Froid, Montana

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Roosevelt County

Population in July 2007: 194. Population change since 2000: +0.5%

Males: 103	(53.3%)
Females: 91	(46.7%)

Median resident age:	47.5 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Zip code: 59226

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,929 (it was $24,583 in 2000)

Froid:	$33,929
Montana:	$43,531

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $44,983 (it was $23,500 in 2000)

Froid:	$44,983
Montana:	$170,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $55,752; Detached houses: $55,910; Mobile homes: $24,219

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Races in Froid:

White Non-Hispanic (90.8%)
American Indian (7.7%)
Two or more races (2.1%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Other race (1.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Froid: 74.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Norwegian (41.0%), German (27.7%), Swedish (9.2%), Irish (7.2%), Czech (6.2%), English (6.2%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 2037 feet

Land area: 0.28 square miles.

Population density: 685 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Froid

High school or higher: 84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
Unemployed: 4.2%
Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Froid town

Never married: 19.4%
Now married: 58.7%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 16.8%
Divorced: 3.9%

4 residents are foreign born (2.1% North America).

This town:	2.1%
Montana:	1.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Froid:	1.5% ($350)
Montana:	1.3% ($1,212)

Froid satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bismarck, ND (202.7 miles , pop. 55,532).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (580.9 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (933.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: East Roosevelt, MT (3.0 miles ), Medicine Lake, MT (3.4 miles ), Culbertson, MT (3.6 miles ), Fort Peck Reservation, MT (4.3 miles) , Bainville, MT (4.3 miles) , Reserve, MT (4.3 miles) , Brockton, MT (4.8 miles ), Antelope, MT (5.0 miles) .

Latitude: 48.34 N, Longitude: 104.49 W

Area code: 406

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Population change in the 1990s: +1 (+0.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Educational services (30%)
Construction (18%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (48%)
Health care (20%)
Social assistance (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Construction (8%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (11%)
Secondary school teachers (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
Accountants and auditors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Top executives (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (20%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
Child care workers (12%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)

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Average climate in Froid, Montana

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Froid-area historical tornado activity is significantly above Montana state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/21/1969, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.6 miles away from the Froid town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/2/1971, a category 2 tornado 9.3 miles away from the town center .

Hospitals/medical centers near Froid:

ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL MEDICAL CTR - CAH (about 15 miles; CULBERTSON, MT)
TRINITY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; WOLF POINT, MT)
SHERIDAN MEMORIAL CAH (about 31 miles; PLENTYWOOD, MT)

Political contributions by individuals in Froid, MT

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Froid:

MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 147 miles; MINOT, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 202 miles; BISMARCK, ND; FT enrollment: 2,205)
UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 206 miles; BISMARCK, ND; FT enrollment: 2,203)
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 260 miles; BILLINGS, MT; FT enrollment: 3,105)
BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 268 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 301 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 344 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; FT enrollment: 9,935)

Public high school in Froid:

Froid High School (Students: 14; Location: 408 1st Street South; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle schools in Froid:

Froid Elementary School (Students: 35; Location: 408 1st Street South; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)
Froid 7-8 (Students: 14; Location: 408 1st Street South; Grades: 7th Grade - 8th Grade)

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Notable locations in Froid: Froid Elevator Company of Froid - Elevator Number Two (A), Froid (B), Farmers Elevator Company of Froid - Elevator Number One (C), Froid Fire Department (D), Froid Public Library (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Froid include: Union Congregational Church (A), Faith Farm Church (B), Big Sky Church (C), Immaculate Conception Church (D), Froid Lutheran Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Froid include: Fjeseth Field (1), Town Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

FROID TOWN OF (Population served: 195, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JUL-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-03-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-03-2005)

Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JAN-2002 and JUN-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-03-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-03-2005)

Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JUL-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-03-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-03-2005)

Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JAN-2001 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-03-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-03-2005)

Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JUL-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-03-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-03-2005)

One other older monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.0 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	52.6%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	0.0%
Whole state:	5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	7.6%
Whole state:	14.6%

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

This town:	1.5%
Whole state:	5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Froid, MT

Froid 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 significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Froid (2009 data):

First Community Bank: Froid Branch at 109 Main Street, branch established on 1911-08-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $205.9 mil, Deposits: $179.4 mil, headquarters in Glasgow, MT, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: First Community Bancorp, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Froid mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Roosevelt County Montana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (78%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%) Electricity (5%) Other fuel (4%) Coal or coke (3%) Utility gas (2%)

Religon statistics for Froid

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Assemblies of God
Adherents	50.8%	17.6%	9.4%	7.6%	2.5%
Congregations	9.5%	19.0%	4.8%	16.7%	4.8%

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Association of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of Adherents	Lutheran Church	Other religions
Adherents	2.4%	1.5%	1.4%	1.1%	5.7%
Congregations	7.1%	4.8%	297.6%	2.4%	-266.7%

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$850
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$1,500
Totals for Government	0	$0		7	$2,350

Froid government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $28,000
Sewerage: $23,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $79,000
Solid Waste Management: $28,000

Sewerage: $21,000

Housing & Community Development: $16,000

General - Other: $12,000

Financial Administration: $9,000

Police Protection: $5,000

Fire Protection: $4,000

Regular Highways: $3,000

Central Staff Services: $2,000

General Public Buildings: $2,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000

Libraries: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $3,000
General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $210,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $207,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $3,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $9,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $32,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $62,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $13,000
Highways: $11,000

All Other: $2,000
Tax - Property: $17,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $45,000

4.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,201 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.75%
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

0.40% ($31,077 average AGI)

7.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,753 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.30%
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	1.17% ($17,641 average AGI)
to Valley County, MT	0.39% ($37,231)
to Williams County, ND	0.39% ($33,615)

Strongest AM radio stations in Froid:

KATQ (1070 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PLENTYWOOD, MT; Owner: RADIO INTERNAT'L-KATQ B/CAST ASSOC.)
KEYZ (660 AM; 5 kW; WILLISTON, ND; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
KATL (770 AM; 10 kW; MILES CITY, MT; Owner: STAR PRINTING COMPANY)
KMTA (1050 AM; 10 kW; MILES CITY, MT; Owner: SENGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
KHRT (1320 AM; 10 kW; MINOT, ND; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC.)
KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KFLN (960 AM; 5 kW; BAKER, MT; Owner: NEWELL BROADCASTING INC.)
KCJB (910 AM; 5 kW; MINOT, ND; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)

Strongest FM radio stations in Froid:

K201FG (88.1 FM; CULBERTSON, MT; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KTHC (95.1 FM; SIDNEY, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KYYZ (96.1 FM; WILLISTON, ND; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KDSR (101.1 FM; WILLISTON, ND; Owner: WILLISTON COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP. D/B/A KDSR(FM))
KPPR (89.5 FM; WILLISTON, ND; Owner: PRAIRIE PUBLIC B/CNG, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Froid:

KXMD-TV (Channel 11; WILLISTON, ND; Owner: REITEN TELEVISION, INC.)
KWSE (Channel 4; WILLISTON, ND; Owner: PRAIRIE PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
K34GY (Channel 34; CULBERTSON, MT; Owner: TOWN OF CULBERTSON)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total average daily traffic: 890
Total average daily truck traffic: 17
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 979

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

1 Mile Ne Of Duck Lake, Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: KNKQ430
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
Grant Date: 11/21/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Gary Klind
Registrant: Hill & Welch, 1330 New Hampshire Ave., Nw #113, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 775-0070, Fax: (202) 775-9026, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Gary Dascher, 1 Mile Ne Of Duck Lake, Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m
Registrant: Hill & Welch, 1330 New Hampshire Ave., Nw #113, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 775-0070, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Rt 1 Box 13, Call Sign: KNDQ428, Licensee ID: L00018666
Assigned Frequencies : 150.875 MHz
Grant Date: 07/16/2002, Expiration Date: 09/08/2012
Registrant: Larry M Ostby, Froid, MT 59226, Phone: (406) 766-2446

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: K7ZW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00142153
Grant Date: 09/07/2006, Expiration Date: 11/27/2016
Registrant: James A Ostby, 4830 Road 1016, Froid, MT 59226
Call Sign: KB7VFD, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 06/01/1993, Expiration Date: 06/01/2003, Cancelation Date: 06/02/2005
Registrant: George A Barr Ii, Hc 61 Box 30, Froid, MT 59226

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 25230 , Serial Number: 15280544, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 10/07/1977
Registrant (Individual): Donald C Engelke, Rt 3, Froid, MT 59226
Aircraft: CESSNA 172 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8748B , Serial Number: 36448, Year manufactured: 1957, Airworthiness Date: 12/06/1957
Registrant (Individual): Larry Ostby, Po Box 192, Froid, MT 59226

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