Winston, Montana

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Population in July 2007: 76.

Males: 34	(45.2%)
Females: 42	(54.8%)

Median resident age:	34.8 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Zip code: 59647

Estimated median household income in 2007: $20,013 (it was $14,500 in 2000)

Winston:	$20,013
Montana:	$43,531

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,403

Winston:	$26,403
Montana:	$22,937

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $191,418 (it was $100,000 in 2000)

Winston:	$191,418
Montana:	$170,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $193,550; Detached houses: $291,552; Mobile homes: $45,000

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Races in Winston:

White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
Japanese (1.4%)
American Indian (1.4%)
Two or more races (1.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Winston: 104.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (8.2%), Danish (5.5%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4350 feet

Land area: 3.36 square miles.

Population density: 23 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Winston

High school or higher: 57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Winston CDP

Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 30.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 69.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
Montana:	1.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in May 2009.

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

Winston:	1.3% ($1,250)
Montana:	1.3% ($1,212)

Winston satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Great Falls, MT (73.2 miles , pop. 56,690).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (501.0 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (895.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Townsend, MT (3.6 miles ), Montana City, MT (3.7 miles ), East Helena, MT (3.8 miles ), Clancy, MT (3.9 miles ), Helena Valley Southeast, MT (4.0 miles ), Helena Valley Northeast, MT (4.4 miles ), Jefferson City, MT (4.4 miles ), Helena, MT (4.4 miles ).

Latitude: 46.48 N, Longitude: 111.66 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 406

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Average climate in Winston, Montana

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Winston-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Montana state average. It is 60% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/26/2005 at 04:08:37, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MB, 5.2 MS, 5.6 MW, Depth: 8.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 86.7 miles away from Winston center
On 5/8/2007 at 15:46:49, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.4 MW, 4.7 ML, Depth: 8.4 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 78.2 miles away from the city center
On 5/24/2000 at 04:22:06, a magnitude 4.2 (3.7 MB, 4.2 MD, Depth: 1.6 mi) earthquake occurred 15.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2006 at 00:05:32, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 3.6 MS, 4.1 MW, 4.0 ML, Depth: 7.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.6 miles away from Winston center
On 6/28/2000 at 14:28:31, a magnitude 4.5 (4.0 MB, 4.5 ML, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.9 miles away from the city center
On 4/8/2000 at 11:30:22, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 ML, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 15.1 miles away from Winston center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Winston:

BROADWATER HEALTH CENTER (about 12 miles; TOWNSEND, MT)
SHODAIR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; HELENA, MT)
ST PETERS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; HELENA, MT)

Political contributions by individuals in Winston, MT

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Winston:

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 70 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 122 miles; MISSOULA, MT; FT enrollment: 11,112)
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 167 miles; BILLINGS, MT; FT enrollment: 3,105)
RICKS COLLEGE (about 187 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT enrollment: 8,670)
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 240 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)
LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 254 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 257 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)

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Church in Winston: Winston Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

WINSTON BAR (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

9 routine major monitoring violations

6 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	66.7%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	0.0%
Whole state:	5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	0.0%
Whole state:	14.6%

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

This place:	0.0%
Whole state:	5.8%

Winston compared to Montana state average:

Median household income significantly 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.
Number of rooms per house below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Winston mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Broadwater County Montana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%) Utility gas (27%) Electricity (27%)

Religion statistics for Winston

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 37.35%

Here		37.4%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church)	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Other
Adherents	26.4%	19.9%	15.1%	12.3%	26.2%
Congregations	18.2%	9.1%	9.1%	9.1%	54.5%

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.

9.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,704 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.22%
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 Lewis and Clark County, MT	2.12% ($28,314 average AGI)
from Gallatin County, MT	1.46% ($31,292)

8.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,007 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.95%
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 Lewis and Clark County, MT	2.80% ($31,457 average AGI)
to Gallatin County, MT	0.97% ($22,000)
to Yellowstone County, MT	0.61% ($28,100)

Strongest AM radio stations in Winston:

KKGR (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; EAST HELENA, MT; Owner: KKGR, INC.)
KMTX (950 AM; 5 kW; HELENA, MT; Owner: CAPRI, INC)
KGVW (640 AM; 10 kW; BELGRADE, MT; Owner: GALLATIN VALLEY WITNESS, INC.)
KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KBOW (550 AM; 5 kW; BUTTE, MT; Owner: BUTTE BROADCASTING INCORPORATED)
KBLL (1240 AM; 1 kW; HELENA, MT; Owner: HOLTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KMON (560 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KCAP (1340 AM; 1 kW; HELENA, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
KXTL (1370 AM; 5 kW; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
KBOZ (1090 AM; 5 kW; BOZEMAN, MT; Owner: REIER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KEIN (1310 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: MUNSON RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Winston:

KVCM (103.1 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: HI-LINE RADIO FELLOWSHIP, 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)
KMTX-FM (105.3 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: CAPRI, INC)
KZMT (101.1 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KBLL-FM (99.5 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: HOLTER BROASDCASTING CORPORATION)
K210BF (89.9 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KAPC (91.3 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA)
KOPR (94.1 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: BUTTE BROADCASTING INCORPORATED)
KMBR (95.5 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
K213CJ (90.5 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: MONTANA CHRISTIAN RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KAAR (92.5 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
KUHM (91.7 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA)
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.)
KHKR-FM (104.1 FM; EAST HELENA, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

4 Mi Nw, Call Sign: WNNV745
Assigned Frequencies : 462.475 MHz, 462.475 MHz
Grant Date: 12/06/2003, Expiration Date: 12/23/2013, Certifier: Robert Leedham
Registrant: Montana Rail Link, 101 International Way, Missoula, MT 59808, Phone: (406) 523-1461, Fax: (406) 523-1529, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

Placer Mtn, Us12 4.3mi Nw & 0.8mi Ene Fr, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: KZJ88
Assigned Frequencies : 6765.00 MHz, 6845.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/16/2001, Expiration Date: 03/05/2011, Certifier: Robert Leedham
Registrant: Montana Rail Link Inc, 101 International Way, Missoula, MT 59808, Phone: (406) 523-1461, Fax: (406) 523-1529, Email:
WINSTON, 4.2 Miles North Of, Overall height: 19.5 m, Call Sign: WLK658
Assigned Frequencies : 6315.90 MHz, 6315.90 MHz
Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 03/01/2010, Certifier: Michael E Zimmerman
Registrant: The Helein Law Group, P.C., 8180 Greensboro Drive, Suite 700, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 714-1313, Fax: (703) 714-1330, Email:

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 7
Hazardous Condition: 6

Incident types - Winston

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