Liberty County, Montana (MT)

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County population in July 2007: 1,796 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 599
Renter-occupied apartments: 234

% of renters here:	28%
State:	31%

Land area: 1430 sq. mi.
Water area: 17.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	20.3%
Whole state:	14.6%

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

This county:	8.9%
Whole state:	5.8%

2008 cost of living index in Liberty County: 81.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (33.7%), Educational,health and social services (19.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 64%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 17%
Unpaid family work: 3%

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

Races in Liberty County, Montana:

White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)

Median resident age:	41.5 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Males: 1,063	(49.3%)
Females: 1,095	(50.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,746
County population in 2003: 2,035
Jobs in 2003: 736

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Total labor force in 2004: 884
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.0%

Average household size:

Liberty County:	2.5 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,040 ($30,284 in 2000)

This county	$36,040
Montana:	$39,301

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $80,773

Liberty County	$80,773
Montana:	$131,600

Median monthly rent in 2000: $340
Institutionalized population: 60
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Liberty County in 2000: $733

Liberty County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Liberty County Montana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 71.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 27.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $741 (1.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Liberty County is $401 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $508 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $677 a month.

Cities in this county include: Chester, Joplin.

Neighboring counties: Chouteau County , Hill County , Pondera County , Toole County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Liberty County: Bond Ranch (A), Buelow (B), Camp Otis (C), Chester (D), Port of Whitlash (E), Forseth Ranch (F), Ploss Ranch (G), Dafoe Ranch (H), Demarest Ranch (I), Dolezal Ranch (J), Reiland Ranch (K), Blair Ranch (L), Roke Ranch (M), Sanford Park Campground (N), Schafer Ranch (O), Skari Ranch (P), Old Laird Ranch (Q), Old Hawley Ranch (R), Thieltge Ranch (S), Thompson Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Liberty County include: Trinity Church (A), Sage Creek Colony Church (B), Immanuel Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Whitlash Cemetery (1), Old Indian Cemetery (2), Wolfe Cemetery (3), Erickson Cemetery (4), Lothair Cemetery (5), Chester Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Silver Lake (A), Bingham Lake (B), Chicago Lake (C), Gagnon Reservoir (D), Tempel Reservoir (E), Bourne and Hamilton Reservoir (F), Bourpe and Hamilton Reservoir (G), Brown Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Horse Creek (A), Government Creek (B), Franks Creek (C), Simminook Creek (D), Corral Creek (E), Cottonwood Creek (F), Eagle Creek (G), Belle Creek (H), Bengor Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Liberty County include: Sanford Park (1), Sweet Grass Hills Historical Marker (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.0%
Montana:	2.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 34
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 30 (87% naturalized citizens)

Liberty County:	1.4%
Whole state:	1.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 4 1990 to 1994: 4 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 2 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 2 1965 to 1969: 18

Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.0%

Liberty County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 715
One, attached: 21
Two: 22
3 or 4: 9
5 to 9: 83
10 to 19: 10
20 or more: 48
Mobile homes: 162

Housing units in Liberty County with a mortgage: 141 (8 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 192

Agriculture in Liberty County
Average size of farms: 3048 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $87209
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $59.15
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 33.18%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $108897
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 32.33%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $161659
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 52.53%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.44
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.01%
All wheat for grain: 251636 harvested acres
Vegetables: 19 harvested acres

Liberty County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Montana state average. It is 11.0 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (49%)
Construction (8%)
Educational services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Public administration (3%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Educational services (12%)
Public administration (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (37%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)
Carpenters (3%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (63%)
Korea (13%)
Germany (10%)
Poland (7%)
Brazil (7%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Liberty County:

German (39%)
Norwegian (20%)
English (7%)
United States or American (6%)
Irish (5%)
Swedish (3%)
Dutch (2%)

Liberty County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 466 (53%)
Carpooled: 69 (8%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 19 (2%)
Walked: 156 (18%)
Worked at home: 167 (19%)

60 people in nursing homes
4 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $32,575.

3.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,269 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.29%
Montana average:	8.25%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Montana.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

7.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,267 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.28%
Montana average:	7.69%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.10% relocated to other counties in Montana ($32,300 average AGI)
2.18% relocated to other states ($7,967 average AGI)
Liberty County: 2.18%
Montana average: 4.10%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.0

Births per 1000 population in Liberty County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Liberty County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Liberty County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 680 (620 aged, 60 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 49.5
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 12425.74
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 3762.380
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 17227.72

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 599.1
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 998.5

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 43.05
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 99.85

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 99.85

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,094

In family households: 1,830 (512 male householders, 72 female householders)
535 spouses, 668 children (606 natural, 24 adopted, 38 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 8 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 264 (113 male householders (102 living alone)), 132 female householders (130 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 64 (59 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 289 2-persons, 97 3-persons, 100 4-persons, 60 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 232 1-person, 10 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

83.2% of residents of Liberty County speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
16.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $32,201,000 ($15941 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $133,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $9,994,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,783,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,777,000
Federal grants: $1,237,000
Federal procurement contracts: $450,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $959,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $387,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $81,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,488,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 90

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	62 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 121

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -1

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

Net internal migration: -120

Here:	-60 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Liberty County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.26 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 60
1990 to 1994: 30
1980 to 1989: 116
1970 to 1979: 229
1960 to 1969: 95
1950 to 1959: 176
1940 to 1949: 100
1939 or earlier: 260

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Liberty County, Montana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 32 4 rooms: 44 5 rooms: 124 6 rooms: 83 7 rooms: 99 8 rooms: 84 9+ rooms: 126

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Liberty County, Montana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 22 3 rooms: 28 4 rooms: 51 5 rooms: 47 6 rooms: 20 7 rooms: 33 8 rooms: 12 9+ rooms: 21

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Liberty County:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 21 2 bedrooms: 129 3 bedrooms: 241 4 bedrooms: 156 5+ bedrooms: 47

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Liberty County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 36 2 bedrooms: 80 3 bedrooms: 70 4 bedrooms: 30 5+ bedrooms: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Liberty County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 44 1 vehicle: 95 2 vehicles: 225 3 vehicles: 134 4 vehicles: 60 5+ vehicles: 41

Cars and other vehicles available in Liberty County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 40 1 vehicle: 91 2 vehicles: 59 3 vehicles: 26 4 vehicles: 10 5+ vehicles: 8

74% of Liberty County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Montana.

Liberty County:	74.3%
State average:	54.0%

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

This state: 1652
Northeast: 13
Midwest: 228
South: 72
West: 134

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $10,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (64%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%) Electricity (7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (53%) Electricity (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18

Here:	6.8%
Montana:	7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	6.3%
Montana:	6.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	6.7%
Montana:	11.5%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Liberty County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $113,000
Charges - All Other: $136,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $396,000
Financial Administration: $301,000

Police Protection: $284,000

General - Other: $191,000

Health Services - Other: $153,000

Central Staff Services: $150,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $94,000

Libraries: $74,000

Natural Resources - Other: $70,000

General Public Buildings: $44,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $19,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,000

Welfare - Other: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $57,000
General Support: $45,000

Health & Hospitals: $40,000
General - Interest on Debt: $49,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $334,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $81,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $825,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $770,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $55,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $94,000
Interest Earnings: $11,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $56,000
Health - Other: $25,000

Natural Resource - Other: $22,000

General Public Building: $14,000

Libraries: $12,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,180,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $25,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $568,000
Highways: $143,000

General Support: $77,000

Health & Hospitals: $20,000
Tax - Property: $1,415,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,141,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Liberty County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

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