Lewistown, Montana

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Population in July 2009: 5,933. Population change since 2000: +2.1%

Males: 2,769	(46.7%)
Females: 3,164	(53.3%)

Median resident age:	42.9 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Zip codes: 59457.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $31,164 (it was $28,949 in 2000)

Lewistown:	$31,164
Montana:	$42,322

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $19,001

Lewistown city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $102,561 (it was $66,900 in 2000)

Lewistown:	$102,561
Montana:	$176,300

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $108,549; Detached houses: $118,596; Townhouses or other attached units: $41,547; In 2-unit structures: $93,608; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $144,721; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $126,778; Mobile homes: $38,321; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $26,659

Median gross rent in 2009: $411.

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White alone - 5,563 (93.7%)
American alone - 143 (2.4%)
Black alone - 92 (1.5%)
Asian alone - 61 (1.0%)
Hispanic - 49 (0.8%)
Two or more races - 30 (0.5%)

Races in Lewistown detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Lewistown: 85.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (26.2%), Irish (14.7%), Norwegian (13.9%), English (12.8%), United States (9.0%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 3963 feet

Land area: 1.90 square miles.

Population density: 3118 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lewistown:

High school or higher: 87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
Unemployed: 6.0%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 14.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lewistown city:

Never married: 21.9%
Now married: 52.7%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 11.7%
Divorced: 13.0%

53 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.9%
Montana:	1.8%

According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Lewistown, Montana in July 2011
The ratio of number of residents in Lewistown to the number of sex offenders is 593 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,059 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,205 (1.3%)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Great Falls, MT (92.2 miles , pop. 56,690).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (544.7 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (946.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Lewistown Heights, MT (1.2 miles ), Hanover, MT (3.4 miles ), Moore, MT (3.7 miles) , Hobson, MT (4.6 miles ), Grass Range, MT (5.4 miles) , Denton, MT (5.5 miles ), Judith Gap, MT (5.5 miles) , Winifred, MT (5.9 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $26,000
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $110,800
1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $97,600
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $86,000
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $81,000
2002: 1 building, cost: $85,000
2003: 1 building, cost: $67,800
2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $125,300
2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $124,400
2006: 1 building, cost: $111,000
2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $115,300
2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $188,000
2009: 1 building, cost: $188,000
2010: 1 building, cost: $188,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 47.06 N, Longitude: 109.43 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +247 (+4.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,846 (70.8%)

Area code: 406

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Lewistown, Montana accommodation, waste management, arts - Economy and Business Data

Unemployment in March 2011:

Here:	7.3%
Montana:	8.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Crime in Lewistown by Year
Murders	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	17.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	5	4	5	13	1	6	4	2
per 100,000	85.3	67.2	83.6	210.6	16.2	99.2	67.8	33.8
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.5	0.0	0.0
Assaults	20	34	12	9	6	21	13	11
per 100,000	341.3	571.2	200.6	145.8	97.5	347.3	220.4	186.0
Burglaries	16	24	5	7	13	12	12	9
per 100,000	273.0	403.2	83.6	113.4	211.1	198.4	203.4	152.2
Thefts	89	135	101	99	74	89	81	69
per 100,000	1518.8	2268.1	1688.1	1603.5	1201.9	1471.8	1373.1	1166.5
Auto thefts	2	9	5	1	6	3	0	4
per 100,000	34.1	151.2	83.6	16.2	97.5	49.6	0.0	67.6
Arson	N/A	0	2	3	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	N/A	0.0	33.4	48.6	0.0	0.0	17.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 319.1)	250.9	296.3	185.3	268.4	102.2	228.4	165.9	125.8

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City-data.com crime index counts serious crimes more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

Crime in Lewistown detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 23 (14 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.36
Montana average:	1.88

Historical population

Historical housing units

Population change in the 1990s: -195 (-3.2%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Construction (13%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Transportation and warehousing (10%)
Manufacturing (10%)
Public administration (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Other services, except public administration (5%)

Health care and social assistance (21%)
Accommodation and food services (20%)
Educational services (12%)
Public administration (9%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
Retail trade (6%)
Other services, except public administration (5%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Work and jobs in Lewistown: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Lewistown, Montana

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Lewistown, Montana average precipitation

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Earthquake activity:

Lewistown-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Montana state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/26/2007 at 06:27:32, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 ML, Depth: 1.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 28.2 miles away from the city center
On 2/6/1999 at 23:29:48, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, 3.8 ML, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 97.3 miles away from Lewistown center
On 1/9/2003 at 00:02:17, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 ML, Depth: 6.6 mi) earthquake occurred 84.7 miles away from the city center
On 2/11/1999 at 11:56:42, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 98.1 miles away from the city center
On 7/15/2006 at 22:34:58, a magnitude 3.2 (2.8 ML, 3.2 ML, Depth: 6.0 mi) earthquake occurred 89.0 miles away from Lewistown center
On 7/15/2006 at 22:31:16, a magnitude 3.2 (3.0 ML, 3.2 ML, Depth: 6.0 mi) earthquake occurred 89.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Fergus County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Snow: 1, Fire: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

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Birthplace of: Loren Acton - (born 1936), astronaut.

Hospital/medical center in Lewistown:

CENTRAL MONTANA MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, 408 WENDELL AVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Lewistown:

WHEATLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 47 miles away; HARLOWTON, MT)
ROUNDUP MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 56 miles away; ROUNDUP, MT)
MISSOURI RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 78 miles away; FORT BENTON, MT)

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Airports and heliports located in Lewistown:

Lewistown Municipal Airport (Runways: 3, Air Taxi Ops: 1,872, Itinerant Ops: 7,700, Local Ops: 5,700, Military Ops: 700)
Central Montana Hospital And Nursing Home Heliport

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lewistown:

Montana State University-Billings (about 98 miles; Billings, MT; Full-time enrollment: 2,629)
Montana State University (about 124 miles; Bozeman, MT; FT enrollment: 9,518)
The University of Montana (about 216 miles; Missoula, MT; FT enrollment: 11,744)
Brigham Young University-Idaho (about 252 miles; Rexburg, ID; FT enrollment: 12,325)
Black Hills State University (about 322 miles; Spearfish, SD; FT enrollment: 2,551)
Idaho State University (about 326 miles; Pocatello, ID; FT enrollment: 8,867)
Casper College (about 330 miles; Casper, WY; FT enrollment: 2,078)

Public high school in Lewistown:

Fergus High School (Students: 454; Location: 1001 Casino Creek Drive; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle schools in Lewistown:

Lewistown 7-8 (Students: 232; Location: 914 West Main; Grades: 7th Grade - 8th Grade)
King Colony School (Students: 13; Location: 2370 King Colony Road; Grades: Prekindergarten - 8th Grade)
Spring Creek Colony School (Students: 7; Location: 8992 Hanover Road; Grades: Prekindergarten - 8th Grade)
Deerfield School (Students: 4; Location: Deerfield Colony; Grades: Prekindergarten - 8th Grade)

See full list of schools located in Lewistown, map of school districts: LEWISTOWN ELEMENTARY, FERGUS HIGH SCHOOL

Library in Lewistown:

LEWISTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $288,475; Location: 701 WEST MAIN; 34,716 books; 9,112 e-books; 1,712 audio materials; 1,446 video materials; 2 local licensed databases; 56 state licensed databases; 1 other licensed databases; 41 print serial subscriptions)

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This entry under FM radio stations in Lewistown (K288EN (105.5 FM; LEWISTOWN, MT; Owner: HI-LINE RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)) needs to be replaced by KLEU 91.1 FM: Lewistown, MT; Owner: Hi-Line Radio Fellowship Inc). That translator was replaced with a full-power station on 10-21-2003.

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Notable locations in Lewistown: Lewistown (A), Lewistown Fire Station (B), Lewistown Police Department (C), Lewistown Public Library (D), Fergus County Sheriffs Office (E), Fergus County Courthouse (F), Central Montana Historical Society and Museum (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lewistown include: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A), United Methodist Church (B), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witness (C), Seventh Day Adventist Church (D), Saint Pauls Lutheran Church (E), Saint Leos Catholic Church (F), Saint James Episcopal Church (G), Emmanuel Baptist Church (H), Church of the Nazarene (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Creeks: Boyd Creek (A), Little Casino Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lewistown include: Fred Robinson Park (1), Kiwanis Park (2), Fergus Athletic Field (3), Frank Day Park (4), Mill Ditch Park (5), Hawthorne Park (6), Symmes Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Hotels: Mountain View Motel (1422 West Main Street), Sunset Motel (115 Northeast Main Street), Lewistown Super 8 Motel (102 Wendell Ave West Side Of Town On Hwy 87), Super 8 Lewistown MT (102 Wendell Avenue), Leininger Ranch Log Cabins (5754 Lower Cottonwood Cre), Trails End Motel (216 Northeast Main Street), B & B Motel (520 East Main Street), YOGO Inn of Lewistown (211 East Main Street), Calvert Hotel (216 7th Avenue South).

Court: Fergus County - Clerk of District Court (Courthouse).

Fergus 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 Lewistown and their reported violations in the past:

LEWISTOWN CITY OF (Population served: 6051, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-30-2006), St Boil Water Order (JUN-30-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-30-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (SEP-12-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-21-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-21-2005), St Boil Water Order (OCT-21-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-21-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-07-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-11-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-11-2005), St Boil Water Order (AUG-11-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-11-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-12-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-07-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-15-2004), St Boil Water Order (OCT-15-2004), St Public Notif requested (OCT-15-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-15-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAY-11-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-18-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-18-2002), St Boil Water Order (OCT-18-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-18-2002), St Compliance achieved (DEC-06-2002), St Public Notif received (DEC-06-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (OCT-31-2001), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-2001), St Public Notif received (DEC-03-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-13-2001)

2 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1997 and AUG-22-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-31-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-22-2001)

3 minor monitoring violations

69 regular monitoring violations

BLUE WATER WORKS LLC (Population served: 2575, Purch_groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-18-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-18-2005), St Boil Water Order (NOV-18-2005), St Public Notif requested (NOV-18-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-18-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

WESTERNAIRE DRIVE IN THEATER (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

KING COLONY (Population served: 48, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Single Sample - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St Other (FEB-10-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-17-2006), St Public Notif requested (JUN-01-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-01-2006)

MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St Other (FEB-10-2006), St Public Notif requested (FEB-15-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-15-2006), St Other (MAR-30-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-17-2006)

MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-18-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-18-2006), St Other (FEB-10-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-16-2006), St Other (MAR-30-2006)

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

DEERFIELD HUTTERITE COLONY (Population served: 44, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and AUG-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-16-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-30-2005)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and NOV-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-27-1996), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-27-1996)

One routine major monitoring violation

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.7%
(17.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 31.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	58.1%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.3%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lewistown, MT

People in group quarters in Lewistown:

139 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
4 people in other group homes

Lewistown compared to Montana state average:

Lewistown, Montana environmental map by EPA

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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.

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Banks with branches in Lewistown (2011 data):

Basin State Bank: Lewistown Branch at 1716 West Main Street, branch established on 03/02/1998. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $12.9 mil, Deposits: $11.0 mil, headquarters in Stanford, MT, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Big Sky Holding Company
Bank of The Rockies, National Association: Lewistown Branch at 401 West Main, branch established on 07/17/1978. Info updated 04/04/2007: Bank assets: $12.4 mil, Deposits: $1.1 mil, headquarters in White Sulphur Springs, MT, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Countricorp
First Bank of Montana: First Bank Of Montana at 224 West Main Street, branch established on 12/15/1924. Info updated 06/28/2007: Bank assets: $18.3 mil, Deposits: $14.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Glacier Bancorp, Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Lewistown Branch at 404 West Broadway, branch established on 01/01/1930. Info updated 12/01/2010: Bank assets: $1,070,489.0 mil, Deposits: $811,027.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6537 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Lewistown, Montana:

Super 8 Motel Lewistown, 102 Wendell Ave, Lewistown, MT 59457 , Phone: (406) 229-0030
Triangle Motel, 1001 W Main St, Lewistown, MT 59457 , Phone: (406) 538-9914

All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Lewistown, Montana

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Lewistown mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (84%)
Electricity (11%)
Wood (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Fergus County Montana:

2008 Presidential Election results in Fergus County Montana:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for Lewistown:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.28%

Here		53.3%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Hutterian Brethren	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	35.8%	11.8%	9.7%	7.9%	5.0%
Congregations	20.0%	5.7%	14.3%	14.3%	5.7%

Name	LDS (Mormon) Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Lutheran Church	Episcopal Church	Other
Adherents	4.7%	4.3%	4.2%	2.6%	14.0%
Congregations	2.9%	2.9%	5.7%	2.9%	25.7%

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 6

Fergus County:	5.37 / 10,000 pop.
Montana:	2.55 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5

Fergus County:	4.48 / 10,000 pop.
State:	4.69 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 17

Here:	15.23 / 10,000 pop.
State:	10.38 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	8.9%
Montana:	7.2%

Adult obesity rate:

Fergus County:	23.6%
Montana:	23.1%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	5.3%
State:	10.7%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Financial Administration	5	$12,688	$30,451	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$8,453	$50,718	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$3,392
Police Protection - Officers	13	$45,283	$41,800	0	$0
Police - Other	5	$12,806	$30,734	4	$7,167
Firefighters	6	$23,203	$46,406	19	$8,515
Streets and Highways	4	$9,518	$28,554	0	$0
Health	0	$0		1	$1,649
Sewerage	3	$7,734	$30,936	1	$1,709
Parks and Recreation	2	$4,461	$26,766	5	$3,624
Water Supply	4	$10,368	$31,104	0	$0
Local Libraries	5	$12,319	$29,566	1	$1,173
Other and Unallocable	3	$9,146	$36,584	0	$0
Totals for Government	52	$155,979	$35,995	32	$27,229

Lewistown government finances in 2006 (per resident):

Charges - Sewerage: $944,000 ($159.11)
All Other: $268,000 ($45.17)

Parks and Recreation: $65,000 ($10.96)
Construction - Sewerage: $421,000 ($70.96)
Regular Highways: $13,000 ($2.19)
Current Operations - Police Protection: $855,000 ($144.11)
Regular Highways: $626,000 ($105.51)

Sewerage: $595,000 ($100.29)

Local Fire Protection: $554,000 ($93.38)

Water Utilities: $471,000 ($79.39)

Parks and Recreation: $307,000 ($51.74)

Natural Resources - Other: $291,000 ($49.05)

Libraries: $284,000 ($47.87)

General - Other: $224,000 ($37.75)

Housing and Community Development: $161,000 ($27.14)

Financial Administration: $64,000 ($10.79)

Central Staff Services: $61,000 ($10.28)

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $51,000 ($8.60)

General Public Buildings: $49,000 ($8.26)

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $42,000 ($7.08)

Health - Other: $31,000 ($5.23)

Judicial and Legal Services: $19,000 ($3.20)
Federal Intergovernmental - Sewerage: $888,000 ($149.67)
Housing and Community Development: $32,000 ($5.39)

Natural Resources: $26,000 ($4.38)

All Other: $9,000 ($1.52)
General - Interest on Debt: $263,000 ($44.33)
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,127,000 ($695.60)
Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $565,000 ($95.23)
Interest Earnings: $152,000 ($25.62)

General Revenue, NEC: $130,000 ($21.91)

Fines and Forfeits: $47,000 ($7.92)
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,387,000 ($1582.17)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,032,000 ($1522.33)

Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,772,000 ($635.77)
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $46,000 ($7.75)
General - Other: $43,000 ($7.25)

Natural Resources - Other: $27,000 ($4.55)

Police Protection: $21,000 ($3.54)

Regular Highways: $21,000 ($3.54)

Libraries: $8,000 ($1.35)

Financial Administration: $2,000 ($0.34)

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000 ($0.17)

Central Staff Services: $1,000 ($0.17)
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,548,000 ($598.01)
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,134,000 ($191.13)
State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $688,000 ($115.96)
All Other: $440,000 ($74.16)

Highways: $139,000 ($23.43)
Tax - Property: $1,177,000 ($198.38)
Other License: $45,000 ($7.58)

Occupation and Business License, NEC: $42,000 ($7.08)
Total Salaries and Wages: $1,995,000 ($336.25)
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $234,000 ($39.44)

6.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,948 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.96%
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	0.74% ($27,576 average AGI)
from Gallatin County, MT	0.43% ($29,579)
from Cascade County, MT	0.41% ($29,278)

7.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,113 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.33%
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	0.96% ($27,558 average AGI)
to Gallatin County, MT	0.67% ($21,867)
to Cascade County, MT	0.58% ($18,231)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lewistown:

KXLO (1230 AM; 1 kW; LEWISTOWN, MT; Owner: KXLO BROADCAST, INC.)
KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMON (560 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KGVW (640 AM; 10 kW; BELGRADE, MT; Owner: GALLATIN VALLEY WITNESS, INC.)
KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
KURL (730 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: ELENBAAS MEDIA, INC.)
KGHL (790 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KBUL (970 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKGR (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; EAST HELENA, MT; Owner: KKGR, INC.)
KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KEIN (1310 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: MUNSON RADIO, INC.)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KATL (770 AM; 10 kW; MILES CITY, MT; Owner: STAR PRINTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lewistown:

K288EN (105.5 FM; LEWISTOWN, MT; Owner: HI-LINE RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
KLCM (95.9 FM; LEWISTOWN, MT; Owner: MONTANA BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KEHT (100.3 FM; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: GEORGE S. FLINN, JR.)

TV broadcast stations around Lewistown:

KBAO (Channel 13; LEWISTOWN, MT; Owner: SUNBELT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)

Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)

Lewistown, Montana:

Fatal accident count: 6
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 7
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 6
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 15
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3

Montana average:

Fatal accident count: 72
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 102
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 31
Fatalities: 76
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 183
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 13

Lewistown fatal accident list:

Mar 25, 2008 03:48 AM, Us-87, 4th Avene, Lat: 47.064844, Lon: -109.426961, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 25, 1996 09:44 AM, 5th Ave. S, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Dec 27, 1995 12:18 AM, 1st Ave. N, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 9, 1994 11:51 AM, 7113, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 12, 1989 05:27 AM, P057, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jul 14, 1975 07:05 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Oct 31, 1975 10:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 14
Total length: 13 meters (43ft)
Total costs: $3,777,000
Total average daily traffic: 28,760
Total average daily truck traffic: 577
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 32,805

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1920-1929: 3
1930-1939: 2
1940-1949: 2
1950-1959: 0
1960-1969: 5
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 0
1990-1999: 0
2000-2010: 1

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Lewistown, MT

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 50
Hazardous Condition: 51
Service Call: 4
Good Intent Call: 3

Incident types - Lewistown

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Lewistown, MT

Name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common first names in Lewistown, MT among deceased individuals
John	126	78.2 years
William	89	77.4 years
Mary	77	81.2 years
George	75	79.3 years
James	73	76.2 years
Charles	71	78.3 years
Robert	70	72.0 years
Frank	62	79.7 years
Anna	50	89.3 years
Alice	40	82.5 years

Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common last names in Lewistown, MT among deceased individuals
Johnson	40	78.2 years
Anderson	37	79.2 years
Smith	35	78.1 years
Nelson	30	84.2 years
Miller	29	79.4 years
Brown	22	76.8 years
Martin	22	80.0 years
Hanson	14	83.6 years
Long	13	77.8 years
Peterson	13	78.7 years

Name	Count	Name	Count
Businesses in Lewistown, MT
FedEx	1	McDonald's	1
H&R Block	1	RadioShack	1
La-Z-Boy	1	Super 8	1
Lane Furniture	1	U-Haul	1
MasterBrand Cabinets	3	UPS	3

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