South Fork, Montana

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Population (year 2000): 2,407

Males: 1,241	(51.6%)
Females: 1,166	(48.4%)

Pondera County

Median resident age:	39.6 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,200 (it was $27,263 in 2000)

South Fork	$30,200
Montana:	$39,301

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $100,700 (it was $94,100 in 2000)

South Fork	$100,700
Montana:	$131,600

South Fork, MT residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in South Fork:

White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
Two or more races (2.0%)
Hispanic (1.4%)

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 3510 feet

Land area: 1728.3 square miles.

Population density: 1.4 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in South Fork

High school or higher: 84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
Unemployed: 16.9%
Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South Fork CCD

Never married: 19.7%
Now married: 59.9%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 4.5%
Divorced: 15.9%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.9%
Montana:	1.8%

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

South Fork:	1.0% ($903)
Montana:	1.2% ($1,212)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Missoula, MT (97.9 miles , pop. 57,053).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (575.0 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (1026.2 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Martin City, MT (17.0 miles ), Hungry Horse, MT (18.6 miles ), Coram, MT (18.6 miles ), Creston-Bigfork, MT (19.8 miles ), Bigfork, MT (22.6 miles ), Bad Rock-Columbia Heights, MT (22.9 miles ), Woods Bay, MT (24.3 miles ), Columbia Falls, MT (26.2 miles ).

Latitude: 48.27 N, Longitude: 113.82 W

Most common industries for males:

Construction (20%)
Wood products (14%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Furniture and related products (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (22%)
Health care (16%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Woodworkers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Carpenters (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)

Hospitals/medical centers near South Fork:

KALISPELL REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; KALISPELL, MT)
NORTH VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; WHITEFISH, MT)
ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL CORP (about 46 miles; POLSON, MT)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to South Fork:

GLACIER PARK INTL (about 30 miles; KALISPELL, MT; ID: FCA)
MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL (about 96 miles; MISSOULA, MT; ID: MSO)
HELENA REGIONAL (about 172 miles; HELENA, MT; ID: HLN)

Other public-use airports nearest to South Fork:

FERNDALE AIRFIELD (about 19 miles; BIG FORK, MT; ID: 53U)
SPOTTED BEAR /USFS/ (about 29 miles; SPOTTED BEAR, MT; ID: 8U4)
WHITEFISH (about 34 miles; WHITEFISH, MT; ID: 58S)

Amtrak stations near South Fork:

15 miles: ESSEX (IZAAK WALTON INN). Services: public payphones, call for car rental service.
20 miles: WEST GLACIER (HWY. 2, E. OF GOING-TO-THE-SUN RD.)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Fork:

THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 81 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 208 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 221 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)
SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 247 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 254 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)
LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 254 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 258 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)

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Notable locations in South Fork: Red Eagle (A), Baptiste Lookout (B), Quintokon Forest Service Station (C), Canyon Creek Campground (D), Canyon Lookout (E), Canyon RV and Campground (F), Challenge Cabin (G), Coram (H), Coram Forest Service Station (I), Coram RV Park (J), Coram Research Natural Area (K), Crooked Tree Motel and RV Park (L), Crossover Campground (M), Eld Island Campground (N), Dean Creek Campsite (O), Devil Creek Campground (P), Devils Corkscrew Campground (Q), Doris Boat Landing (R), Doris Point Campground (S), Riverside Boat Landing (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in South Fork include: Lion Hill Baptist Church (A), Canyon Community Church (B), Hungry Horse Chapel (C), Hungry Horse Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Marion Lake (A), Recluse Lake (B), Margaret Lake (C), Moose Lake (D), Alcove Lake (E), Blue Lakes (F), Hart Lake (G), Rock Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Scalp Creek (A), Schafer Creek (B), Clack Creek (C), Hoop Creek (D), Clark Creek (E), Hoke Creek (F), Hodag Creek (G), Highrock Creek (H), Hidden Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in South Fork include: Coram Experimental Forest (1), Wapiti Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Essex Post Office (A), West Glacier Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	56.0%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.4%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	22.6%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	8.4%
Whole state:	5.8%

South Fork 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.
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 rooms per house below state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students 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

2004 Presidential Election results in Pondera County Montana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,446 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.16%
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	0.77% ($35,333 average AGI)
from Glacier County, MT	0.47% ($31,636)

7.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,948 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.18%
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	1.29% ($31,161 average AGI)
to Lewis and Clark County, MT	0.71% ($21,882)
to Glacier County, MT	0.58% ($23,071)

Strongest AM radio stations in South Fork:

KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KJJR (880 AM; 10 kW; WHITEFISH, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INCORPORATED)
KGEZ (600 AM; 5 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: SKYLINE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KLCY (930 AM; 5 kW; EAST MISSOULA, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KSEN (1150 AM; 10 kW; SHELBY, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KGVO (1290 AM; 5 kW; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in South Fork:

KSIL (100.7 FM; WALLACE, ID; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KDBR (106.3 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKMT (95.9 FM; COLUMBIA FALLS, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KALS (97.1 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KALISPELL CHRISTIAN RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
KBBZ (98.5 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KQRK (92.3 FM; RONAN, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KZMN (103.9 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around South Fork:

K05EE (Channel 5; BIG ARM, ETC., MT; Owner: BLACKTAIL TV TAX DISTRICT)

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