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Notable locations in Chinook: Chinook (A), Bear Paw Court (B), Columbia Grain International Incorporated Elevator (C), Harvest State Cooperatives Elevator (D), Blaine County Ambulance 1 (E), Blaine County Sheriff's Office (F), Blaine County Courthouse (G), Wildlife Museum (H), Chinook Police Department (I), Chinook Volunteer Fire Department (J), Blaine County Library (K), Blaine County Museum (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Chinook include: Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (A), Assembly of God Church (B), Saint Gabriels Catholic Church (C), Presbyterian Church (D), Zion Lutheran Church (E), United Methodist Church (F), Chinook Alliance Church (G), American Lutheran Church (H), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Chinook include: North Side Park (1), Sweet Memorial Park (2), Centennial Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotel: Chinook Motor Inn (100 Indiana Street).
Court: Blaine County - Clerk of Court (Courthouse).
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Blaine County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Chinook and their reported violations in the past:
CHINOOK CITY OF (Population served: 1500, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Dichloromethane; methylene chloride. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-04-2004)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JAN-1999. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1999), St Public Notif requested (DEC-31-1999)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In NOV-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-31-1998)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In OCT-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-31-1998)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In SEP-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-31-1998)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-31-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 18.1%
(11.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 86.5% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 29.5% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.0 people | | Montana: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 52.3% | | Whole state: | 65.0% |
| This city: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chinook, MT
3 people in unknown juvenile institutions
Chinook compared to Montana state average:
- Median household income 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.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Chinook (2011 data):
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Chinook Branch at 336 Indiana Street, branch established on 1916/01/01. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- First Bank of Montana: Chinook Office Branch at 337 Indiana Street, branch established on 1933/11/20. Info updated 2011/05/11: Bank assets: $265.8 mil, Deposits: $186.4 mil, headquarters in Lewistown, MT, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Glacier Bancorp, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (86%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Blaine County Montana:
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Religion statistics for Chinook (based on Blaine County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 67.68%
| Here | | 67.7% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Assemblies of God | Hutterian Brethren | United Methodist Church |
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| Adherents | 55.6% | 15.6% | 8.0% | 4.2% | 3.8% |
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| Congregations | 22.2% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 7.4% | 7.4% |
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| Name | LDS (Mormon) Church | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Lutheran Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.6% |
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| Congregations | 3.7% | 7.4% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 14.8% |
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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: 3 | Here: | 4.60 / 10,000 pop. | | Montana: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Blaine County: | 3.07 / 10,000 pop. | | Montana: | 0.48 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 3 | This county: | 4.60 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 4 | Blaine County: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. | | Montana: | 10.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Blaine County: | 10.1% | | State: | 7.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 22.7% | | Montana: | 10.7% |
| 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 |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $6,007 | $36,042 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $1,331 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,713 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $10,309 | $41,236 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $215 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $6,547 | $39,282 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $9,442 | $37,768 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $8,722 | $34,888 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
13 | $41,027 | $37,871 | 9 | $3,259 |
Chinook government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $27,000 ($22.43)
- Charges - Sewerage: $405,000 ($336.38)
All Other: $13,000 ($10.80)
Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($1.66)
- Construction - Sewerage: $228,000 ($189.37)
Regular Highways: $48,000 ($39.87)
Housing and Community Development: $25,000 ($20.76)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $254,000 ($210.96)
Water Utilities: $248,000 ($205.98)
Police Protection: $223,000 ($185.22)
Regular Highways: $201,000 ($166.94)
Solid Waste Management: $155,000 ($128.74)
Financial Administration: $57,000 ($47.34)
Parks and Recreation: $49,000 ($40.70)
Judicial and Legal Services: $43,000 ($35.71)
Central Staff Services: $26,000 ($21.59)
Local Fire Protection: $23,000 ($19.10)
General Public Buildings: $15,000 ($12.46)
General - Other: $12,000 ($9.97)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000 ($1.66)
Health - Other: $1,000 ($0.83)
- DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $1,026,000 ($852.16)
- General - Interest on Debt: $69,000 ($57.31)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $40,000 ($33.22)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,050,000 ($872.09)
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $24,000 ($19.93)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $82,000 ($68.11)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $161,000 ($133.72)
Special Assessments: $143,000 ($118.77)
Interest Earnings: $59,000 ($49.00)
Fines and Forfeits: $15,000 ($12.46)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,067,000 ($1716.78)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,985,000 ($1648.67)
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $12,000 ($9.97)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,525,000 ($1266.61)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $333,000 ($276.58)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,026,000 ($852.16)
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $195,000 ($161.96)
Highways: $36,000 ($29.90)
All Other: $9,000 ($7.48)
- Tax - Property: $287,000 ($238.37)
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $9,000 ($7.48)
Other License: $4,000 ($3.32)
Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,000 ($1.66)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $486,000 ($403.65)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $25,000 ($20.76)
6.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,556 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.99% | | 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:
8.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,495 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.21% | | 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 Chinook:
- KOJM (610 AM; 1 kW; HAVRE, MT; Owner: NEW MEDIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
- KSEN (1150 AM; 10 kW; SHELBY, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KMON (560 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
- KGVW (640 AM; 10 kW; BELGRADE, MT; Owner: GALLATIN VALLEY WITNESS, INC.)
- KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KATL (770 AM; 10 kW; MILES CITY, MT; Owner: STAR PRINTING COMPANY)
- KEIN (1310 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: MUNSON RADIO, INC.)
- KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Chinook:
- KPQX (92.5 FM; HAVRE, MT; Owner: NEW MEDIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KNMC (90.1 FM; HAVRE, MT; Owner: NORTHERN MONTANA COLLEGE)
- KRYK (101.3 FM; CHINOOK, MT; Owner: NEW MEDIA BROADCASTERS, INC)
- KXEI (95.1 FM; HAVRE, MT; Owner: HI-LINE RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KGVA (88.1 FM; FORT BELKNAP AGENCY, MT; Owner: FORT BELKNAP COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Chinook:
- K59EM (Channel 59; CHINOOK, MT; Owner: BLAINE COUNTY PUBLIC TELEVISION,INC.)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total average daily traffic: 3,720
Total average daily truck traffic: 73
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 4,112
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Chinook)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Chinook, MT)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: KA7BLF, Licensee ID: L00853670
Grant Date: 04/26/2004, Expiration Date: 07/15/2014, Certifier: Randy S Ross
Registrant: Randy S Ross, Chinook, MT 59523 - Call Sign: KB5AIA, Licensee ID: L00216390
Grant Date: 07/14/2009, Expiration Date: 10/10/2019, Certifier: Frank W Spiers
Registrant: Frank W Spiers, Chinook, MT 59523 - Call Sign: W7EEO
Grant Date: 04/02/1996, Expiration Date: 04/02/2006, Cancellation Date: 04/03/2008
Registrant: John M Powell, Box 625, Chinook, MT 59523 - Call Sign: KD7QIM, Licensee ID: L00483635
Grant Date: 03/14/2002, Expiration Date: 03/14/2012, Certifier: Alan J Knettel
Registrant: Alan J Knettel, 33 Third St, Chinook, MT 59523 - Call Sign: KF7IBT, Licensee ID: L01551312
Grant Date: 03/02/2010, Expiration Date: 03/02/2020, Certifier: Emily J Hinebauch
Registrant: Emily J Hinebauch, Chinook, MT 59523
FAA Registered Aircraft: 19 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Chinook)
| Most common first names in Chinook, MT among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 32 | 78.9 years |
| William | 19 | 78.3 years |
| Mary | 18 | 81.8 years |
| George | 18 | 76.7 years |
| Charles | 14 | 75.4 years |
| Robert | 14 | 72.1 years |
| Joseph | 13 | 72.5 years |
| Harold | 13 | 77.5 years |
| James | 12 | 76.2 years |
| Arthur | 11 | 73.4 years |
| Most common last names in Chinook, MT among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Miller | 13 | 78.2 years |
| Friede | 9 | 76.8 years |
| Anderson | 9 | 74.3 years |
| Hofeldt | 9 | 81.0 years |
| Overcast | 8 | 79.1 years |
| Maclean | 8 | 67.2 years |
| Johnson | 7 | 83.3 years |
| Chapman | 7 | 81.1 years |
| Taylor | 7 | 78.6 years |
| Peterson | 7 | 79.3 years |
Businesses in Chinook, MT
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