Heron, Montana

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Population in July 2007: 160.

Males: 79	(49.7%)
Females: 81	(50.3%)

Median resident age:	41.5 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Zip code: 59844

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,680 (it was $28,750 in 2000)

Heron:	$39,680
Montana:	$43,531

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,629

Heron:	$20,629
Montana:	$22,937

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $181,847 (it was $95,000 in 2000)

Heron:	$181,847
Montana:	$170,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $312,389; Detached houses: $311,023; Mobile homes: $135,000

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Races in Heron:

White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
American Indian (4.0%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Filipino (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Heron: 88.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (16.1%), English (10.7%), Danish (9.4%), Irish (8.7%), Portuguese (7.4%), Norwegian (6.0%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 2253 feet

Land area: 3.39 square miles.

Population density: 47 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Heron

High school or higher: 75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 5.1%
Mean travel time to work: 33.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Heron CDP

Never married: 25.0%
Now married: 66.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 7.3%
Divorced: 0.8%

2 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.3%
Montana:	1.8%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Heron, Montana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Heron to the number of sex offenders is 160 to 1.

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

Heron:	0.7% ($671)
Montana:	1.3% ($1,212)

Heron satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Spokane, WA (72.3 miles , pop. 195,629).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (289.6 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (974.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Noxon, MT (3.1 miles ), Clark Fork, ID (3.4 miles ), East Hope, ID (4.5 miles) , Hope, ID (4.6 miles) , Trout Creek, MT (4.8 miles ), Murray, ID (4.9 miles ), Thompson Falls-West End, MT (5.2 miles ), Troy, MT (5.3 miles ).

Latitude: 48.06 N, Longitude: 115.96 W

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (37%)
Mining (11%)
Construction (11%)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
Educational services (11%)
Repair and maintenance (11%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (33%)
U. S. Postal service (17%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (17%)
Educational services (17%)
Health care (17%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Extraction workers (21%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (16%)
Farmers and farm managers (11%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Bus drivers (11%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Farmers and farm managers (17%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (17%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (17%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (17%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (17%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (17%)

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Average climate in Heron, Montana

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Heron-area historical earthquake activity is near Montana state average. It is 17% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/22/1998 at 01:17:47, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, 4.6 ML, Depth: 7.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 35.2 miles away from Heron center
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) earthquake occurred 68.7 miles away from the city center
On 3/22/2006 at 17:24:32, a magnitude 4.3 (3.6 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.2 ML, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 63.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/17/1994 at 06:56:49, a magnitude 4.1 (3.6 ML, 4.1 ML, Depth: 1.0 mi) earthquake occurred 41.4 miles away from Heron center
On 1/20/1998 at 16:33:06, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, 3.7 MD, Depth: 4.5 mi) earthquake occurred 42.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1995 at 18:10:50, a magnitude 4.1 (3.7 ML, 4.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.1 miles away from Heron center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Heron:

BONNER GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; SANDPOINT, ID)
ST JOHN'S LUTHERAN HOSPITAL - CAH (about 34 miles; LIBBY, MT)
SHOSHONE MEDICAL CENTER (about 37 miles; KELLOGG, ID)

Political contributions by individuals in Heron, MT

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Heron:

NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 45 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,988)
SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)
SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 92 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)
THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 111 miles; MISSOULA, MT; FT enrollment: 11,112)

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Notable locations in Heron: Heron (A), Laurie Hill Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Heron: First Baptist Church of Heron (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Heron Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

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

MONARCH SCHOOL (Population served: 112, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

HERON COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 60, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUN-09-2001), St Public Notif requested (JUN-09-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-09-2001), St Compliance achieved (NOV-02-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2001 and SEP-21-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-21-2005)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1997 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-31-2000)

5 routine major monitoring violations

64 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	70.7%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	0.0%
Whole state:	5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	18.2%
Whole state:	14.6%

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

This place:	13.6%
Whole state:	5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Heron, MT

Heron compared to Montana state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value 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.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Heron mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Sanders County Montana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%) Wood (25%) Electricity (19%) Utility gas (8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)

Religion statistics for Heron

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Assemblies of God	Christian and Missionary Alliance
Adherents	25.8%	20.3%	12.1%	11.6%	6.0%
Congregations	13.8%	10.3%	10.3%	6.9%	6.9%

Name	United Methodist Church	Conservative Congregational Christian Conference	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	4.4%	3.8%	3.1%	3.0%	9.9%
Congregations	17.2%	3.4%	3.4%	3.4%	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.

8.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,533 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.53%
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 Missoula County, MT	0.83% ($31,065 average AGI)
from Flathead County, MT	0.38% ($22,714)
from Lake County, MT	0.30% ($22,364)

8.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,007 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.13%
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 Missoula County, MT	1.22% ($21,733 average AGI)
to Lake County, MT	0.68% ($23,680)
to Flathead County, MT	0.59% ($23,227)

Strongest AM radio stations in Heron:

KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KVNI (1080 AM; 10 kW; COEUR D' ALENE, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)
KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
KJJR (880 AM; 10 kW; WHITEFISH, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INCORPORATED)
KQNT (590 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KGEZ (600 AM; 5 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: SKYLINE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KJRB (790 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KMAX (840 AM; 10 kW; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Heron:

KIBX (92.1 FM; BONNERS FERRY, ID; Owner: SPOKANE PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
KPND (95.3 FM; SANDPOINT, ID; Owner: BLUE SKY BROADCASTING INC.)
KTWD (97.5 FM; WALLACE, ID; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
KHTQ (94.5 FM; HAYDEN, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
KXLY-FM (99.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
KPLG (91.5 FM; PLAINS, MT; Owner: YOUR NETWORK OF PRAISE, INC.)
KCDA (103.1 FM; POST FALLS, ID; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KMJY-FM (104.5 FM; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: ALC COMMUNICATIONS)
KDRK-FM (93.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KIXZ-FM (96.1 FM; OPPORTUNITY, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KMBI-FM (107.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
KPBX-FM (91.1 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
KICR (102.3 FM; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Heron:

K59BW (Channel 59; BONNERS FERRY, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6

Call Sign: K6KCK, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 02/01/1996, Expiration Date: 02/01/2006, Cancelation Date: 02/02/2008
Registrant: Roberta L Cain, Heron, MT 59844
Call Sign: KK7TM, Previous Call Sign: KB5MEL, Licensee ID: L00243751
Grant Date: 06/09/1999, Expiration Date: 08/25/2007
Registrant: Edward J Carson, Heron, MT 59844
Call Sign: N3JGI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00204355
Grant Date: 09/17/2001, Expiration Date: 09/17/2011
Registrant: James S Reeves, 32 W. Fork Elk Creek, Heron, MT 59844
Call Sign: N3QGI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00213532
Grant Date: 04/06/2005, Expiration Date: 04/06/2015
Registrant: Kalinda L Reeves, 32 W Fork Elk Creek Road, Heron, MT 59844
Call Sign: WZ7P, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00443952
Grant Date: 06/10/2004, Expiration Date: 09/07/2014, Certifier: Roy H Hoelke
Registrant: Roy H Hoelke, Heron, MT 59844
Call Sign: KD7LNG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00313281
Grant Date: 01/10/2001, Expiration Date: 01/10/2011, Certifier: Jacqueline S Reeves
Registrant: Jacqueline S Reeves, 32 West Fork Elk Creek Rd, Heron, MT 59844

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: STINSON 108-3 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: FRANKLIN 6A-350SER (235 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4186G , Serial Number: 108-4824, Year manufactured: 1948, Airworthiness Date: 06/28/1991
Registrant (Individual): Douglas C Compton, 127 Highway 200, Heron, MT 59844
Aircraft: CESSNA 175A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: FRANKLIN 6A&6V335 SER (210 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7056E , Serial Number: 56556, Year manufactured: 1960, Airworthiness Date: 02/26/1960
Registrant (Co-Owned): Milton H Mosley, 109 Cottonwood Rd, Heron, MT 59844, Other Owners: Diane Mosley

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 4

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