Fergus County, Montana (MT)

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• • 10,69589.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1581.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1281.1%Two or more races
  • 1040.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 700.6%Asian alone
  • 600.5%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 190.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 5
• Thefts: 11
• Auto thefts: 4

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 9
• Thefts: 10
• Auto thefts: 1

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,519 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,378 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fergus County is $382 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $609 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lewistown, Hanover, Roy, Lewistown Heights, Denton, Moore, Winifred, Grass Range.

2018 air pollution in Fergus County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.036 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 10.6 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 5.8 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Douglas County, Washington , Pierce County, Washington , Thurston County, Washington , Teton County .

Current college students: 187
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 30.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 130 (12.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 432010 or later
• 02000 to 2009
• 61990 to 1999
• 121980 to 1989
• 11970 to 1979
• 83Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,798
• One, attached: 3
• Two: 5
• 3 or 4: 164
• 5 to 9: 125
• 10 to 19: 38
• 20 to 49: 107
• 50 or more: 38
• Mobile homes: 684

Housing units in Fergus County with a mortgage: 1,576 (17 second mortgage, 100 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,150

Religion statistics for Fergus County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Fergus County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Montana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4508, Natural disaster type: Other
• Montana Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2013 to June 03, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4127: July 10, 2013, FEMA Id: 4127, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Montana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 04, 2011 to July 22, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1996: June 17, 2011, FEMA Id: 1996, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Montana Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3253: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3253, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Montana Wildfires, Incident Period: July 13, 2000 to September 25, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1340: August 30, 2000, FEMA Id: 1340, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Montana Heavy Rains, Flooding, Landslides, Incident Period: February 24, 1986 to March 07, 1986, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-761: March 15, 1986, FEMA Id: 761, Natural disaster type: Landslide, Flood, Heavy Rain
• Montana Rains, Snowmelt, Storms, Flooding, Incident Period: June 28, 1975, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-472: June 28, 1975, FEMA Id: 472, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Snow

6.09% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,603 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.14% relocated from other counties in Montana ($23,293 average AGI)
1.95% relocated from other states ($17,310 average AGI)

Fergus County:	1.95%
Montana average:	4.15%

from Yellowstone County, MT	0.78% ($37,027 average AGI)
from Cascade County, MT	0.50% ($27,208)

5.54% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($23,508 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.76% relocated to other counties in Montana ($8,378 average AGI)
1.78% relocated to other states ($15,130 average AGI)

Fergus County:	1.78%
Montana average:	3.66%

to Yellowstone County, MT	0.97% ($47,587 average AGI)
to Cascade County, MT	0.51% ($33,083)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 13.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Fergus County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,686 (825 living alone), Female householders: 2,340 (932 living alone)

• 2,444 spouses (2,409 opposite-sex spouses), 302 unmarried partners, (302 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,727 children (2,625 natural, 29 adopted, 64 stepchildren), 122 grandchildren, 39 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 4 foster children, 100 other relatives, 177 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 416

Size of family households: 1,686 2-persons, 542 3-persons, 467 4-persons, 160 5-persons, 125 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,757 1-person, 171 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

1,391 married couples with children.
796 single-parent households (178 men, 618 women).

96.5% of residents of Fergus speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $91,387,000 ($7,920 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,513,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $35,171,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,433,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,114,000
Federal grants: $17,267,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,278,000 ($48,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,124,000 ($85,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,759,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,431,000
Federal Government insurance: $27,019,000

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

Here:	-4 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.71 millions of gallons per day (99% from ground, 1% from surface)

• Year house built in Fergus County, Montana
• 272014 or later
• 2542010 to 2013
• 4962000 to 2009
• 6181990 to 1999
• 4051980 to 1989
• 6451970 to 1979
• 3401960 to 1969
• 7451950 to 1959
• 4031940 to 1949
• 1,8861939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Fergus County, Montana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fergus County, Montana
• 31 room
• 292 rooms
• 1413 rooms
• 4194 rooms
• 9165 rooms
• 5686 rooms
• 5927 rooms
• 4218 rooms
• 5989+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fergus County, Montana
• 841 room
• 1622 rooms
• 1433 rooms
• 2484 rooms
• 1605 rooms
• 1866 rooms
• 1507 rooms
• 328 rooms
• 1659+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Fergus County, Montana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fergus County, Montana
• 2no bedroom
• 1751 bedroom
• 1,1242 bedrooms
• 1,2743 bedrooms
• 8264 bedrooms
• 2975+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fergus County, Montana
• 96no bedroom
• 2591 bedroom
• 3392 bedrooms
• 5163 bedrooms
• 744 bedrooms
• 335+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Fergus County, Montana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Fergus County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 125no vehicle
• 8351 vehicle
• 1,2912 vehicles
• 7533 vehicles
• 4604 vehicles
• 2355+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Fergus County in renter-occupied apartments
• 111no vehicle
• 6561 vehicle
• 4052 vehicles
• 943 vehicles
• 374 vehicles
• 285+ vehicles

88.5% of Fergus County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Montana.

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

• This state: 7,332
• Other state: 3,901
• Northeast: 294
• Midwest: 1,313
• South: 418
• West: 1,881

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 183
• Number of aged recipients: 35
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 148
• Number of recipients under 18: 20
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 101
• Number of recipients older than 64: 62
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 64
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 75

Fergus County on our top lists:

• #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"