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Population in July 2007: 160.

Males: 75	(47.4%)
Females: 85	(52.6%)

Median resident age:	36.9 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Zip code: 59468

Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,497 (it was $38,036 in 2000)

Power:	$52,497
Montana:	$43,531

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $129,207 (it was $67,500 in 2000)

Power:	$129,207
Montana:	$170,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $132,109; Detached houses: $144,156; Mobile homes: $36,500

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Races in Power:

White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
American Indian (2.9%)
Two or more races (1.8%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Power: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (43.3%), Irish (18.1%), Norwegian (14.0%), English (11.1%), Polish (5.3%), Italian (4.7%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 3682 feet

Land area: 1.50 square miles.

Population density: 107 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Power

High school or higher: 84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
Unemployed: 8.7%
Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Power CDP

Never married: 19.6%
Now married: 64.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 2.8%
Divorced: 13.3%

2 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.2%
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:

Power:	1.1% ($733)
Montana:	1.3% ($1,212)

Power satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Great Falls, MT (23.7 miles , pop. 56,690).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (487.8 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (981.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Dutton, MT (3.0 miles ), Vaughn, MT (3.6 miles ), Sun River, MT (3.6 miles) , Sun River Valley, MT (3.9 miles ), Sun Prairie, MT (3.9 miles ), Fairfield, MT (3.9 miles ), Fort Shaw, MT (4.0 miles ), Simms, MT (4.4 miles ).

Latitude: 47.72 N, Longitude: 111.69 W

Area code: 406

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Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
Food (19%)
Educational services (17%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Furniture and related products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (33%)
Health care (14%)
U. S. Postal service (11%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
Food (6%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (25%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Top executives (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Food processing workers (8%)
Bus drivers (8%)
Business operations specialists (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (17%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
Cashiers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Secondary school teachers (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Power:

TETON MEDICAL CENTER -CAH (about 28 miles; CHOTEAU, MT)
PONDERA MEDICAL CLINIC - CAH (about 36 miles; CONRAD, MT)
BENEFIS HEALTHCARE (about 36 miles; GREAT FALLS, MT)

Political contributions by individuals in Power, MT

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Power:

THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 119 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 150 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; FT enrollment: 10,380)
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 211 miles; BILLINGS, MT; FT enrollment: 3,105)
NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 237 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 243 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)
SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 263 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 266 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)

Public high school in Power:

Power High School (Students: 55; Location: 402 Teton Avenue; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle schools in Power:

Power School (Students: 58; Location: 402 Teton Avenue; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)
Power 7-8 (Students: 31; Location: 402 Teton Avenue; Grades: 7th Grade - 8th Grade)

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Notable locations in Power: Power (A), Harvest States Cooperatives Elevator (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Power include: Zion Lutheran Church (A), United Church of Christ Congregational (B), Guardian Angel Catholic Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

POWER TETON COUNTY WATER DIST (Population served: 167, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-24-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-24-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-24-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-24-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-24-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-24-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-24-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-24-2005)

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-04-2006)

58 regular monitoring violations

2 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	75.0%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.9%
Whole state:	5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	18.6%
Whole state:	14.6%

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

This place:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Power, MT

Power 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.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Power mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Teton County Montana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%) Electricity (6%) Wood (3%)

Religon statistics for Power

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	United Methodist Church	Hutterian Brethren
Adherents	28.7%	22.0%	12.2%	9.6%	7.0%
Congregations	17.9%	14.3%	7.1%	10.7%	10.7%

Name	United Church of Christ	Assemblies of God	Lutheran Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Other religions
Adherents	5.7%	4.4%	4.1%	2.9%	3.4%
Congregations	7.1%	7.1%	7.1%	3.6%	14.3%

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.

6.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,830 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.15%
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 Cascade County, MT

1.45% ($28,083 average AGI)

7.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,297 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.23%
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 Cascade County, MT	1.99% ($26,980 average AGI)
to Missoula County, MT	0.71% ($21,944)
to Gallatin County, MT	0.52% ($22,538)

Strongest AM radio stations in Power:

KMON (560 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KEIN (1310 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: MUNSON RADIO, INC.)
KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSEN (1150 AM; 10 kW; SHELBY, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
KXGF (1400 AM; 1 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
KKGR (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; EAST HELENA, MT; Owner: KKGR, INC.)
KMTX (950 AM; 5 kW; HELENA, MT; Owner: CAPRI, INC)
KQDI (1450 AM; 1 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
KGVW (640 AM; 10 kW; BELGRADE, MT; Owner: GALLATIN VALLEY WITNESS, INC.)
KJJR (880 AM; 10 kW; WHITEFISH, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INCORPORATED)
KBOW (550 AM; 5 kW; BUTTE, MT; Owner: BUTTE BROADCASTING INCORPORATED)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Power:

KVVR (97.9 FM; DUTTON, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KMON-FM (94.5 FM; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KTZZ (93.7 FM; CONRAD, MT; Owner: JEANNINE M. MASON)
KQDI-FM (106.1 FM; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
KEHT (100.3 FM; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: GEORGE S. FLINN, JR.)
KIKF (104.9 FM; CASCADE, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP INC.)
KINX (107.3 FM; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP INC.)
K246AC (97.1 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: LAST CHANCE PUBLIC RADIO ASSOCIATION)
K251AC (98.1 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS-MT UNIV. SYSTEM)
KAAK (98.9 FM; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
KLFM (92.9 FM; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KGPR (89.9 FM; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: GREAT FALLS PUBLIC RADIO ASSOC.)

TV broadcast stations around Power:

KTGF (Channel 16; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: MMM LICENSE LLC)
KRTV (Channel 3; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: KRTV COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KFBB-TV (Channel 5; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: KFBB CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
K53DW (Channel 53; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4

1/8 Mi N Townsite E 1/2 Sect 26 T23n R1w, Call Sign: KNCF665, Licensee ID: L00460588
Assigned Frequencies : 151.565 MHz
Grant Date: 02/05/2002, Expiration Date: 02/05/2012
Registrant: Ross H Fitzgerald, Power, MT 59468, Phone: (406) 463-2343
10 Mi S, Call Sign: WQV460
Assigned Frequencies : 153.005 MHz
Grant Date: 08/28/1996, Expiration Date: 07/23/2001, Cancelation Date: 09/23/2001
Registrant: Skip Neuman, 1490 2nd Rd Ne, Vaughn, MT 59487
7 Mi Ne, Call Sign: WRO769, Licensee ID: L00057386
Assigned Frequencies : 158.385 MHz
Grant Date: 11/22/1999, Expiration Date: 10/26/2004, Cancelation Date: 01/01/2005
Registrant: Steven F Dahlman, Dutton, MT 59433, Phone: (406) 463-2369
10 Mi Ne Of, Call Sign: WYX579, Licensee ID: L01052770
Assigned Frequencies : 157.725 MHz
Grant Date: 08/25/2005, Expiration Date: 10/30/2015
Registrant: Adam F Dahlman, 1290 18th Ln Ne, Dutton, MT 59433, Phone: (406) 463-2444

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

Various Locations, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPNM250
Assigned Frequencies : 956.281 MHz, 956.281 MHz
Grant Date: 01/31/2008, Expiration Date: 04/06/2018, Certifier: Bruce A Mckinley
Registrant: Northwestern Energy, 40 East Broadway Street, Butte, MT 59701, Phone: (406) 497-1000, Fax: (406) 497-3525, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: K7BG, Previous Call Sign: AA7BG, Licensee ID: L00562550
Grant Date: 08/26/2006, Expiration Date: 11/04/2016
Registrant: Matthew S Trott, 1220 Wilson Rd, Power, MT 59468
Call Sign: N7XLV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00536298
Grant Date: 09/04/2002, Expiration Date: 09/04/2012
Registrant: Carrie L Trott, 1220 Wilson Rd, Power, MT 59468
Call Sign: WC7CW, Previous Call Sign: KC7PCP, Licensee ID: L00562550
Grant Date: 02/06/2007, Expiration Date: 02/06/2017
Registrant: Power Radio Operators, 1220 Wilson Rd, Power, MT 59468
Call Sign: KE7CWC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00977224
Grant Date: 02/11/2005, Expiration Date: 02/11/2015, Cancelation Date: 03/04/2005, Certifier: William O Speck Jr
Registrant: William O Speck Jr, 1519 Hwy 431, Power, MT 59468
Call Sign: W7WOS, Previous Call Sign: KE7CWC, Licensee ID: L00977224
Grant Date: 03/04/2005, Expiration Date: 03/04/2015, Certifier: William O Speck Jr
Registrant: William O Speck Jr, 1519 Hwy 431, Power, MT 59468

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 7

Aircraft: PIPER PA-28R-201T (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER (225 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1086H , Serial Number: 28R-7703012, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 01/12/1977
Registrant (Individual): Byron Grassman, 405 Central Ave, Power, MT 59468
Aircraft: CESSNA 182A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2190G , Serial Number: 51490, Year manufactured: 1958, Airworthiness Date: 09/10/1958
Registrant (Corporation): Gettel Farms Inc, 1471 Highway 431, Power, MT 59468
Aircraft: PIPER PA-24-250 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 135 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6170P , Serial Number: 24-1271, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 08/07/1959
Registrant (Individual): Bruce C Maurer, , Power, MT 59468
Aircraft: PIPER PA-24-250 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 135 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7161P , Serial Number: 24-2327, Year manufactured: 1960, Airworthiness Date: 10/28/1960
Registrant (Individual): Bruce C Maurer, , Power, MT 59468
Aircraft: CESSNA 172B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7758X , Serial Number: 17248258, Year manufactured: 1960
Registrant (Individual): Mark W Anderson, 546th Ln Ne, Power, MT 59468
Aircraft: CESSNA A150K (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8305M , Serial Number: A15000005, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 08/09/1969
Registrant (Individual): William H Woodhouse, 1100 2nd Rd Ne, Power, MT 59468
Aircraft: WARNICK RONALD S RV-4 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 975LL , Serial Number: 975, Airworthiness Date: 11/10/1987
Registrant (Individual): William H Woodhouse, 1100 2nd Rd Ne, Power, MT 59468

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 13
Hazardous Condition: 1

Incident types - Power

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