Melstone, Montana

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Population in July 2007: 136. Population change since 2000: 0.0%

Males: 63	(46.3%)
Females: 73	(53.7%)

Median resident age:	41.0 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Zip code: 59054

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,131 (it was $31,250 in 2000)

Melstone:	$43,131
Montana:	$43,531

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $47,854 (it was $25,000 in 2000)

Melstone:	$47,854
Montana:	$170,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $63,545; Detached houses: $82,731; Mobile homes: $18,571

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Races in Melstone:

White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Other race (1.5%)
American Indian (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
Japanese (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Melstone: 75.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (34.6%), English (18.4%), Irish (18.4%), Scotch-Irish (10.3%), Dutch (7.4%), Swedish (7.4%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 2914 feet

Land area: 0.68 square miles.

Population density: 199 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Melstone

High school or higher: 72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
Unemployed: 14.7%
Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Melstone town

Never married: 18.2%
Now married: 56.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 14.9%
Divorced: 10.7%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.5%
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:

Melstone:	2.7% ($667)
Montana:	1.3% ($1,212)

Melstone satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Billings, MT (64.6 miles , pop. 89,847).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (487.1 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (930.7 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Musselshell, MT (3.5 miles) , North Treasure, MT (5.5 miles ), Roundup, MT (5.8 miles ), Camp Three, MT (5.9 miles) , Klein, MT (5.9 miles) , Custer, MT (6.0 miles) , Winnett, MT (6.0 miles) , Buffalo Creek, MT (6.0 miles ).

Latitude: 46.60 N, Longitude: 107.87 W

Area code: 406

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Population change in the 1990s: +27 (+24.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (21%)
Educational services (21%)
Health care (18%)
Truck transportation (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Construction (7%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (30%)
Construction (10%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (10%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Social assistance (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (18%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (18%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
Top executives (11%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (23%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (20%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (17%)
Engineers (10%)
Health technologists and technicians (10%)
Child care workers (10%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)

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Average climate in Melstone, Montana

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Hospitals/medical centers near Melstone:

ROUNDUP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; ROUNDUP, MT)
PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 55 miles; BIGHORN, MT)
DEACONESS BILLINGS CLINIC (about 60 miles; BILLINGS, MT)

Political contributions by individuals in Melstone, MT

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Melstone:

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 68 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 161 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; FT enrollment: 10,380)
BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 243 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
CASPER COLLEGE (about 268 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
RICKS COLLEGE (about 270 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT enrollment: 8,670)
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 286 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 295 miles; MISSOULA, MT; FT enrollment: 11,112)

Public high school in Melstone:

Melstone High School (Students: 21; Location: 5 6th Avenue N; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle schools in Melstone:

Melstone School (Students: 34; Location: 5 6th Avenue N; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)
Melstone 7-8 (Students: 8; Location: 5 6th Avenue N; Grades: 7th Grade - 8th Grade)

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Notable location: Melstone Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

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

MELSTONE TOWN OF (Population served: 181, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUN-2006

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUN-2006

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAY-2006

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAY-2006

15 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	67.9%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	1.8%
Whole state:	5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	5.8%
Whole state:	14.6%

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

This town:	5.0%
Whole state:	5.8%

Melstone compared to Montana state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above 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 below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Melstone mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Musselshell County Montana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%) Electricity (25%) Wood (25%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)

Religon statistics for Melstone

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Hutterian Brethren	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	37.7%	16.1%	11.3%	10.9%	5.2%
Congregations	17.6%	11.8%	5.9%	5.9%	5.9%

Name	Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Other religions
Adherents	4.6%	3.3%	2.9%	2.6%	5.5%
Congregations	11.8%	5.9%	5.9%	5.9%	23.5%

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		1	$667
Water Supply	1	$1,451	$17,412	0	$0
Totals for Government	1	$1,451	$17,412	1	$667

Melstone government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $7,000
All Other: $2,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $53,000
General - Other: $14,000

Financial Administration: $7,000

Parks & Recreation: $6,000

General Public Buildings: $5,000

Sewerage: $5,000

Regular Highways: $4,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000

Central Staff Services: $1,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $57,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $34,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,000
General Support: $6,000

All Other: $1,000
Tax - Property: $16,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $28,000

11.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,456 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.09%
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

1.95% ($20,900 average AGI)

10.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,262 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.68%
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

3.13% ($34,479 average AGI)

Strongest AM radio stations in Melstone:

KURL (730 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: ELENBAAS MEDIA, INC.)
KGHL (790 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KATL (770 AM; 10 kW; MILES CITY, MT; Owner: STAR PRINTING COMPANY)
KBUL (970 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KIKC (1250 AM; 5 kW; FORSYTH, MT; Owner: MILES CITY, FORSYTH B/DCSTG, INC.)
KMTA (1050 AM; 10 kW; MILES CITY, MT; Owner: SENGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
KGVW (640 AM; 10 kW; BELGRADE, MT; Owner: GALLATIN VALLEY WITNESS, INC.)
KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4

6th St West, Call Sign: KBT648, Licensee ID: L00045214
Assigned Frequencies : 151.895 MHz
Grant Date: 01/22/1997, Expiration Date: 02/12/2002, Cancelation Date: 11/20/2001
Registrant: John Balock Jr, Melstone, MT 59054, Phone: (406) 358-2200
3 Blks W Main St, Call Sign: KZQ344
Assigned Frequencies : 154.540 MHz
Grant Date: 04/12/1996, Expiration Date: 03/17/2001, Cancelation Date: 05/20/2001
Registrant: Joseph J Kanta, Box 66, Melstone, MT 59054, Phone: (406) 358-2464
10 Mi Ne, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPDE696
Assigned Frequencies : 153.275 MHz, 158.415 MHz
Grant Date: 08/01/2003, Expiration Date: 09/16/2013, Certifier: Rick A Ross
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street, Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4130, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
521 Second West, Call Sign: WXY786
Assigned Frequencies : 151.580 MHz
Grant Date: 05/30/2003, Expiration Date: 06/15/2013, Certifier: Pamela S Zaharko
Registrant: Jakes Garage Inc, Melstone, MT 59054, Phone: (406) 358-2389, Fax: (406) 358-2477

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: CESSNA 210D (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 141 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3850Y , Serial Number: 21058350, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 10/11/1996
Registrant (Partnership): Ventures Webole, Po Box 233, Melstone, MT 59054
Aircraft: PIPER PA-22 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 648A , Serial Number: 22-51, Year manufactured: 1951
Registrant (Co-Owned): John Benson, , Melstone, MT 59054, Other Owners: Art Kincheloe

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