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Garfield County

Population in July 2007: 348.
Males: 192  (55.4%)
Females: 156  (44.6%)

Median resident age:  40.5 years
Montana median age:  37.5 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,406 (it was $30,000 in 2000)
South Garfield:  $41,406
Montana:  $43,531

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,674
South Garfield:  $16,674
Montana:  $22,937

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $212,282 (it was $110,900 in 2000)
South Garfield:  $212,282
Montana:  $170,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $522,588; Detached houses: $584,577; Mobile homes: $25,000

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Races in South Garfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)

2008 cost of living index in South Garfield: 84.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 3510 feet

Land area: 2139.8 square miles.

Population density: 0.2 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in South Garfield

  • High school or higher: 90.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 11.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South Garfield CCD

  • Never married: 17.1%
  • Now married: 75.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 4.0%

21 residents are foreign born (5.8% Latin America).

This place:  5.8%
Montana:  1.8%

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

South Garfield:  0.3% ($375)
Montana:  1.3% ($1,212)
South Garfield satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Billings, MT (118.4 miles , pop. 89,847).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (505.6 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (974.6 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Jordan, MT (4.3 miles ), North Garfield, MT (5.2 miles ), North of the Yellowstone, MT (5.6 miles ), North Custer, MT (7.4 miles ), Forsyth, MT (7.4 miles ), Hysham, MT (7.5 miles ), Melstone, MT (7.5 miles) , North Treasure, MT (7.6 miles ).

Latitude: 47.06 N, Longitude: 106.87 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 406

South Garfield household income distribution South Garfield home values distribution


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (86%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Mining (3%)
  • Educational services (3%)
  • U. S. Postal service (2%)
  • Health care (2%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (47%)
  • U. S. Postal service (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (70%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (17%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (3%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (2%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (45%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)



South Garfield-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Montana state average. It is 99% 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 94.8 miles away from South Garfield center
On 12/23/1991 at 20:32:27, a magnitude 3.6 (3.3 ML, 3.6 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 85.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)

Hospitals/medical centers near South Garfield:
  • GARFIELD COUNTY HEALTH CENTER INC -CAH (about 21 miles; JORDAN, MT)
  • MCCONE COUNTY HEALTH CENTER - CAH (about 61 miles; CIRCLE, MT)
  • PRAIRIE COMMUNITY CAH (about 68 miles; TERRY, MT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Garfield:
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 120 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 217 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; FT enrollment: 10,380)
  • BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 229 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 272 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
  • MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 273 miles; MINOT, ND; FT enrollment: 2,662)
  • BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 289 miles; BISMARCK, ND; FT enrollment: 2,205)
  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 290 miles; CASPER, WY; FT enrollment: 2,564)

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Notable locations in South Garfield: Brown Ranch (A), Rimrock Ranch (B), Stebbins Windmill (C), Whiteside Ranch (D), Mincoff Ranch (E), Mahoney Ranch (F), Kramer Ranch (G), Kirby Ranch (H), Hill Ranch (I), Dutton Ranch (J). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in South Garfield: Neudorfer Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Reservoirs: Guesanborn Reservoir (A), Ten Reservoir (B), Old Lake (C), McWilliams Reservoir (D), Shaw Reservoir (E), Cottonwood Tree Lakes (F), Clear Water Reservoir (G), Mud Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Horse Creek (A), Second Creek (B), Hay Creek (C), Hawks Nest Creek (D), Coal Creek (E), Haislett Creek (F), Graveyard Creek (G), Gibbs Creek (H), Skeleton Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Montana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  60.7%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.1%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  13.9%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  9.4%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in South Garfield, MT



South Garfield compared to Montana state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage 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.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School





2004 Presidential Election results in Garfield County Montana:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
  • Electricity (18%)
  • Wood (15%)
  • Utility gas (3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Coal or coke (2%)


Religion statistics for South Garfield

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 40.81%
Here40.8%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)Other
Adherents30.8%16.3%12.6%12.1%28.2%
Congregations12.5%12.5%12.5%12.5%50.0%
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.


6.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,613 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.89%
Montana average:  8.25%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


4.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,048 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.77%
Montana average:  7.69%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


Strongest AM radio stations in South Garfield:
  • KATL (770 AM; 10 kW; MILES CITY, MT; Owner: STAR PRINTING COMPANY)
  • 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.)
  • KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
  • KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • 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)
  • KUYO (830 AM; daytime; 25 kW; EVANSVILLE, WY; Owner: WYOMING CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
  • KFLN (960 AM; 5 kW; BAKER, MT; Owner: NEWELL BROADCASTING INC.)





South Garfield on our top lists:
  • #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Bush (Republican) in the 2004 Presidential Election"
  • #49 on the list of "Top 100 Cities with Largest Land Areas"

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