Forsyth, Montana

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Population in July 2008: 1,857. Population change since 2000: -4.5%

Males: 919	(49.5%)
Females: 938	(50.5%)

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

Zip codes: 59327.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $44,875 (it was $33,533 in 2000)

Forsyth:	$44,875
Montana:	$43,654

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $25,743

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $101,776 (it was $52,300 in 2000)

Forsyth:	$101,776
Montana:	$180,300

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $113,967; Detached houses: $114,100; Townhouses or other attached units: $655,877; In 2-unit structures: $208,713; Mobile homes: $29,853; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

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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%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Forsyth: 79.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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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: 1680 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 May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Forsyth to the number of sex offenders is 371 to 1.

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

Forsyth:	1.5% ($774)
Montana:	1.3% ($1,212)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Billings, MT (95.3 miles , pop. 89,847).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (450.2 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (925.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Rosebud, MT (4.9 miles ), Colstrip, MT (5.1 miles ), South Treasure, MT (5.1 miles ), North of the Yellowstone, MT (5.1 miles ), Hysham, MT (5.1 miles ), North Treasure, MT (5.9 miles ), Miles City, MT (6.4 miles ), Custer, MT (6.6 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
2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $62,300
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 46.27 N, Longitude: 106.68 W

Area code: 406

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

Most common industries for males (%):

Rail transportation (13%)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (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%)

Average climate in Forsyth, Montana

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Forsyth-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Montana state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/23/1991 at 20:32:27, a magnitude 3.6 (3.3 ML, 3.6 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 30.9 miles away from Forsyth center
On 2/25/1993 at 03:44:15, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 ML, 3.9 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.0 miles away from the city center
On 11/3/1999 at 13:28:52, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 78.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)

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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 35 miles; BIGHORN, MT)
HOLY ROSARY HEALTHCARE (about 42 miles; MILES CITY, MT)
BIG HORN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 71 miles; HARDIN, MT)

Political contributions by individuals in Forsyth, MT

Airports located in Forsyth:

Tillitt Field Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 325, Itinerant Ops: 3,995, Local Ops: 4,825, Military Ops: 25)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Forsyth:

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 92 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 184 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 208 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; FT enrollment: 10,380)
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 227 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
CASPER COLLEGE (about 234 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 284 miles; BISMARCK, ND; FT enrollment: 2,205)
UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 285 miles; BISMARCK, ND; FT enrollment: 2,203)

Public high school in Forsyth:

Forsyth High School (Students: 134; Location: 425 N 10th Avenue; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle schools in Forsyth:

Forsyth Elementary School (Students: 198; Location: 425 N 10th Avenue; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)
Forsyth 7-8 (Students: 81; Location: 425 N 10th Avenue; Grades: 7th Grade - 8th Grade)

See full list of schools located in Forsyth, Map of school districts: FORSYTH ELEMENTARY, FORSYTH HIGH SCHOOL

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 2008:

This city:	10.5%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Forsyth, MT

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

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 (2009 data):

First State Bank of Forsyth: First State Bank Of Forsyth at 880 Main Street, branch established on 1917-01-01. Info updated 2008-03-25: Bank assets: $80.1 mil, Deposits: $69.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Forsyth Bancshares, Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Forsyth Branch at 325 9th Avenue, branch established on 1983-08-01. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Forsyth, Montana

Westwind Motor Inn, West End Main, Forsyth, MT 59327, Phone: (406) 356-2038
Best Western Sundowner Inn, 1018 Front St, Forsyth, MT 59327, Phone: (406) 356-2115
Rails Inn Motel, 290 Front St, Forsyth, MT 59327, Phone: (406) 346-2242, Fax: (406) 346-7114

All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Forsyth, Montana

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Forsyth mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Rosebud County Montana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (85%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (2%) Coal or coke (1%)

Religion statistics for Forsyth

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.15%

Here		46.1%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	Southern Baptist Convention	LDS (Mormon) Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	40.2%	14.8%	13.4%	6.3%	6.0%
Congregations	17.2%	13.8%	10.3%	6.9%	6.9%

Name	Pentecostal Church of God	Christian and Missionary Alliance	Assemblies of God	Mennonite Church USA	Other
Adherents	5.8%	3.7%	2.0%	1.7%	6.3%
Congregations	3.4%	6.9%	3.4%	6.9%	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.

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	3	$5,340	$21,360	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$1,213
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$350
Streets and Highways	3	$5,484	$21,936	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	2	$3,657	$21,942	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$1,826	$21,912	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	2	$3,363	$20,178	0	$0
Water Supply	3	$5,479	$21,916	0	$0
Totals for Government	14	$25,149	$21,556	6	$1,563

Forsyth government finances in 2006:

Charges - All Other: $257,000
Sewerage: $231,000

Parks and Recreation: $25,000

Solid Waste Management: $6,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $266,000
Parks and Recreation: $233,000

Sewerage: $151,000

Police Protection: $146,000

Solid Waste Management: $135,000

Regular Highways: $134,000

Central Staff Services: $88,000

Local Fire Protection: $31,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $28,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $16,000

Health - Other: $15,000

General - Other: $14,000

General Public Buildings: $11,000
DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $332,545,000
General - Interest on Debt: $7,700,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $144,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $348,380,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,835,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $145,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,435,000
Special Assessments: $159,000

General Revenue, NEC: $42,000

Fines and Forfeits: $11,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,968,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,823,000
Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,339,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $426,000
Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $332,545,000
State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $233,000
Highways: $54,000

All Other: $2,000
Tax - Property: $332,000
Other License: $15,000

Occupation and Business License, NEC: $4,000

Alcoholic Beverage License: $3,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $416,000
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.)
KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
KURL (730 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: ELENBAAS MEDIA, INC.)
KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KGHL (790 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KBUL (970 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KROE (930 AM; 5 kW; SHERIDAN, WY; Owner: LOVCOM, INC.)
KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KZMQ (1140 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GREYBULL, WY; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING 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)

Forsyth fatal accident list:
Sep 20, 1985 09:10 AM, Main St, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
Mar 20, 1983 03:30 AM, Frontagerd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 29, 1979 04:40 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 16, 1975 08:45 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 30 meters (98ft)
Total average daily traffic: 12,080
Total average daily truck traffic: 325

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Forsyth)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Forsyth, MT)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 10 (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: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 33 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Forsyth)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 39 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Forsyth)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 103
Hazardous Condition: 1

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Forsyth, MT

Forsyth on our top lists:

#95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"

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