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Yellowstone County

Population in July 2007: 208.
Males: 109  (52.8%)
Females: 99  (47.2%)

Median resident age:  29.7 years
Montana median age:  37.5 years

Zip code: 59079


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,101 (it was $31,250 in 2000)
Shepherd:  $41,101
Montana:  $43,531

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,032
Shepherd:  $17,032
Montana:  $22,937

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $107,259 (it was $64,000 in 2000)
Shepherd:  $107,259
Montana:  $170,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $112,894; Detached houses: $166,723; Mobile homes: $45,000
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Races in Shepherd:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
  • American Indian (5.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Shepherd: 82.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (28.0%), Norwegian (8.8%), Irish (8.3%), English (6.2%), Swiss (5.7%), Czech (5.2%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 3106 feet

Land area: 1.07 square miles.

Population density: 195 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Shepherd

  • High school or higher: 91.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 13.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shepherd CDP

  • Never married: 24.6%
  • Now married: 56.2%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Montana:  1.8%


According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Shepherd, Montana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Shepherd to the number of sex offenders is 26 to 1.

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

Shepherd:  0.9% ($580)
Montana:  1.3% ($1,212)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Billings, MT (14.3 miles , pop. 89,847).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (452.7 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (881.1 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Huntley, MT (1.9 miles ), Worden, MT (3.0 miles ), Ballantine, MT (3.1 miles ), Lockwood, MT (3.2 miles ), Billings, MT (3.8 miles ), Northwest Yellowstone, MT (4.0 miles ), Buffalo Creek, MT (4.0 miles ), Huntley Project, MT (4.2 miles ).

Latitude: 45.94 N, Longitude: 108.34 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 406

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Truck transportation (17%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Wood products (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (17%)
  • Finance and insurance (13%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Food and beverage stores (11%)
  • U. S. Postal service (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Personal and laundry services (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (14%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
  • Secondary school teachers (8%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Woodworkers (8%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (17%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (17%)
  • Cashiers (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)



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Shepherd-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Montana state average. It is 98% 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 72.1 miles away from Shepherd center
On 1/9/2003 at 00:02:17, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 ML, Depth: 6.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 97.0 miles away from the city center
On 12/23/1991 at 20:32:27, a magnitude 3.6 (3.3 ML, 3.6 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.9 miles away from the city center
On 1/8/2003 at 18:34:20, a magnitude 3.0 (2.5 MB, 3.0 ML, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 96.5 miles away from Shepherd center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Shepherd:
  • DEACONESS BILLINGS CLINIC (about 9 miles; BILLINGS, MT)
  • ST VINCENT HEALTHCARE (about 9 miles; BILLINGS, MT)
  • ROUNDUP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 43 miles; ROUNDUP, MT)

Political contributions by individuals in Shepherd, MT

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shepherd:
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 18 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 126 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; FT enrollment: 10,380)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 223 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT enrollment: 8,670)
  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 234 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)
  • BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 240 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 282 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 284 miles; MISSOULA, MT; FT enrollment: 11,112)
Public high school in Shepherd:
Public elementary/middle schools in Shepherd:
  • Shepherd Elementary (Students: 433; Location: 7842 Shepherd Road; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)
  • Shepherd 7-8 (Students: 140; Location: 7842 Shepherd Road; Grades: 7th Grade - 8th Grade)
See full list of schools located in Shepherd, Map of school districts: SHEPHERD ELEMENTARY, SHEPHERD HIGH SCHOOL


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

EDS WATER SERVICE BILLINGS (Population served: 120, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-16-2005)
  • 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)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and NOV-03-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-29-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-03-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and OCT-02-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-23-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-02-2003)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Montana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  73.2%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.6%
Whole state:  5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  28.2%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.8%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Shepherd, MT



Shepherd compared to Montana state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value 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 below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Yellowstone County Montana:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
  • Other fuel (15%)
  • Wood (10%)
  • Coal or coke (8%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)


Religion statistics for Shepherd

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelSouthern Baptist Convention
Adherents36.2%12.1%8.4%8.1%5.9%
Congregations7.9%7.9%13.7%0.7%10.8%
NameLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of ChristAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents4.9%4.9%4.1%1.9%13.5%
Congregations5.0%5.0%5.0%4.3%39.6%
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.


6.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,194 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.63%
Montana average:  8.25%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($200 average AGI)
Yellowstone County:  0.06%
Montana average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Gallatin County, MT  0.31% ($26,190 average AGI)
from Carbon County, MT  0.25% ($34,137)
from Missoula County, MT  0.21% ($28,770)


6.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,346 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.06%
Montana average:  7.69%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($243 average AGI)
Yellowstone County:  0.04%
Montana average:  0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Gallatin County, MT  0.42% ($32,757 average AGI)
to Carbon County, MT  0.21% ($58,429)
to Missoula County, MT  0.21% ($25,505)


Strongest AM radio stations in Shepherd:
  • KURL (730 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: ELENBAAS MEDIA, INC.)
  • KBUL (970 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KGHL (790 AM; 5 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KBLG (910 AM; 1 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
  • KMZK (1240 AM; 1 kW; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: ELENBAAS MEDIA, INC.)
  • KBSR (1490 AM; 1 kW; LAUREL, MT; Owner: SUN MOUNTAIN, INC.)
  • KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KZMQ (1140 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GREYBULL, WY; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WYOMING LLC)
  • KATL (770 AM; 10 kW; MILES CITY, MT; Owner: STAR PRINTING COMPANY)
  • KGVW (640 AM; 10 kW; BELGRADE, MT; Owner: GALLATIN VALLEY WITNESS, INC.)
  • KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMTA (1050 AM; 10 kW; MILES CITY, MT; Owner: SENGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KIKC (1250 AM; 5 kW; FORSYTH, MT; Owner: MILES CITY, FORSYTH B/DCSTG, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Shepherd:
  • KRKX (94.1 FM; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
  • KZRV (107.5 FM; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • K205CL (88.9 FM; SHEPHERD, MT; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KYYA-FM (93.3 FM; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
  • KRZN (96.3 FM; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
  • KLMT (89.3 FM; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL BROADCASTERS INC)
  • KCTR-FM (102.9 FM; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KBBB (103.7 FM; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRSQ (101.9 FM; LAUREL, MT; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KKBR (97.1 FM; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KGHL-FM (98.5 FM; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KEMC (91.7 FM; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS)
  • KNDZ (105.1 FM; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KMHK (95.5 FM; HARDIN, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • K296EM (107.1 FM; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Shepherd:
  • KSVI (Channel 6; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: QUORUM OF MONTANA LICENSE, LLC)
  • KULR-TV (Channel 8; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: KULR CORPORATION)
  • KTVQ (Channel 2; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: KTVQ COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KHMT (Channel 4; HARDIN, MT; Owner: VHR BROADCASTING OF BILLINGS, LLC)
  • K25BP (Channel 25; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: QUORUM OF MONTANA LICENSE, LLC)
  • K36EZ (Channel 36; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: COMANCHE ENTERPRISES)
  • K14IS (Channel 14; BILLINGS, MT; Owner: YELLOWSTONE VALLEY COMMUNITY TV, IN)


FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • SHEPHERD A, 9.5 Miles Ne Of, Overall height: 7.6 m, Call Sign: WLM656
    Assigned Frequencies : 2178.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/21/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 12/07/2006
    Registrant: Communications Advisory Counsel, LLC, 2154 Wisconsin Avenue Nw, Washington, DC 20007, Phone: (202) 333-5273, Fax: (202) 333-5274, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Shepherd)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Shepherd)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 3
  • Good Intent Call: 1

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