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Madison County

Population in July 2007: 175.
Males: 90  (51.9%)
Females: 85  (48.1%)

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

Zip code: 59735


Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,894 (it was $36,875 in 2000)
Harrison:  $50,894
Montana:  $43,531

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,615
Harrison:  $18,615
Montana:  $22,937

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $126,527 (it was $66,100 in 2000)
Harrison:  $126,527
Montana:  $170,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $158,381; Detached houses: $169,918; Mobile homes: $62,667

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Races in Harrison:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
  • American Indian (2.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Japanese (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Harrison: 83.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (48.1%), English (16.0%), Norwegian (10.5%), Irish (8.0%), Dutch (5.6%), Italian (4.9%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4915 feet

Land area: 0.23 square miles.

Population density: 761 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Harrison

  • High school or higher: 84.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Harrison CDP

  • Never married: 11.5%
  • Now married: 66.3%
  • Separated: 3.8%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 12.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Montana:  1.8%


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

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

Harrison:  0.9% ($568)
Montana:  1.3% ($1,212)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Great Falls, MT (126.8 miles , pop. 56,690).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (509.8 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (842.2 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Willow Creek, MT (3.4 miles ), Cardwell, MT (3.7 miles) , Three Forks, MT (4.2 miles ), Whitehall, MT (4.4 miles ), Amsterdam-Churchill, MT (4.8 miles ), Manhattan, MT (4.9 miles ), Ennis, MT (5.0 miles ), Sheridan, MT (5.1 miles ).

Latitude: 45.70 N, Longitude: 111.79 W

Area code: 406

Harrison household income distribution Harrison home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (38%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Mining (10%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
  • Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (36%)
  • Accommodation and food services (20%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (12%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Social assistance (8%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (8%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (16%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (12%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
  • Bus drivers (12%)
  • Life, physical, and social science technicians (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)



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Harrison-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Montana state average. It is 237% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 96.0 miles away from Harrison center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 6/30/1975 at 18:54:13, a magnitude 6.1 (5.6 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 UK, 6.1 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 87.6 miles away from the city center
On 7/26/2005 at 04:08:37, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MB, 5.2 MS, 5.6 MW, Depth: 8.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 43.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/20/1999 at 13:50:25, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.1 MD, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 80.1 miles away from Harrison center
On 5/8/2007 at 15:46:49, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.4 MW, 4.7 ML, Depth: 8.4 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 27.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2006 at 00:05:32, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 3.6 MS, 4.1 MW, 4.0 ML, Depth: 7.1 mi) earthquake occurred 9.0 miles away from Harrison center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Harrison:
  • MADISON VALLEY HOSPITAL CAH (about 28 miles; ENNIS, MT)
  • RUBY VALLEY HOSPITAL - CAH (about 29 miles; SHERIDAN, MT)
  • BOZEMAN DEACONESS HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; BOZEMAN, MT)

Political contributions by individuals in Harrison, MT

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Harrison:
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 44 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 134 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT enrollment: 8,670)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 146 miles; MISSOULA, MT; FT enrollment: 11,112)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 165 miles; BILLINGS, MT; FT enrollment: 3,105)
  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 214 miles; POCATELLO, ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 247 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 255 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
Public high school in Harrison:
Public elementary/middle schools in Harrison:
  • Harrison School (Students: 43; Location: 7540 Highway 287; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)
  • Harrison 7-8 (Students: 19; Location: 7540 Highway 287; Grades: 7th Grade - 8th Grade)
See full list of schools located in Harrison, School District: HARRISON K-12 SCHOOLS


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Notable locations in Harrison: Harrison Elevator (A), Harrison (B), Harrison Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Montana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.3%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.3%
Whole state:  5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  13.8%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  0.0%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Harrison, MT



Harrison compared to Montana 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Madison County Montana:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
  • Wood (12%)


Religion statistics for Harrison

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsEpiscopal ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents37.8%19.5%9.8%9.7%7.5%
Congregations18.8%12.5%12.5%12.5%6.3%
NameAssemblies of GodNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsLutheran ChurchChurches of ChristOther religions
Adherents6.7%5.6%1.8%0.8%0.7%
Congregations12.5%12.5%6.3%6.3%N/A
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.


10.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,405 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.05%
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 Gallatin County, MT  2.07% ($41,943 average AGI)


8.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($132,355 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.73%
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 Gallatin County, MT  1.75% ($52,341 average AGI)
to Beaverhead County, MT  0.48% ($21,333)
to Silver Bow County, MT  0.44% ($10,545)


Strongest AM radio stations in Harrison:
  • KGVW (640 AM; 10 kW; BELGRADE, MT; Owner: GALLATIN VALLEY WITNESS, INC.)
  • KBOW (550 AM; 5 kW; BUTTE, MT; Owner: BUTTE BROADCASTING INCORPORATED)
  • KBOZ (1090 AM; 5 kW; BOZEMAN, MT; Owner: REIER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKGR (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; EAST HELENA, MT; Owner: KKGR, INC.)
  • KXTL (1370 AM; 5 kW; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
  • KMTX (950 AM; 5 kW; HELENA, MT; Owner: CAPRI, INC)
  • KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KOBB (1230 AM; 1 kW; BOZEMAN, MT; Owner: REIER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMON (560 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Harrison:
  • K210BF (89.9 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KAPC (91.3 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA)
  • KOPR (94.1 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: BUTTE BROADCASTING INCORPORATED)
  • KMBR (95.5 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
  • K213CJ (90.5 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: MONTANA CHRISTIAN RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KAAR (92.5 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
  • KBMC (102.1 FM; BOZEMAN, MT; Owner: MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS)
  • KXLB (100.7 FM; LIVINGSTON, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KVCM (103.1 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: HI-LINE RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • K218DN (91.5 FM; GALLATIN GATEWAY, ET, MT; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K240CO (95.9 FM; LIVINGSTON, MT; Owner: REIER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KOBB-FM (93.7 FM; BOZEMAN, MT; Owner: REIER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KZLO-FM (99.9 FM; BOZEMAN, MT; Owner: REIER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • K240CI (95.9 FM; BIG SKY, MT; Owner: MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS)
  • K288ES (105.5 FM; BIG SKY, MT; Owner: REIER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Harrison:
  • K07PQ (Channel 7; PONY, MT; Owner: PONY HOMECOMING CLUB)
  • K10HZ (Channel 10; PONY, MT; Owner: EAGLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • 4 Mi W, Call Sign: KNHT403
    Assigned Frequencies : 151.520 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/24/2003, Expiration Date: 11/30/2013
    Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440
  • SILO, Harrison Elevators - Silo, Type: Silo, Structure height: 30.4 m, Call Sign: WPXC218, Licensee ID: L00560234
    Assigned Frequencies : 159.270 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/03/2003, Expiration Date: 03/03/2013, Certifier: Larry Brooke
    Registrant: Harrison Fire Department, Harrison, MT 59735-0200, Phone: (406) 287-3657

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: KC7SQQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01212544
    Grant Date: 11/13/2006, Expiration Date: 09/17/2016, Certifier: Richard N Kantorowicz
    Registrant: Richard N Kantorowicz, Harrison, MT 59735
  • Call Sign: N7AQV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00856694
    Grant Date: 04/30/2004, Expiration Date: 07/21/2014, Certifier: Calvin Smith
    Registrant: Calvin Smith, 280 Harrison Lake Rd, Harrison, MT 59735


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 6
  • Aircraft: CESSNA T-37C (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 318 mph), Engine: Turbo-jet
    N-Number: 3127M , Serial Number: 41221
    Registrant (Individual): E H Wachs, Po Box 193, Harrison, MT 59735
  • Aircraft: YPMA GENE ONE MORE TRI (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
    N-Number: 333GY , Serial Number: 1001
    Registrant (Individual): Gene A Ypma, Po Box 161, Harrison, MT 59735
  • Aircraft: CESSNA A185F (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 127 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 4762E , Serial Number: 18503868, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 07/16/1979
    Registrant (Individual): E H Dba Wachs, Po Box 193, Harrison, MT 59735, Other Owners: End Ranch Trails
  • Aircraft: CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES INC A-1 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 500TE , Serial Number: 1048, Year manufactured: 1988, Airworthiness Date: 07/22/1988
    Registrant (Individual): Ed Wachs, Po Box 193, Harrison, MT 59735
    Deregistered: Yes
  • Aircraft: CESSNA T-37C (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 318 mph), Engine: CONT AVN CJ69-1025 (103 HP) (Turbo-jet)
    N-Number: 7081C , Serial Number: 41049, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 08/26/1968
    Registrant (Individual): E H Wachs, Po Box 193, Harrison, MT 59735
  • Aircraft: AERO COMMANDER CALLAIR A-9B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 82 mph), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 7669V , Serial Number: 1397, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 08/08/1968
    Registrant (Individual): Gene A Ypma, Box 161, Harrison, MT 59735


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 3

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