Forsyth, Montana

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Population (year 2000): 1,944. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,898 (-2.4% change)

Males: 963	(49.5%)
Females: 981	(50.5%)

Rosebud County

Median resident age:	42.1 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Zip codes: 59327.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,100 (it was $33,533 in 2000)

Forsyth	$37,100
Montana:	$39,301

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $62,300 (it was $58,200 in 2000)

Forsyth	$62,300
Montana:	$131,600

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Races in Forsyth:

White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
American Indian (2.8%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Two or more races (1.0%)

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Ancestries: German (33.0%), English (15.3%), Irish (14.9%), Norwegian (10.8%), French (6.8%), United States (4.8%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 2526 feet

Land area: 1.11 square miles.

Population density: 1721 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Forsyth

High school or higher: 82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
Unemployed: 4.4%
Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Forsyth city

Never married: 18.6%
Now married: 62.1%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 7.7%
Divorced: 8.9%

7 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.4%
Montana:	1.8%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Forsyth, Montana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Forsyth to the number of sex offenders is 380 to 1.

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

Forsyth:	1.3% ($774)
Montana:	1.2% ($1,212)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Billings, MT (132.0 miles , pop. 89,847).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (457.0 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (955.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Rosebud, MT (24.1 miles ), Colstrip, MT (26.1 miles ), North of the Yellowstone, MT (29.0 miles ), South Treasure, MT (36.8 miles ), Hysham, MT (38.0 miles ), Lame Deer, MT (44.6 miles ), Muddy, MT (46.4 miles ), North Treasure, MT (49.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $130,000
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $175,000
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 1 building, cost: $90,000
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 46.27 N, Longitude: 106.68 W

38 people in nursing homes
24 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 406

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Population change in the 1990s: -230 (-10.6%).

Most common industries for males:

Rail transportation (13%)
Mining (9%)
Construction (9%)
Utilities (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Educational services (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (24%)
Health care (17%)
Educational services (13%)
Public administration (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Rail and water transportation workers (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Extraction workers (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Top executives (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cashiers (5%)

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Hospital/medical center in Forsyth:

ROSEBUD HEATLH CARE CENTER - CAH (383 NORTH 17TH AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Forsyth:

PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; BIGHORN, MT)
HOLY ROSARY HEALTHCARE (about 61 miles; MILES CITY, MT)
GARFIELD COUNTY HEALTH CENTER INC -CAH (about 77 miles; JORDAN, MT)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Forsyth:

SHERIDAN COUNTY (about 105 miles; SHERIDAN, WY; ID: SHR)
BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (about 133 miles; BILLINGS, MT; ID: BIL)
GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 155 miles; GILLETTE, WY; ID: GCC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Forsyth:

TILLITT FIELD (about 5 miles; FORSYTH, MT; ID: 1S3)
COLSTRIP (about 29 miles; COLSTRIP, MT; ID: M46)
HYSHAM (about 35 miles; HYSHAM, MT; ID: 6U7)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Forsyth:

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 125 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 230 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
CASPER COLLEGE (about 234 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 283 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 296 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; FT enrollment: 10,380)
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 319 miles; LARAMIE, WY; FT enrollment: 9,665)
CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 343 miles; CHADRON, NE; FT enrollment: 2,144)

Public high school in Forsyth:

FORSYTH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 147; Location: 425 N 10TH AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Forsyth:

FORSYTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 230; Location: 425 N 10TH AVE; Grades: PK - 06)
FORSYTH 7-8 (Students: 65; Location: 425 N 10TH AVE; Grades: 07 - 08)

Library in Forsyth:

ROSEBUD COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $171,060; Location: 201 NORTH 9TH AVENUE; 48,183 books; 1,357 audio materials; 1,331 video materials; 124 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Forsyth: Forsyth (A), Forsyth Fire Department (B), Rosebud County Courthouse (C), Rosebud County Library (D), Rosebud County Pioneer Museum (E), Rosebud County Sheriffs Office (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Forsyth include: Federated Church (A), Cornerstone Grace Fellowship (B), Concordia Lutheran Church (C), Church of God (D), Forsyth Wesleyan Church (E), Jehovah's Witnesses (F), Assembly of God Church (G), Immaculate Conception Church (H), First Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Forsyth include: VFW Park (1), Marceys Park (2), Pioneer Park (3), Riverside Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Hotels: Westwind Motor Inn (225 Westwind Lane), Best Western Sundowner Inn (1018 Front), Pat's Motel (609 West Main), Days Inn (2000 North Merrill Avenue), Restwel Motel (810 Front Street), Rail's Inn Motel (3rd & Front).

Court: Rosebud County District Court (1200 Main).

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

FORSYTH CITY OF (Population served: 1944, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-25-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-25-2006), St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-2006)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-25-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-25-2006), St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-2006)

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)

One routine major monitoring violation

108 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	63.6%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.4%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	10.5%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.8%

Forsyth compared to Montana state average:

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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.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Forsyth (2007 data):

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Forsyth Branch at 325 9th Avenue, branch established on 1983-08-01. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
First State Bank of Forsyth: First State Bank Of Forsyth at 860 Main Street, branch established on 1917-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $73.4 mil, Deposits: $64.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Forsyth Bancshares, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Rosebud County Montana:

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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
Financial Administration	2	$3,198	$19,188	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$2,444	$29,328	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$745
Parks and Recreation	3	$5,364	$21,456	7	$895
Sewerage	1	$1,979	$23,748	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	0	$0		1	$1,033
Streets and Highways	3	$7,957	$31,828	0	$0
Water Supply	4	$8,263	$24,789	0	$0
Totals for Government	14	$29,205	$25,033	9	$2,673

Forsyth government finances in 2004:

Charges - Sewerage: $235,000
Solid Waste Management: $131,000

All Other: $36,000

Parks & Recreation: $27,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $344,000
Sewerage: $290,000

Parks & Recreation: $223,000

Police Protection: $192,000

Regular Highways: $187,000

Solid Waste Management: $152,000

General - Other: $76,000

Fire Protection: $54,000

Health Services - Other: $39,000

Central Staff Services: $33,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $26,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $19,000

General Public Buildings: $14,000

Housing & Community Development: $8,000

Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $97,000
Housing & Community Development: $10,000
General - Interest on Debt: $26,604,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $191,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $380,050,000
Water Utilities: $676,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,230,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $364,215,000
Other, NEC: $1,153,000

Water Utilities: $615,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $15,835,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $77,000
Water Utilities: $61,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $26,621,000
General Revenue, NEC: $35,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $51,000
Fire Protection: $31,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,514,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $418,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $364,215,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $230,000
Highways: $57,000

All Other: $3,000
Tax - Property: $286,000
NEC: $29,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,099,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $41,000

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 Forsyth:

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.)
KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KROE (930 AM; 5 kW; SHERIDAN, WY; Owner: LOVCOM, INC.)
KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KURL (730 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: ELENBAAS MEDIA, INC.)
KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
KZMQ (1140 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GREYBULL, WY; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING LLC)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KWYO (1410 AM; 5 kW; SHERIDAN, WY; Owner: KWYO AM, LLC)
KGHL (790 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Forsyth:

K216DC (91.1 FM; FORSYTH, MT; Owner: MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS)
KIKC-FM (101.3 FM; FORSYTH, MT; Owner: MILES CITY, FORSYTH B/CSTG, INC.)
KMCJ (99.5 FM; COLSTRIP, MT; Owner: HI-LINE RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Forsyth:

K07LO (Channel 7; FORSYTH, MT; Owner: FORSYTH COMMUNITY TV RELAY SYSTEM)
K09BW (Channel 9; FORSYTH, MT; Owner: FORSYTH COMMUNITY TV RELAY SYSTEM)
K11CB (Channel 11; FORSYTH, MT; Owner: FORSYTH COMMUNITY TV RELAY SYSTEM)
K04FF (Channel 4; FORSYTH, ETC., MT; Owner: FORSYTH COMMUNITY TV RELAY SYSTEM)
K12LR (Channel 12; FORSYTH, MT; Owner: FORSYTH T.V. TAX DISTRICT)

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