Prairie County, Montana (MT)

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County population in July 2007: 1,044 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 417
Renter-occupied apartments: 120

% of renters here:	22%
State:	31%

Land area: 1737 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Prairie County: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (36.0%), Educational,health and social services (22.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 52%
Government: 23%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 24%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Prairie County, Montana:

White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	48.9 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Males: 619	(51.6%)
Females: 580	(48.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $19,671
County population in 2003: 1,166
Jobs in 2003: 359

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Total labor force in 2004: 568
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.8%

Average household size:

Prairie County:	2.2 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,548 ($25,451 in 1999)

This county:	$33,548
Montana:	$43,531

2007 median house/condo value: $69,916 ($36,500 in 2000)

Prairie County:	$69,916
Montana:	$170,000

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $272 (lower quartile is $197, upper quartile is $378)

This county:	$272
State:	$485

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $987
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $208

Institutionalized population: 19

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 1
Thefts: 2
Auto thefts: 1

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2004 Presidential Election results in Prairie County Montana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 74.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 24.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $548 (1.4%)

Prairie County household income distribution in 2007

Prairie County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	17.2%
Whole state:	14.6%

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

This county:	7.9%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Prairie 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: Terry, Fallon.

Neighboring counties: Custer County , Dawson County , Fallon County , Garfield County , McCone County , Wibaux County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Prairie County: Prairie Drive-In Theater (A), Prairie County Fairgrounds (B), Powder River Depot Fishing Access Site (C), Combs Ranch (D), Devlin Ranch (E), Blatchford (F), Terry Scenic View (G), Mildred (H), Fallon Bridge Fishing Access Site (I), Evertz Ranch (J), Lacomb Siding (K). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Prairie County include: Mildred Community Church (A), Watkins Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Watkins Cemetery (1), Fallon Cemetery (2), Prairie County Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Papps Reservoir (A), Innes Reservoir (B), Homestead Reservoir (C), Silvertip Reservoir (D), Airport Reservoir (E), McClure Reservoir (F), South Fork Reservoir (G), Grant Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Hatchet Creek (A), Coal Mine Creek (B), Gaub Creek (C), Fox Creek (D), Flat Creek (E), Slinker Creek (F), Cottonwood Creek (G), South Fork Timber Creek (H), Dunwoodie Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Prairie County: Powder River Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.2%
Montana:	2.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 25
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 14 (100% naturalized citizens)

Prairie County:	1.2%
Whole state:	1.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 4 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 10

Mean travel time to work: 13.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.7%

Prairie County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 568
One, attached: 2
Two: 3
3 or 4: 6
5 to 9: 11
10 to 19: 11
20 or more: 13
Mobile homes: 102
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Prairie County with a mortgage: 75 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 194

Here:	27.9% with mortgage
State:	64.4% with mortgage

Agriculture in Prairie County
Average size of farms: 3825 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $114498
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $114.67
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 70.70%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $103560
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.65%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 27.96%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $117827
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 69.14%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.53
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.03%
Corn for grain: 543 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 16821 harvested acres

Prairie County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Montana state average. It is 5.3 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (50%)
Construction (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Utilities (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Food and beverage stores (2%)

Most common industries for females:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
Health care (19%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Public administration (9%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (40%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Farmers and farm managers (17%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Germany (21%)
Russia (21%)
Romania (14%)
Japan (14%)
Iran (14%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Prairie County:

German (44%)
Irish (12%)
Norwegian (12%)
English (7%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
United States or American (3%)
Polish (2%)

Prairie County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 293 (51%)
Carpooled: 41 (7%)
Ferryboat: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (1%)
Walked: 171 (30%)
Other means: 5 (1%)
Worked at home: 49 (9%)

19 people in nursing homes
5 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,651.

5.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,269 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.82%
Montana average:	8.25%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.58% relocated from other counties in Montana ($11,231 average AGI)
2.24% relocated from other states ($15,038 average AGI)
Prairie County: 2.24%
Montana average: 4.64%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

7.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,094 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.06%
Montana average:	7.69%

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

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Births per 1000 population in Prairie County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Prairie County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 15.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Prairie County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 295 (269 aged, 26 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 723.980
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 2352.940

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,174

In family households: 975 (313 male householders, 41 female householders)
338 spouses, 265 children (249 natural, 14 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 199 (96 male householders (89 living alone)), 87 female householders (78 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 25 (19 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 207 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 55 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 167 1-person, 14 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

96.8% of residents of Prairie County speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $12,492,000 ($10891 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $186,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $3,977,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,080,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,587,000
Federal grants: $2,178,000
Federal procurement contracts: $225,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $443,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $195,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $605,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,796,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 53

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	62 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 115

Here:	104 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -1

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -29

Here:	-26 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Prairie County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.6
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 15
1995 to 1998: 12
1990 to 1994: 15
1980 to 1989: 36
1970 to 1979: 99
1960 to 1969: 52
1950 to 1959: 82
1940 to 1949: 82
1939 or earlier: 325

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Prairie County, Montana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 57 5 rooms: 107 6 rooms: 67 7 rooms: 39 8 rooms: 75 9+ rooms: 66

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prairie County, Montana:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 19 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 17 5 rooms: 19 6 rooms: 22 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 17 9+ rooms: 15

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Prairie County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 117 3 bedrooms: 164 4 bedrooms: 102 5+ bedrooms: 22

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prairie County:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 19 2 bedrooms: 34 3 bedrooms: 32 4 bedrooms: 26 5+ bedrooms: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Prairie County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 13 1 vehicle: 95 2 vehicles: 157 3 vehicles: 85 4 vehicles: 37 5+ vehicles: 30

Cars and other vehicles available in Prairie County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 43 2 vehicles: 34 3 vehicles: 13 4 vehicles: 11 5+ vehicles: 11

67% of Prairie County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Montana.

Prairie County:	67.5%
State average:	54.0%

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

This state: 742
Northeast: 29
Midwest: 244
South: 39
West: 131

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (54%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%) Wood (6%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Electricity (4%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%) Utility gas (34%) Electricity (13%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%) Coal or coke (3%) Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	5.6%
Montana:	7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Montana:	6.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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.)

Prairie County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $146,000
Parks & Recreation: $11,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $211,000
General - Other: $190,000

Police Protection: $153,000

Welfare - Other: $143,000

Health Services - Other: $109,000

Natural Resources - Other: $102,000

Financial Administration: $73,000

Central Staff Services: $62,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $60,000

General Public Buildings: $44,000

Parks & Recreation: $44,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $76,000
Highways: $32,000

Health & Hospitals: $29,000

All Other: $18,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $140,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $82,000
Interest Earnings: $20,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $60,000
Police Protection: $10,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,140,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $330,000
Highways: $83,000

Health & Hospitals: $1,000
Tax - Property: $740,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $604,000

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)

Prairie County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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