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Population (year 2000): 2,346. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,342 (-0.2% change)
 

Males: 1,207  (51.4%)
Females: 1,139  (48.6%)

Rosebud County

Median resident age:  35.3 years
Montana median age:  37.5 years

Zip codes: 59323.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $61,600 (it was $55,650 in 2000)
Colstrip  $61,600
Montana:  $39,301

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $80,700 (it was $75,400 in 2000)
Colstrip  $80,700
Montana:  $131,600

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Races in Colstrip:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.3%)
  • American Indian (14.1%)
  • Two or more races (3.5%)
  • Hispanic (3.2%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (32.1%), Irish (16.2%), English (12.5%), Norwegian (10.5%), Scotch-Irish (5.3%), United States (5.2%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated in 1999

Elevation: 3232 feet

Land area: 4.49 square miles.

Population density: 523 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Colstrip

  • High school or higher: 91.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Colstrip city

  • Never married: 21.4%
  • Now married: 66.4%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 0.6%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

31 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.3%
Montana:  1.8%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Colstrip, Montana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Colstrip to the number of sex offenders is 782 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

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

Colstrip:  0.7% ($549)
Montana:  1.2% ($1,212)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Billings, MT (131.3 miles , pop. 89,847).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (431.1 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (933.4 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Rosebud, MT (2.2 miles ), Lame Deer, MT (18.8 miles ), Muddy, MT (21.6 miles ), Northern Cheyenne, MT (24.3 miles ), Forsyth, MT (26.1 miles ), Ashland, MT (30.7 miles ), Northern Cheyenne, MT (32.3 miles ), Busby, MT (34.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $163,700
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $163,700
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000

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Latitude: 45.89 N, Longitude: 106.63 W


Area code: 406

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Most common industries for males:
  • Mining (33%)
  • Utilities (31%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)
  • Health care (2%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (2%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (32%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Utilities (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Mining (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (17%)
  • Plant and system operators (7%)
  • Electricians (7%)
  • Extraction workers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)


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Crime in Colstrip (2005):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 2 assaults (84.1 per 100,000)
  • 1 burglary (42.1 per 100,000)
  • 49 thefts (2061.4 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (42.1 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 105.6 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Crime in Colstrip (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 5 assaults (212.5 per 100,000)
  • 8 burglaries (340.0 per 100,000)
  • 45 thefts (1912.5 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (42.5 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 146.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 13 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.56
US city average:  3.00

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Birthplace of: Kevin Criswell - College basketball player (Montana Grizzlies).


Hospitals/medical centers near Colstrip:
  • ROSEBUD HEATLH CARE CENTER - CAH (about 14 miles; FORSYTH, MT)
  • PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; BIGHORN, MT)
  • HOLY ROSARY HEALTHCARE (about 65 miles; MILES CITY, MT)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Colstrip:
  • SHERIDAN COUNTY (about 81 miles; SHERIDAN, WY; ID: SHR)
  • GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 132 miles; GILLETTE, WY; ID: GCC)
  • BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (about 132 miles; BILLINGS, MT; ID: BIL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Colstrip:
  • COLSTRIP (about 6 miles; COLSTRIP, MT; ID: M46)
  • TILLITT FIELD (about 26 miles; FORSYTH, MT; ID: 1S3)
  • ST LABRE MISSION (about 33 miles; ASHLAND, MT; ID: 3U4)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Colstrip:
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 123 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 208 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
  • BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 214 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 267 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 293 miles; LARAMIE, WY; FT enrollment: 9,665)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 297 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; FT enrollment: 10,380)
  • CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 323 miles; CHADRON, NE; FT enrollment: 2,144)
Public high school in Colstrip:
  • COLSTRIP HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 270; Location: 5000 PINE BUTTE DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Colstrip:
  • PINE BUTTE ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 289; Location: 2800 DURANGO DRIVE; Grades: PK - 05)
  • FRANK BRATTIN MIDDLE SCHL (Students: 189; Location: 216 OLIVE DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)

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Notable locations in Colstrip: Colstrip (A), Ponderosa Butte Public Golf Course (B), Colstrip Fire Department (C), Bicentennial Library of Colstrip (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Colstrip include: Mount Calvary Lutheran Church (A), United Community Church (B), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (C), Colstrip Christian and Missionary Alliance Church (D), Saint Margaret Mary Catholic Church (E), Christ Covenant Church (F), Grace Baptist Church (G), First Baptist Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Colstrip Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Colstrip include: Big Timber Park (1), Court Park (2), Stillwater Park (3), Stillwater Ballfield Complex (4), Cottonwood Park (5), Prospector Park (6), South Park (7), Obert Rye Park (8), Laramie Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Tourist attraction: Schoolhouse History & Art Center (Museums; 400 Woodrose).

Hotels: Super 8 Colstrip MT (6227 Main Street), Fort Union Inn (5 Dogwood Street).

Courts: Rosebud County - Justice Court Department #2 (303 Willow), Colstrip City - Clerk-Treasurer- City Court- Mayor (550 Willow Avenue).

 

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

COLSTRIP CITY OF (Population served: 2000, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-24-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-24-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-24-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-24-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2001 and SEP-21-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-21-2005)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 33 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
Montana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  81.7%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.5%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.0%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.2%
Whole state:  5.8%

Colstrip compared to Montana state average:

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  • 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.
  • House age significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Colstrip (2007 data):
  • First Interstate Bank: Colstrip Branch at 6210 Main Street, branch established on 1975-05-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $4,946.5 mil, Deposits: $3,737.9 mil, headquarters in Billings, MT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 54 total offices, Holding Company: First Interstate Bancsystem, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Rosebud County Montana:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$3,466$41,5925$2,100
Water Supply 2$5,780$34,6800$0
Sewerage 1$4,180$50,1601$1,290
Streets and Highways 3$12,818$51,2720$0
Fire - Other 0$0 1$180
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$1,182
Totals for Government 7$26,244$44,9909$4,752


Colstrip government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $326,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $305,000
    All Other: $26,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $491,000
    Police Protection: $485,000
    Sewerage: $173,000
    General - Other: $147,000
    Regular Highways: $141,000
    Solid Waste Management: $138,000
    Fire Protection: $121,000
    Libraries: $110,000
    Financial Administration: $104,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $87,000
    Parks & Recreation: $63,000
    General Public Buildings: $46,000
    Central Staff Services: $42,000
    Housing & Community Development: $24,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $11,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $11,000
    Health Services - Other: $10,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $129,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $61,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,081,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,011,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,042,000
    Other, NEC: $973,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $39,000
    Other, NEC: $38,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $142,000
    Interest Earnings: $56,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $19,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,092,000
    Fire Protection: $18,000
    General Public Building: $14,000
    Health - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,985,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $663,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $674,000
    All Other: $121,000
    Highways: $52,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,368,000
    NEC: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $597,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $65,000

7.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,267 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.45%
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 Yellowstone County, MT  1.19% ($32,270 average AGI)
from Big Horn County, MT  0.51% ($33,188)
from Custer County, MT  0.35% ($46,182)


9.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,890 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.43%
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 Yellowstone County, MT  3.17% ($31,218 average AGI)
to Custer County, MT  0.50% ($17,125)
to Big Horn County, MT  0.41% ($24,538)


Strongest AM radio stations in Colstrip:
  • KIKC (1250 AM; 5 kW; FORSYTH, MT; Owner: MILES CITY, FORSYTH B/DCSTG, INC.)
  • KATL (770 AM; 10 kW; MILES CITY, MT; Owner: STAR PRINTING COMPANY)
  • KMTA (1050 AM; 10 kW; MILES CITY, MT; Owner: SENGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KROE (930 AM; 5 kW; SHERIDAN, WY; Owner: LOVCOM, INC.)
  • KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KWYO (1410 AM; 5 kW; SHERIDAN, WY; Owner: KWYO AM, LLC)
  • KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KZMQ (1140 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GREYBULL, WY; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING LLC)
  • KURL (730 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: ELENBAAS MEDIA, INC.)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Colstrip:
  • KMCJ (99.5 FM; COLSTRIP, MT; Owner: HI-LINE RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KIKC-FM (101.3 FM; FORSYTH, MT; Owner: MILES CITY, FORSYTH B/CSTG, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Colstrip:
  • K07WJ (Channel 7; COLSTRIP, MT; Owner: COLSTRIP TV TAX DISTRICT)
  • K28CB (Channel 28; COLSTRIP, MT; Owner: COLSTRIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
  • K13PV (Channel 13; COLSTRIP, MT; Owner: COLSTRIP TV TAX DISTRICT)
  • K09OY (Channel 9; COLSTRIP, MT; Owner: COLSTRIP TV TAX DISTRICT)

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