Buffalo Creek, Montana
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| Males: 273 |  (52.5%) |
| Females: 248 |  (47.5%) |
| Median resident age: | 38.8 years |
| Montana median age: | 37.5 years |
Zip code: 59088
| Buffalo Creek: | $90,707 |
| MT: | $67,631 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $38,484 (it was $18,946 in 2000)
Buffalo Creek CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $571,413 (it was $167,900 in 2000)
| Buffalo Creek: | $571,413 |
| MT: | $366,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $412,360; detached houses: $455,211; townhouses or other attached units: $375,731; in 2-unit structures: $194,794; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $175,861; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $226,631; mobile homes: $99,717; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $41,773
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Buffalo Creek, MT
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- 45895.0%White alone
- 132.7%Hispanic
- 102.1%Two or more races
- 10.2%American Indian alone
Races in Buffalo Creek detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: MST time zone
Land area: 892.1 square miles.
Population density: 0.6 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Buffalo Creek CCD: | 0.7% ($1,125) |
| Montana: | 1.3% ($1,212) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Billings, MT 
(30.1 miles , pop. 89,847).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (458.4 miles , pop. 259,628).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (894.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045).
Nearest cities:
Huntley Project, MT (3.2 miles ),
), Shepherd, MT (4.0 miles),
Huntley, MT (4.1 miles ),
), Lockwood, MT (5.0 miles ),
), Custer, MT (5.1 miles),
Musselshell, MT (5.4 miles)
Latitude: 46.10 N, Longitude: 108.10 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 406
| Here: | 3.5% |
| Montana: | 3.8% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (27.5%)
- Construction (11.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.0%)
- Health care (5.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.7%)
- U. S. Postal service (3.6%)
- Repair & maintenance (3.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (35.3%)
- Construction (20.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.6%)
- Air transportation (3.3%)
- U. S. Postal service (3.3%)
- Repair & maintenance (2.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (17.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (12.2%)
- Health care (8.9%)
- Truck transportation (4.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.9%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.9%)
- Social assistance (4.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14.5%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (9.4%)
- Construction laborers (5.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Top executives (4.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19.6%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (11.1%)
- Construction laborers (9.2%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (9.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8.1%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (7.3%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6.5%)
- Top executives (4.9%)
- Child care workers (4.9%)
- Other financial specialists (4.1%)
Average climate in Buffalo Creek, Montana
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2008 was 14.8. This is significantly better than average.
| City: | 14.8 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2003 was 2.43. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 20.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 2.43 |
| U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 2.76. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 20.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 2.76 |
| U.S.: | 1.51 |
Earthquake activity:
Buffalo Creek-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Montana state average. It is 573% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 163.3 miles away from Buffalo Creek center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 311.4 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 6/30/1975 at 18:54:13, a magnitude 6.1 (5.6 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 UK, 6.1 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 161.6 miles away from the city center
On 7/6/2017 at 06:30:17, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 7.6 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 219.7 miles away from the city center
On 3/31/2020 at 23:52:30, a magnitude 6.5 (6.5 MW, Depth: 7.5 mi) earthquake occurred 359.5 miles away from Buffalo Creek center
On 7/26/2005 at 04:08:37, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MB, 5.2 MS, 5.6 MW) earthquake occurred 221.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Yellowstone County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 4, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buffalo Creek:
- Montana State University-Billings (about 30 miles; Billings, MT; Full-time enrollment: 4,319)
- Sheridan College (about 109 miles; Sheridan, WY; FT enrollment: 2,070)
- Montana State University (about 146 miles; Bozeman, MT; FT enrollment: 12,942)
- Black Hills State University (about 234 miles; Spearfish, SD; FT enrollment: 3,166)
- Brigham Young University-Idaho (about 240 miles; Rexburg, ID; FT enrollment: 30,522)
- Casper College (about 243 miles; Casper, WY; FT enrollment: 2,770)
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (about 278 miles; Rapid City, SD; FT enrollment: 2,102)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Buffalo Creek: P K Ranch (A), Pine View (B), Larsen Ranch (C), Steele Ranch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Castle Butte Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: West Razor Creek (A), South Fork Crooked Creek (B), North Fork Crooked Creek (C), Antelope Creek (D), Arrow Creek (E), Buffalo Creek (F), Coal Bank Creek (G), Cotton Creek (H), Cow Gulch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.7 people |
| Montana: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 67.6% |
| Whole state: | 66.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 4.5% |
| 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: 0.6% of all households
| This place: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 14.6% |
| This place: | 4.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
For population 15 years and over in Buffalo Creek:
- Never married: 16.3%
- Now married: 70.0%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 1.7%
- Divorced: 12.1%
For population 25 years and over in Buffalo Creek:
- High school or higher: 92.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 1.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.7 |
| Montana average: | 10.4 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Buffalo Creek, MT (based on Yellowstone County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 20,845 | 86 |
| Catholic | 17,155 | 12 |
| Mainline Protestant | 11,920 | 35 |
| Other | 7,761 | 29 |
| Black Protestant | 123 | 1 |
| Orthodox | 100 | 1 |
| None | 90,068 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 16
| This county: | 1.14 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
| Here: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
| Montana: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| Yellowstone County: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
| Montana: | 0.48 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 66
| This county: | 4.72 / 10,000 pop. |
| Montana: | 4.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 102
| Yellowstone County: | 7.30 / 10,000 pop. |
| Montana: | 10.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 7.3% |
| State: | 7.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Yellowstone County: | 25.7% |
| Montana: | 23.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Yellowstone County: | 10.6% |
| Montana: | 10.7% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Buffalo Creek:
- KURL (730 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: ELENBAAS MEDIA, INC.)
- KGHL (790 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KBUL (970 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KBLG (910 AM; 1 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
- KATL (770 AM; 10 kW; MILES CITY, MT; Owner: STAR PRINTING COMPANY)
- KMZK (1240 AM; 1 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: ELENBAAS MEDIA, INC.)
- KIKC (1250 AM; 5 kW; FORSYTH, MT; Owner: MILES CITY, FORSYTH B/DCSTG, INC.)
- KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KMTA (1050 AM; 10 kW; MILES CITY, MT; Owner: SENGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KZMQ (1140 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GREYBULL, WY; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING LLC)
- KGVW (640 AM; 10 kW; BELGRADE, MT; Owner: GALLATIN VALLEY WITNESS, INC.)
- KHDN (1230 AM; 1 kW; HARDIN, MT; Owner: SUN MOUNTAIN, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Buffalo Creek:
- KRKX (94.1 FM; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
- KZRV (107.5 FM; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- K205CL (88.9 FM; SHEPHERD, MT; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KMHK (95.5 FM; HARDIN, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KYYA-FM (93.3 FM; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
- KRZN (96.3 FM; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
- KLMT (89.3 FM; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL BROADCASTERS INC)
- KCTR-FM (102.9 FM; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KBBB (103.7 FM; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KRSQ (101.9 FM; LAUREL, MT; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Buffalo Creek:
- KHMT (Channel 4; HARDIN, MT; Owner: VHR BROADCASTING OF BILLINGS, LLC)
- KSVI (Channel 6; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: QUORUM OF MONTANA LICENSE, LLC)
- KULR-TV (Channel 8; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: KULR CORPORATION)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 44.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 19.7%Wood
- 19.1%Electricity
- 9.2%Other fuel
- 3.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.0%Utility gas
- 2.0%No fuel used
- 62.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.5%Electricity
- 12.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 12.5%Coal or coke
Buffalo Creek compared to Montana state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.