Lake 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 (lower is better)
AQI
PM10
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2008 was 16.4. This is significantly better than average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 17.7. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 6.9 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2005 was 8.50. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 6.9 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Charlo and their reported violations in the past:
CHARLO WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 370, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-04-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-04-2005)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and NOV-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-27-1996), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-27-1996)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 41.4%
(26.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 72.2% for American Indian residents, 59.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.4 people | | Montana: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 60.8% | | Whole state: | 65.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 6.6% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Charlo, MT
Charlo compared to Montana state average:
- Median household income significantly 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.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (33%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Wood (9%)
- Utility gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Lake County Montana:
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Religion statistics for Charlo (based on Lake County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 39.97%
| Here |  | 40.0% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | LDS (Mormon) Church | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Assemblies of God |
| Adherents | 48.4% | 9.3% | 8.2% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| Congregations | 15.6% | 6.7% | 4.4% | 8.9% | 6.7% |
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| Name | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Lutheran Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
| Adherents | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 12.6% |
| Congregations | 8.9% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 4.4% | 31.1% |
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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: 10 | Lake County: | 3.52 / 10,000 pop. | | Montana: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5 | Lake County: | 1.76 / 10,000 pop. | | Montana: | 0.48 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | Lake County: | 3.52 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 27 | Here: | 9.51 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 10.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 8.5% | | Montana: | 7.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Lake County: | 25.9% | | Montana: | 23.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 14.6% | | State: | 10.7% |
8.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,952 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.39% | | 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:
7.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,441 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.70% | | 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 Charlo:
- KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
- KLCY (930 AM; 5 kW; EAST MISSOULA, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KGEZ (600 AM; 5 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: SKYLINE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KJJR (880 AM; 10 kW; WHITEFISH, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INCORPORATED)
- KGVO (1290 AM; 5 kW; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
- KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
- KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KVNI (1080 AM; 10 kW; COEUR D' ALENE, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
- KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)
Strongest FM radio stations in Charlo:
- KPLG (91.5 FM; PLAINS, MT; Owner: YOUR NETWORK OF PRAISE, INC.)
- KQRK (92.3 FM; RONAN, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, 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)
- KSIL (100.7 FM; WALLACE, ID; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KALS (97.1 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KALISPELL CHRISTIAN RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KLTC-FM (107.5 FM; SUPERIOR, MT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KBQQ (106.7 FM; PINESDALE, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP INC.)
- KZOQ-FM (100.1 FM; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
- KMZL (91.1 FM; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- K204EV (88.7 FM; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KDBR (106.3 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMSO (102.5 FM; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: SHEILA CALLAHAN & FRIENDS, INC)
- K231AF (94.1 FM; RONAN, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Charlo:
- K05EE (Channel 5; BIG ARM, ETC., MT; Owner: BLACKTAIL TV TAX DISTRICT)
- KSKC-CA (Channel 25; PABLO/RONAN, MT; Owner: SALISH KOOTENAI COLLEGE)
- K28CF (Channel 28; ST. IGNATIUS, MT; Owner: SALISH KOOTENAI COLLEGE)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - STATION, 3 Mi W Of Hwy 93 On Dublin Gulch Rd (Lat: 47.384917 Lon: -114.160389), Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WNTR982
Assigned Frequencies: 2187.20 MHz Grant Date: 11/09/1993, Expiration Date: 11/09/1998, Cancellation Date: 08/14/1998
Registrant: Phone: (202) 331-9495 - CHARLO, Moise Hill End Of Dellwo Rd. (Lat: 47.468333 Lon: -114.257778), Type: Pole, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPTR675
Assigned Frequencies: 19520.0 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6152.75 MHz Grant Date: 11/30/2001, Expiration Date: 11/30/2011, Certifier: Shane Evans
Registrant: Transaria Communications, 7330 Shedhorn Drive, Bozeman, MT 59718, Phone: (406) 556-1714, Fax: (406) 585-9645, Email:
- CHARLO, 4.5 Miles Nw Of (Lat: 47.464917 Lon: -114.260667), Overall height: 12.2 m, Call Sign: KPH62
Assigned Frequencies: 6011.90 MHz, 10755.0 MHz, 10995.0 MHz, 10995.0 MHz, 10715.0 MHz, 10955.0 MHz Grant Date: 08/24/1990, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancellation Date: 10/15/1997
Registrant: U S West Communications Inc, 700 W Mineral Ave Room Co G1.24, Littleton, CO 80120
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3 - Call Sign: KC7UZQ, Previous Call Sign: N7JAK, Licensee ID: L01241014
Grant Date: 01/31/2007, Expiration Date: 03/10/2017, Certifier: Albert M Hawkaluk
Registrant: Albert M Hawkaluk, 38335 3rd St E, Charlo, MT 59824 - Call Sign: W7ERV, Previous Call Sign: KY7I, Licensee ID: L01247870
Grant Date: 03/01/2007, Expiration Date: 05/20/2017, Certifier: Ervin Davis
Registrant: Ervin Davis, 53046 Main St N, Charlo, MT 59824 - Call Sign: KE7LJE, Licensee ID: L01251237
Grant Date: 03/06/2007, Expiration Date: 03/06/2017, Certifier: Bryan Brown
Registrant: Bryan Brown, 61975 Mt Highway 212, Charlo, MT 59824
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172H (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3850R , Serial Number: 17255350, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 10/17/1966
Registrant (Co-Owned): Patrick W Kelley, 52305 Herak Rd, Charlo, MT 59824, Other Owners: Dianna J Kelley - Aircraft: PIPER PA-18A 150 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 97 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 410L , Serial Number: 18-6614, Year manufactured: 1954, Airworthiness Date: 02/27/1976
Registrant (Individual): Robert F Erickson, 54661 Fish Hatchery Rd, Charlo, MT 59824
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Charlo, MT
| Most common first names in Charlo, MT among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 10 | 81.2 years |
| Mary | 9 | 66.0 years |
| James | 7 | 70.6 years |
| Charles | 6 | 77.8 years |
| William | 6 | 82.2 years |
| Richard | 6 | 66.2 years |
| George | 4 | 80.5 years |
| Grace | 3 | 80.3 years |
| Frank | 3 | 70.0 years |
| Leonard | 3 | 76.0 years |
| Most common last names in Charlo, MT among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Johnson | 5 | 76.8 years |
| Foust | 5 | 80.0 years |
| Evans | 5 | 74.4 years |
| Roylance | 5 | 72.0 years |
| Stipe | 5 | 81.6 years |
| Brady | 4 | 82.0 years |
| Kuntz | 4 | 66.0 years |
| Matt | 4 | 66.8 years |
| Olsen | 4 | 77.8 years |
| West | 4 | 78.0 years |
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