Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $-1 (100.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $119 (0.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Great Falls, MT (90.1 miles , pop. 56,690).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (434.5 miles , pop. 480,100).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (1021.8 miles , pop. 1,321,045).
Heart Butte-area historical earthquake activity is near Montana state average. It is 27% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/2/1995 at 19:31:02, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.2 ML, 4.5 ML, Depth: 5.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 76.5 miles away from the city center On 4/1/1992 at 11:33:47, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 3.8 ML, 4.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 50.0 miles away from Heart Butte center On 4/15/1998 at 02:28:35, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MD, 3.8 ML, Depth: 2.7 mi) earthquake occurred 46.5 miles away from the city center On 8/16/1994 at 11:03:41, a magnitude 4.2 (3.9 MB, 4.1 ML, 4.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.3 miles away from the city center On 11/30/1990 at 11:30:48, a magnitude 4.0 (3.2 MB, 3.5 ML, 4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.2 miles away from Heart Butte center On 3/21/1992 at 01:57:43, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 MB, 4.1 MD, 4.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.0 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Pondera County (5) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Snow: 1, Fire: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Heart Butte:
P H S INDIAN HOSPITAL AT BROWNING - BLACKFEET (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Federal, provides emergency services, about 25 miles away; BROWNING, MT)
NORTHERN ROCKIES MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 32 miles away; CUT BANK, MT)
PONDERA MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 41 miles away; CONRAD, MT)
Amtrak station near Heart Butte:
19 miles: BROWNING (HEART BUTTE RD. S.) - Seasonal Station . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Heart Butte:
The University of Montana (about 113 miles; Missoula, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,744)
North Idaho College (about 189 miles; Coeur d'Alene, ID; FT enrollment: 3,090)
Montana State University (about 201 miles; Bozeman, MT; FT enrollment: 9,518)
Spokane Community College (about 214 miles; Spokane, WA; FT enrollment: 4,944)
Whitworth University (about 216 miles; Spokane, WA; FT enrollment: 2,381)
Gonzaga University (about 217 miles; Spokane, WA; FT enrollment: 5,437)
Spokane Falls Community College (about 219 miles; Spokane, WA; FT enrollment: 4,852)
Public high school in Heart Butte:
Heart Butte High School (Students: 58; Location: Heart Butte School Road; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)
Pondera County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Heart Butte and their reported violations in the past:
HEART BUTTE SCHOOL (Population served: 240, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (SEP-26-2000), St Public Notif requested (SEP-26-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-26-2000), St Public Notif received (OCT-16-2000), St Compliance achieved (DEC-15-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and OCT-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-16-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2005)
Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-04-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-04-2005)
Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-24-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-24-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-03-2006)
Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-24-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-24-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-03-2006)
Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2001 and JAN-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-27-2005)
18 routine major monitoring violations
156 regular monitoring violations
3 other older monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 50.1%
(25.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 52.4% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
4.3 people
Montana:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
85.4%
Whole state:
65.0%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
5.5%
Whole state:
5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Heart Butte (based on Pondera County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 71.31%
Here
71.3%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Hutterian Brethren
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Other
Adherents
43.1%
20.7%
13.1%
6.5%
16.6%
Congregations
10.0%
15.0%
30.0%
5.0%
40.0%
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 2
Pondera County:
3.38 / 10,000 pop.
Montana:
2.55 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Pondera County:
1.69 / 10,000 pop.
Montana:
0.48 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4
Pondera County:
6.76 / 10,000 pop.
State:
4.69 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 6
Here:
10.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:
10.38 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
8.8%
Montana:
7.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Pondera County:
26.8%
Montana:
23.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
10.6%
State:
10.7%
5.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,446 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.16%
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:
KSIL (100.7 FM; WALLACE, ID; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Heart Butte:
K05EE (Channel 5; BIG ARM, ETC., MT; Owner: BLACKTAIL TV TAX DISTRICT)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1 Total length: 3 meters (10ft) Total average daily traffic: 20 Total average daily truck traffic: 2 Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 24
Most common first names in Heart Butte, MT among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
Joseph
8
79.3 years
Mary
5
77.6 years
George
3
84.7 years
Annie
3
85.3 years
William
3
74.0 years
Richard
3
74.4 years
Rita
3
71.4 years
Albert
2
74.0 years
Andrew
2
80.5 years
James
2
77.5 years
Most common last names in Heart Butte, MT among deceased individuals
