bigfork:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (24.2%), Irish (21.0%), English (15.3%), Norwegian (9.6%), Scottish (7.0%), Scotch-Irish (6.5%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 2968 feet

Land area: 5.75 square miles.

Population density: 247 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bigfork

  • High school or higher: 90.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bigfork CDP

  • Never married: 16.3%
  • Now married: 65.2%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

56 residents are foreign born (1.8% Europe, 1.2% Asia, 1.0% North America).

This place:  3.9%
Montana:  1.8%



According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Bigfork, Montana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bigfork to the number of sex offenders is 203 to 1.

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

Bigfork:  0.9% ($1,600)
Montana:  1.2% ($1,212)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Missoula, MT (83.3 miles , pop. 57,053).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (556.3 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (1010.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Creston-Bigfork, MT (4.0 miles ), Woods Bay, MT (4.2 miles ), Somers, MT (10.1 miles ), Lakeside, MT (10.5 miles ), Lower Valley-Somers, MT (11.5 miles ), Rollins, MT (13.4 miles) , Big Fork-Swan River, MT (13.4 miles ), Evergreen, MT (17.4 miles ).

Latitude: 48.07 N, Longitude: 114.08 W


66 people in nursing homes

Area code: 406

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (13%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Financial managers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
  • Art and design workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Bigfork:
  • KALISPELL REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; KALISPELL, MT)
  • ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL CORP (about 26 miles; POLSON, MT)
  • NORTH VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; WHITEFISH, MT)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bigfork:
  • GLACIER PARK INTL (about 20 miles; KALISPELL, MT; ID: FCA)
  • MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL (about 81 miles; MISSOULA, MT; ID: MSO)
  • HELENA REGIONAL (about 178 miles; HELENA, MT; ID: HLN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bigfork:
  • FERNDALE AIRFIELD (about 6 miles; BIG FORK, MT; ID: 53U)
  • KALISPELL CITY (about 17 miles; KALISPELL, MT; ID: S27)
  • WHITEFISH (about 27 miles; WHITEFISH, MT; ID: 58S)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bigfork:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 66 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 189 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 199 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)
  • SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 227 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 232 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
  • GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 234 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)
  • SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 238 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
Public high school in Bigfork:
  • BIGFORK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 375; Location: 600 COMMERCE ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Bigfork:
  • BIGFORK SCHOOL (Students: 339; Location: 600 COMMERCE ST; Grades: PK - 06)
  • BIGFORK 7-8 (Students: 138; Location: 600 COMMERCE ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
  • SWAN RIVER SCHOOL (Students: 128; Location: 1205 SWAN HIGHWAY; Grades: PK - 06)
  • SWAN RIVER 7-8 (Students: 41; Location: 1205 SWAN HIGHWAY; Grades: 07 - 08)

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Notable locations in Bigfork: Sportsman Bridge Fishing Access (A), Timbers RV Park (B), Wayfarers Campground (C), Bigfork Fishing Access Site (D), Bigfork Campground (E), Big Fork Ranger Station (F), Eagle Bend Golf Club (G), Bigfork Fire Department (H), Bigfork Branch Library (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Lake Hills Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Bigfork include: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A), Bigfork Christian Church (B), Bigfork Chapel Assembly of God (C), Saint Patricks Episcopal Church (D), Saint Catherines Catholic Church (E), Saint Andrews Episcopal Church (F), Horizon Christian Fellowship (G), Jehovahs Witnesses (H), First Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Bigfork include: Flathead Lake State Park - Wayfarers Unit (1), J H Horn Memorial Park (2), Wayfarers State Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Tourist attractions: Glacier Country Tourism Commission (836 Holt Drive Suite 320), Flathead Lake Cabin Rentals (Arcades & Amusements; 18123 E. Lakeshore).

Hotels: Bridge Street Cottages (300 Bridge Street), Marina Cay Resort (180 Vista Lane), Timbers Motel Bigfork (Highway 35 South), Mountain Lake Lodge (1950 Sylvan Drive), The Islander Inn (39 Orchard Lane), Hotel Bigfork (425 Grand Drive), Swan River Inn (360 Grand Drive), Eagle Bend Flathead Vacation Rentals (836 Holt Drive), Woods Bay Resort (120 Community Lane).

 

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

BIGFORK COUNTY WATER AND SEWER (Population served: 2350, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (SEP-19-2001), St Public Notif requested (SEP-19-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-19-2001), St Public Notif received (OCT-09-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-06-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1997 and FEB-18-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-31-2000), St Compliance achieved (FEB-18-2004)
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
SITTING DUCK (Population served: 82, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 22 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
RANCH CO WATER AND SEWER DIST THE (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-05-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-05-2002), St Boil Water Order (OCT-05-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-05-2002), St Public Notif received (JAN-06-2003), St Compliance achieved (JAN-08-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-08-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 9 routine major monitoring violations
  • 23 regular monitoring violations
ST PATRICKS EPISCOPAL CHURCH (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This place:  2.1 people
Montana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  63.0%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.9%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  9.1%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.1%
Whole state:  5.8%

Bigfork compared to Montana state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.


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Banks with branches in Bigfork (2007 data):
  • Flathead Bank of Bigfork, Montana: Flathead Bank Of Bigfork, Montana at 800 Grand Avenue, branch established on 1971-03-15; Flathead Bank Osburn Branch at 443 Osborn Avenue, #101, branch established on 2001-04-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $227.6 mil, Deposits: $178.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Flathead Holding Company Of Bigfork
  • Rocky Mountain Bank: Bigfork Branch at 437 Grand Drive, branch established on 1997-12-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $438.9 mil, Deposits: $335.1 mil, headquarters in Billings, MT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Heartland Financial Usa, Inc.
  • Glacier Bank: Lake Hills Shopping Center Branch at Lake Hills Shopping Center, branch established on 1955-07-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $756.4 mil, Deposits: $457.8 mil, headquarters in Kalispell, MT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Glacier Bancorp, Inc.



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8.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,971 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.05%
Montana average:  8.25%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($252 average AGI)
Flathead County:  0.08%
Montana average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Missoula County, MT  0.42% ($28,785 average AGI)
from Lake County, MT  0.35% ($38,315)
from Lincoln County, MT  0.31% ($29,122)


6.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,000 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.22%
Montana average:  7.69%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($327 average AGI)
Flathead County:  0.06%
Montana average:  0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Missoula County, MT  0.49% ($20,621 average AGI)
to Gallatin County, MT  0.25% ($21,000)
to Lincoln County, MT  0.22% ($25,971)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bigfork:
  • KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
  • KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KGEZ (600 AM; 5 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: SKYLINE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KJJR (880 AM; 10 kW; WHITEFISH, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INCORPORATED)
  • KLCY (930 AM; 5 kW; EAST MISSOULA, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KGVO (1290 AM; 5 kW; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
  • KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KSEN (1150 AM; 10 kW; SHELBY, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bigfork:
  • KSIL (100.7 FM; WALLACE, ID; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KALS (97.1 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KALISPELL CHRISTIAN RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KDBR (106.3 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KQRK (92.3 FM; RONAN, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKMT (95.9 FM; COLUMBIA FALLS, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBBZ (98.5 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KZMN (103.9 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
  • KPLG (91.5 FM; PLAINS, MT; Owner: YOUR NETWORK OF PRAISE, INC.)
  • KGGL (93.3 FM; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
  • KUKL (89.9 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA)
  • K216BE (91.1 FM; FERNDALE, ETC., MT; Owner: SWAN HILL T.V. INC.)
  • K204CJ (88.7 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: YOUR CHRISTIAN COMPANION NETWORK, INC.)
  • K208DI (89.5 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • K259AD (99.7 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: BEE B/C INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bigfork:
  • K05EE (Channel 5; BIG ARM, ETC., MT; Owner: BLACKTAIL TV TAX DISTRICT)
  • K07EN (Channel 7; SOMERS, MT; Owner: BLACKTAIL TV TAX DISTRICT)
  • K06EL (Channel 6; FERNDALE, ETC., MT; Owner: SWAN HILL TV, INC.)
  • K12LO (Channel 12; FERNDALE, ETC., MT; Owner: SWAN HILL TV INC.)
  • K48EO (Channel 48; SOMERS-LAKESIDE, MT; Owner: BLACKTAIL TV TAX DISTRICT)
  • K26DD (Channel 26; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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