Dawson County, Montana (MT)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	31%

This county:	14.9%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.8%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.6%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (13.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (13.1%), Retail trade (11.2%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.9%).

Type of workers:

Dawson County, Montana business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Dawson County, Montana:

Median resident age:	41.0 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Males: 4,490	(49.6%)
Females: 4,569	(50.4%)

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Dawson County:	2.4 people
Montana:	2.5 people

This county	$37,360
Montana:	$39,301

Dawson County	$86,131
Montana:	$131,600

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 9
• Thefts: 30
• Auto thefts: 2

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 4
• Thefts: 33
• Auto thefts: 2

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dawson County is $424 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $678 a month.

Cities in this county include: Glendive, West Glendive, Richey.

Neighboring counties: McCone County , Prairie County , Richland County , Wibaux County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Dawson County: Artists Vista Point (A), Radio Hill Junction (B), Burning Coal Mine (C), Cains Coulee Overlook (D), Eastern Montana Bible Camp (E), Cottonwood Country Club (F), Pine-On-Rocks Vista Point (G), Rimroad (H), Sand Creek Overlook (I), Stipek (J), Western Gravel Spur (K), Woodrow (L), Farmers Elevator (M), Eyeful Vista Point (N), Long Siding (O), Lions Club Youth Camp (P), Lindsay (Q), Kolberg Ranch (R), Johnson Reservoir Fishing Access Site (S), Allard Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Dawson County include: South Valley Church (A), Bloomfield Christian Missionary Alliance Church (B), Bethlehem Church (C), Red Top Mennonite Church (D), Deer Creek Church (E), First Congregational Church of Intake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Dawson County Cemetery (1), Richey Cemetery (2), Dawson Memorial Cemetery (3), Pleasant View Cemetery (4), Grand View Cemetery (5), Marsh Cemetery (6), Klempel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Forks Reservoir (A), Gagena Reservoir (B), Milliron Reservoir Number 2 (C), Milliron Reservoir Number 1 (D), Big Drop Reservoir (E), Roy Richey Reservoir (F), Malkuch Reservoir (G), Deer Creek Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Horse Creek (A), Hodges Creek (B), Eastman Creek (C), Clear Creek (D), Serrine Creek (E), Griffith Creek (F), Shryve Creek (G), Glendive Creek (H), Frank Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Dawson County include: Jaycee West Park (1), Meissner American Legion Baseball Field (2), Yellowstone River Historical Marker (3), Makoshika State Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Bloomfield Post Office (A), Lindsay Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.0%
Montana:	2.1%

Current college students: 445
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 102 (65% naturalized citizens)

Dawson County:	1.1%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 13.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,144
• One, attached: 70
• Two: 89
• 3 or 4: 128
• 5 to 9: 97
• 10 to 19: 69
• 20 or more: 38
• Mobile homes: 518
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Housing units in Dawson County with a mortgage: 966 (74 second mortgage, 100 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 972

Dawson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Montana state average. It is 5.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/29/1961, a tornado injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,120 (73%) Carpooled: 547 (13%) Subway or elevated: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 39 (1%) Walked: 226 (5%) Other means: 26 (1%) Worked at home: 327 (8%)

6.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,131 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.95%
Montana average:	8.25%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.46% relocated from other counties in Montana ($13,629 average AGI)
3.49% relocated from other states ($16,502 average AGI)

Dawson County:	3.49%
Montana average:	4.64%

from Yellowstone County, MT	0.85% ($19,036 average AGI)
from Richland County, MT	0.33% ($27,545)

6.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,271 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.95%
Montana average:	7.69%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.37% relocated to other counties in Montana ($18,764 average AGI)
3.58% relocated to other states ($16,507 average AGI)

Dawson County:	3.58%
Montana average:	4.10%

to Yellowstone County, MT	0.70% ($25,478 average AGI)
to Richland County, MT	0.39% ($44,692)
to Missoula County, MT	0.36% ($19,833)
to Custer County, MT	0.30% ($66,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,696 (1,519 aged, 177 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 7,317 (2,116 male householders, 374 female householders)

  2,092 spouses, 2,472 children (2,256 natural, 65 adopted, 151 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 39 other relatives, 113 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,252 (505 male householders (425 living alone)), 624 female householders (597 living alone)), 123 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 490 (318 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,235 2-persons, 523 3-persons, 467 4-persons, 191 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,022 1-person, 104 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 2 5-persons.

95.9% of residents of Dawson County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (48% speak English very well, 52% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $58,401,000 ($6763 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $630,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,812,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,463,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,735,000
Federal grants: $11,399,000
Federal procurement contracts: $421,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,571,000 ($108,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $451,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,154,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,588,000

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	62 per 1000 residents

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Here:	-31 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.11 millions of gallons per day (18% from ground, 82% from surface)

Here:	6.6
State:	6.1

Here:	4.6
State:	4.1

63% of Dawson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Montana.

Dawson County:	63.1%
State average:	54.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 5709
• Northeast: 121
• Midwest: 2034
• South: 231
• West: 827

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $16,300

Here:	7.2%
Montana:	7.4%

Here:	5.2%
Montana:	6.1%

Here:	4.0%
Montana:	11.5%