Flathead, Montana

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Population in July 2007: 1,929.

Males: 947	(49.1%)
Females: 982	(50.9%)

Median resident age:	44.7 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $23,848 (it was $17,279 in 2000)

Flathead:	$23,848
Montana:	$43,531

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $138,203 (it was $72,200 in 2000)

Flathead:	$138,203
Montana:	$170,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $286,072; Detached houses: $326,322; Townhouses or other attached units: $7,469; In 2-unit structures: $72,604; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $55,765; Mobile homes: $48,682; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $27,500

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Races in Flathead:

White Non-Hispanic (72.4%)
Two or more races (4.9%)
Hispanic (2.6%)
Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Flathead: 93.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 3202 feet

Land area: 717.8 square miles.

Population density: 2.7 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Flathead

High school or higher: 77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
Unemployed: 5.8%
Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Flathead CCD

Never married: 18.3%
Now married: 56.5%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 10.6%
Divorced: 14.6%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.2%
Montana:	1.8%

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

Flathead:	0.8% ($578)
Montana:	1.3% ($1,212)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Missoula, MT (48.8 miles , pop. 57,053).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (356.8 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (947.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Hot Springs, MT (3.4 miles ), Dixon, MT (3.8 miles ), Paradise, MT (3.8 miles) , Old Agency, MT (3.9 miles) , Lonepine, MT (4.0 miles) , Charlo, MT (4.1 miles ), Plains, MT (4.1 miles ), Ronan, MT (4.5 miles ).

Latitude: 47.48 N, Longitude: 114.52 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 406

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
Construction (17%)
Educational services (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Wood products (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (17%)
Health care (14%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Public administration (9%)
Social assistance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (15%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Carpenters (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)

Hospitals/medical centers near Flathead:

CLARK FORK VALLEY HOSPITAL - CAH (about 14 miles; PLAINS, MT)
ST LUKE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; RONAN, MT)
ST LUKE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL-CAH (about 19 miles; RONAN, MT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Flathead:

THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 34 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 107 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 111 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)
SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 133 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 137 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)
LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 139 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 140 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)

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Notable locations in Flathead: Bobs Place (A), Rainbow Lake Campground (B), Camas Substation (C), Forest Service Winter Range (D), Dixon (E), Perma (F), Shady Grove RV Park (G), Nielson Ranch (H), Melton Ranch (I), Jennings Ranch (J), Hot Springs Substation (K), Hidden Valley Ranch (L), Anderson Ranch (M), Haynes Ranch (N), Dixon Volunteer Fire Department (O), Hot Springs Volunteer Fire Department (P), Hot Springs Town-County Library (Q), Hot Springs Police Department (R). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Flathead include: Trinity Lutheran Church (A), Seventh Day Adventist Church (B), Saint Leonards Church (C), Sacred Heart Catholic Church (D), Dixon Indian Chapel (E), First Presbyterian Church (F), Hot Springs Bible Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ventling Cemetery (1), Markle Cemetery (2), Maillet Cemetery (3), Murray Memorial Cemetery (4), Niarada Cemetery (5), Pluffe Cemetery (6), Dixon Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Rainbow Lake (A), Schmitz Lakes (B), Burgess Lake (C), Dry Fork Reservoir (D), Upper Dry Fork Reservoir (E), Toolman Slough (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Hewolf Creek (A), Clear Creek (B), Seepay Creek (C), Selow Creek (D), Gunderson Creek (E), Garden Creek (F), Cottonwood Creek (G), Bassoo Creek (H), Sullivan Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Flathead: Hot Springs City Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post offices: Dixon Post Office (A), Hot Springs Post Office (B), Lonepine Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.2 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	43.3%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.8%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	29.5%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	10.7%
Whole state:	5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Flathead, MT

24 people in nursing homes

Flathead compared to Montana state average:

Median household income significantly 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 significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Sanders County Montana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (26%) Wood (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%) Other fuel (1%) Utility gas (1%)

Religon statistics for Flathead

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Assemblies of God	Christian and Missionary Alliance
Adherents	25.8%	20.3%	12.1%	11.6%	6.0%
Congregations	13.8%	10.3%	10.3%	6.9%	6.9%

Name	United Methodist Church	Conservative Congregational Christian Conference	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	4.4%	3.8%	3.1%	3.0%	9.9%
Congregations	17.2%	3.4%	3.4%	3.4%	24.1%

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.

8.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,533 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.53%
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 Missoula County, MT	0.83% ($31,065 average AGI)
from Flathead County, MT	0.38% ($22,714)
from Lake County, MT	0.30% ($22,364)

8.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,007 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.13%
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 Missoula County, MT	1.22% ($21,733 average AGI)
to Lake County, MT	0.68% ($23,680)
to Flathead County, MT	0.59% ($23,227)

Strongest AM radio stations in Flathead:

KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, 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)
KGVO (1290 AM; 5 kW; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
KVNI (1080 AM; 10 kW; COEUR D' ALENE, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)

Strongest FM radio stations in Flathead:

KPLG (91.5 FM; PLAINS, MT; Owner: YOUR NETWORK OF PRAISE, INC.)
KQRK (92.3 FM; RONAN, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KLTC-FM (107.5 FM; SUPERIOR, MT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KALS (97.1 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KALISPELL CHRISTIAN RADIO FELLOWSHIP, 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)
KSIL (100.7 FM; WALLACE, ID; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KUFM (89.1 FM; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA)
KDBR (106.3 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, 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.)
KTWD (97.5 FM; WALLACE, ID; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
KMSO (102.5 FM; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: SHEILA CALLAHAN & FRIENDS, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Flathead:

K05EE (Channel 5; BIG ARM, ETC., MT; Owner: BLACKTAIL TV TAX DISTRICT)
K59BW (Channel 59; BONNERS FERRY, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))
K11IL (Channel 11; BITTERROOT RANGE, ET, MT; Owner: HOT SPRINGS TV DISTRICT)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Carl E Manson, 59 Conestoga Dr, Type: Mast, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 19.8 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30017, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

686 Ft Sw Of Nfd 315 & 36, Overall height: 19.8 m, Call Sign: WPJD466
Assigned Frequencies : 2188.80 MHz
Grant Date: 04/23/1996, Expiration Date: 04/23/2001, Cancelation Date: 02/05/1998
Registrant: Phone: (612) 298-3300

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