Treasure County, Montana (MT)

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County population in July 2007: 651 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 255
Renter-occupied apartments: 102

% of renters here:	29%
State:	31%

Land area: 979 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Treasure County: 76.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (37.1%), Educational,health and social services (17.9%), Public administration (10.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 59%
Government: 21%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 17%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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

Races in Treasure County, Montana:

White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
American Indian (2.0%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Other race (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	41.8 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Males: 439	(51.0%)
Females: 422	(49.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $19,747
County population in 2003: 746
Jobs in 2003: 257

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Total labor force in 2004: 420
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.3%

Average household size:

Treasure County:	2.4 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,320 ($29,830 in 1999)

This county:	$39,320
Montana:	$43,531

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $285 (lower quartile is $176, upper quartile is $362)

This county:	$285
State:	$485

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,095 (it was $45,500 in 2000)

Treasure County:	$87,095
Montana:	$170,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $36,129 - $136,754

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $183,093
Here: $183,093
State: $251,645

Townhouses or other attached units: $336,095
Here: $336,095
State: $207,161

Mobile homes: $40,424
Here: $40,424
State: $51,663

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,062
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $289

Treasure County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Treasure County Montana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 72.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 25.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $479 (1.1%)

Treasure County household income distribution in 2007

Treasure County home values distribution

Treasure County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	14.7%
Whole state:	14.6%

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

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Treasure 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: Hysham, North Treasure, South Treasure.

Neighboring counties: Big Horn County , Rosebud County , Yellowstone County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Treasure County: Bob (A), Fort Pease (B), Criswell Ranch (C), Eldering Ranch (D), Petersen Ranch (E), Sarpy Junction (F), Stacy Island Fishing Access Site (G), Steie Ranch (H), Walt (I), Wilson Ranch (J), Myers Siding (K), Myers Bridge Fishing Access Site (L), Mike (M), Big Horn (N), Barnes Ranch (O), Hysham Rest Area (P), Hysham (Q), Amelia Island Fishing Access Site (R), Hope Ranch (S), Anderson Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Treasure County: Rancher Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Memorial Vale Cemetery (1), Rancher Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Haines Reservoir (A), Teds Reservoir (B), Larsens Reservoir (C), Horton Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Horse Creek (A), Froze to Death Creek (B), Fortysix Creek (C), Forty-four Creek (D), Forty-five Creek (E), Corral Creek (F), Alkali Creek (G), Allen Creek (H), Edwards Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Treasure County include: Buffalo and Indians Historical Marker (1), The Yellowstone by Wallace McRae Historical Marker (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	4.5%
Montana:	5.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 9
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (86% naturalized citizens)

Treasure County:	0.8%
Whole state:	1.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 6

Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.2%

Treasure County marital status for males

Treasure County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 313
One, attached: 2
10 to 19: 14
Mobile homes: 91
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Treasure County with a mortgage: 38 (2 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 83

Here:	31.4% with mortgage
State:	64.4% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 414
Total congregations: 4
Religions in Treasure County - Hysham, North Treasure, South Treasure

Agriculture in Treasure County
Average size of farms: 5277 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $170108
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $178.93
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: 75.28%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $155706
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.45%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 66.28%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $105541
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 67.83%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.97
Corn for grain: 1663 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 4323 harvested acres

Treasure County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Montana state average. It is 14.9 times below overall U.S. average.

Treasure County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Montana state average. It is 97% 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 88.0 miles away from Treasure County 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 40.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (51%)
Educational services (7%)
Construction (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Mining (5%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (2%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (21%)
Public administration (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Health care (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (29%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (23%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Child care workers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

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

Canada (43%)
Ireland (29%)
Germany (29%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Treasure County (%):

German (29%)
Norwegian (14%)
Irish (11%)
United States or American (9%)
English (6%)
Scottish (5%)
Italian (2%)

Treasure County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 267 (62%)
Carpooled: 42 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 1 (0%)
Walked: 56 (13%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 59 (14%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $33,443.

7.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,773 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.03%
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

6.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.73%
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: 9.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 4.9

Births per 1000 population in Treasure County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Treasure County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Treasure County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 177 (165 aged, 12 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 580.550
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 580.550

Household type by relationship

Households: 861

In family households: 738 (218 male householders, 29 female householders)
200 spouses, 251 children (232 natural, 10 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 5 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 123 (59 male householders (51 living alone)), 57 female householders (54 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 111 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 105 1-person, 11 2-persons.

97.8% of residents of Treasure County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $4,873,000 ($6541 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $49,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,986,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,155,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $925,000
Federal grants: $187,000
Federal procurement contracts: $196,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $424,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $165,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,293,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 22

Here:	32 per 1000 residents
State:	62 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 35

Here:	51 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: -147

Here:	-213 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Treasure County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.14 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.2
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 17
1990 to 1994: 5
1980 to 1989: 60
1970 to 1979: 66
1960 to 1969: 34
1950 to 1959: 33
1940 to 1949: 57
1939 or earlier: 143

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Treasure County, Montana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 25 5 rooms: 72 6 rooms: 71 7 rooms: 37 8 rooms: 28 9+ rooms: 12

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Treasure County, Montana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 10 4 rooms: 16 5 rooms: 26 6 rooms: 20 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 5 9+ rooms: 8

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Treasure County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 11 2 bedrooms: 61 3 bedrooms: 135 4 bedrooms: 39 5+ bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Treasure County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 14 2 bedrooms: 36 3 bedrooms: 43 4 bedrooms: 3 5+ bedrooms: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Treasure County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 57 2 vehicles: 90 3 vehicles: 62 4 vehicles: 25 5+ vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Treasure County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 7 1 vehicle: 37 2 vehicles: 33 3 vehicles: 19 4 vehicles: 4 5+ vehicles: 2

64% of Treasure County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Montana.

Treasure County:	64.0%
State average:	54.0%

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

This state: 623
Northeast: 16
Midwest: 93
South: 18
West: 104

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43.9%) Electricity (39.6%) Wood (6.3%) Coal or coke (4.3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3.9%) Other fuel (1.2%) No fuel used (0.8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (43.1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37.3%) Wood (9.8%) Coal or coke (7.8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2.0%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	1.6%
Montana:	7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	4.5%
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.)

Treasure County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $102,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $113,000
Financial Administration: $104,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $92,000

Police Protection: $80,000

Health Services - Other: $48,000

General Public Buildings: $41,000

Natural Resources - Other: $39,000

Central Staff Services: $33,000

General - Other: $32,000

Solid Waste Management: $23,000

Welfare - Other: $15,000

Corrections - Other: $15,000

Fire Protection: $9,000

Parks & Recreation: $7,000

Housing & Community Development: $6,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $3,000

Air Transportation: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $5,000
General Support: $2,000

Health & Hospitals: $2,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,185,000
General: $30,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $14,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $33,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resource - Other: $18,000
Regular Highways: $10,000

General - Other: $8,000

General Public Building: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $598,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $69,000
All Other: $55,000

Highways: $32,000
Tax - Property: $1,616,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $316,000

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)

Treasure County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

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