Median household income (1999): $31,895
Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,957
| This zip code | $37,957 | | Montana: | $39,301 |
Nearest zip codes: 59643, 59635, 59645, 59752, 59634, 59741.
Housing units in zip code 59644 with a mortgage: 392 (49 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 159
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $742
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $239
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 9.6% | | Whole state: | 14.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.9% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.6 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 59644: Silos Campground (A), Silos RV Park (B), Skidway Campground (C), Smith Ranch (D), Old Baldy Golf Course (E), Upper Deep Creek School (F), Vista Point of Interest (G), Walter Ranch (H), Walters Ranch (I), Weiferich Ranch (J), Welch Ranch (K), Whaley Ranch (L), Williams Ranch (M), Neild Ranch (N), Mitchell Ranch (O), Merritt Ranch (P), Biggs Ranch (Q), Mary Smith Ranch (R), Marks Ranch (S), A Doig Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 59644 include: Alliance Bible Church (A), First Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Eureka Creek (A), Cottonwood Creek (B), South Pole Creek (C), Badger Creek (D), Springs Gulch Creek (E), Spruce Creek (F), Bear Creek (G), Bear Gulch (H), Eagle Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Townsend Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 99
- 1995 to 1998: 123
- 1990 to 1994: 137
- 1980 to 1989: 231
- 1970 to 1979: 408
- 1960 to 1969: 79
- 1950 to 1959: 93
- 1940 to 1949: 81
- 1939 or earlier: 335
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Townsend, MT (59644): |
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- no bedroom: 8
- 1 bedrooms: 40
- 2 bedrooms: 238
- 3 bedrooms: 574
- 4 bedrooms: 160
- 5 or more bedrooms: 67
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 4
- 1 bedrooms: 75
- 2 bedrooms: 116
- 3 bedrooms: 62
- 4 bedrooms: 18
- 5 or more bedrooms: 8
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Vehicles available in 59644 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 21
- 1 vehicle: 228
- 2 vehicles: 489
- 3 vehicles: 223
- 4 vehicles: 66
- 5 or more vehicles: 60
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 30
- 1 vehicle: 117
- 2 vehicles: 102
- 3 vehicles: 30
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 4
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 59644:
- $15,000 to $19,999: 5
- $20,000 to $24,999: 2
- $30,000 to $34,999: 7
- $35,000 to $39,999: 9
- $40,000 to $49,999: 22
- $50,000 to $59,999: 41
- $60,000 to $69,999: 76
- $70,000 to $79,999: 77
- $80,000 to $89,999: 82
- $90,000 to $99,999: 57
- $100,000 to $124,999: 94
- $125,000 to $149,999: 39
- $150,000 to $174,999: 16
- $175,000 to $199,999: 19
- $200,000 to $249,999: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 59644:
- Less than $100: 11
- $100 to $149: 12
- $150 to $199: 12
- $200 to $249: 26
- $250 to $299: 32
- $300 to $349: 29
- $350 to $399: 38
- $400 to $449: 33
- $450 to $499: 15
- $500 to $549: 6
- $550 to $599: 8
- $600 to $649: 7
- $900 to $999: 2
- No cash rent: 22
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $60,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $116,214
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $103,027
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,042
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 23
- 3 or 4: 68
- 5 to 9: 23
- 10 to 19: 16
- 20 to 49: 2
- Mobile homes: 385
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,125 (73%)
- Carpooled: 234 (15%)
- Bicycle: 12 (1%)
- Walked: 61 (4%)
- Other means: 18 (1%)
- Worked at home: 86 (6%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 186
- 5 to 9 minutes: 449
- 10 to 14 minutes: 159
- 15 to 19 minutes: 113
- 20 to 24 minutes: 57
- 25 to 29 minutes: 57
- 30 to 34 minutes: 106
- 35 to 39 minutes: 12
- 40 to 44 minutes: 47
- 45 to 59 minutes: 140
- 60 to 89 minutes: 77
- 90 or more minutes: 47
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 72.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 3,374
- In family households: 2,945 (821 male householders, 176 female householders)
832 spouses, 990 children (883 natural, 39 adopted, 68 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 4 other relatives, 65 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 429 (217 male householders (190 living alone)), 164 female householders (158 living alone)), 48 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 60 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 507 2-persons, 178 3-persons, 195 4-persons, 80 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 348 1-person, 28 2-persons, 5 4-persons.
644 married couples with children.
179 single-parent households (49 men, 130 women).
97.4% of residents of 59644 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% very well, 17% well, 11% not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% very well, 14% well, 10% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% very well, 33% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% not well).
Foreign born population: 59 (1.7%)
(32.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.7% | | Whole state: | 1.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada (59%)
- United Kingdom (10%)
- Sweden (10%)
- Germany (10%)
- Argentina (7%)
- Japan (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 14
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 10
- 1975 to 1979: 2
- 1970 to 1974: 5
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 28
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 666
- Irish: 340
- English: 333
- Norwegian: 238
- French (except Basque): 169
- Other groups: 153
- United States or American: 125
- Italian: 74
- Swedish: 62
- Scotch-Irish: 57
- Danish: 55
- Scottish: 49
- Dutch: 46
- Swiss: 27
- Polish: 21
- French Canadian: 20
- European: 17
- Austrian: 14
- Welsh: 14
- Scandinavian: 11
- Slovene: 8
- Subsaharan African:: 8
- African: 8
- British: 7
- Serbian: 7
- Czechoslovakian: 6
- Ukrainian: 5
- Canadian: 3
- Finnish: 3
- Lithuanian: 2
- Belgian: 2
- Pennsylvania German: 2
- Portuguese: 2
- Russian: 2
- German Russian: 2
- Czech: 2
- Hungarian: 2
- Armenian: 2
- Yugoslavian: 2
- Northern European: 2

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BROADWATER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (201 N SPRUCE ST in TOWNSEND, MT)
(Geographic Names Information System)
STATE MASTER (Montana air and water quality tracking) - MT-CEDARS-100051, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0081
Organizations: TOWNSEND K-12 SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- TOWNSEND AUTO BODY (110 BROADWAY in TOWNSEND, MT)
STATE MASTER (Montana air and water quality tracking) - MT-CEDARS-100051, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: RICK SMART (CONTACT/OWNER)
, ALAN LUNDBORG (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: TOWNSEND BODY SHOP
- CECELIA HAZELTON SCHOOL (201 N SPRUCE in TOWNSEND, MT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0076
Organizations: TOWNSEND K-12 SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- TOWNSEND 7-8 (201 N SPRUCE in TOWNSEND, MT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1671
Organizations: TOWNSEND K-12 SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- GRAYMONT WESTERN U.S. INC. INDIAN CREEK (4.5 MILES W. OF TOWNSEND in TOWNSEND, MT)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: LIME
Alternative names: GRAYMONT INC., GRAYMONT WESTERN U.S., INC., GRAYMONT WESTERN U.S., INC., GRAYMONT WESTERN U.S., INC., GRAYMONT WESTERN US, INC.
- CONTINENTAL LIME INCORPORATED (PO BOX 550 in TOWNSEND, MT)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
Business SIC classification: LIME
Alternative names: CONTINENTAL LIME INC., CONTINENTAL LIME-INDIAN CREEK OP'N, CONTINENTAL LIME-INDIAN CREEK OP'N, GRAYMONT - CONTINENTAL LIME, GRAYMONT WESTERN U.S., INC.
- TOWNSEND MARINE (7812 HWY 287 S in TOWNSEND, MT)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: TERRY MCARDLE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- TOWNSEND TRANSFER STATION (N CEDAR ST in TOWNSEND, MT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: TIMOTHY POOL (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BROADWATER COUNTY SOLID WASTE DEPT (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BROADWATER PRINTING (7809 HWY 287 in TOWNSEND, MT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DEL SCHUBRING (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CONOCO BULK PLANT (112 S FRONT ST in TOWNSEND, MT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- MT DOT TOWNSEND (7827 HWY 287 in TOWNSEND, MT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MT DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
- TOWNSEND LUMBER CO (101 N FRONT ST in TOWNSEND, MT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: LANNY WHITE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BROADWATER BAY BOAT RAMP (T8N R1E S35 NW in TOWNSEND, MT)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION
Alternative names: BROADWATER COUNTY
Median worth of mobile homes: $48,500
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Wood (22%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Utility gas (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1831
- Northeast: 108
- Midwest: 599
- South: 122
- West: 696
50% of the 59644 zip code 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, 65% lived in Montana.
Population in 1990: 2,343. Population change in the 1990s: +1,154 (+49.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36
| Here: | 8.1% | | Montana: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 3.2% | | Montana: | 6.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
| Here: | 10.8% | | Montana: | 11.5% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- STEVE ADAMS (2185 HIGHWAY 284 in TOWNSEND, MT; small business)
4 employees, $160000 revenue.
$88,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Tree Thinning Services. Signed on 2000-11-15. Completion date: 2000-11-15.
- THE BROADWATER CREAMERY COMPAN (108 NORTH FRONT STREET in TOWNSEND, MT; small business)
$5,512 with Army for Forage and Feed. Signed on 2004-05-11. Completion date: 2004-05-26.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (20-49: 1)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (10-19: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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56 people in nursing homes
3 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Accident statistics in 2006
- Accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in accidents: 1
- Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in accidents: 1
- Pedestrians involved in accidents: 0
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