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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $972 (1.7%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Blaine 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: Chinook
, Fort Belknap Agency
, Harlem
, Hays
, Lodge Pole
, Fort Belknap
, North Custer
, North Garfield
, Savage-Crane
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Neighboring
counties: Chouteau County
, Fergus County
, Hill County
, Phillips County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Blaine County: Chief
Joseph Battleground
(A),
Chinook Golf Club
(B),
Fort Belknap Youth Camp
(C),
Fort Belknap Siding
(D),
Fort Belknap Rest Area
(E),
Port of Turner
(F),
Coburg
(G),
Reddenbacks Ranch
(H),
Riedel School
(I),
Blaine County Fairgrounds
(J),
Savoy
(K),
Sortorstorm's Ranch
(L),
T U Ranch
(M),
Nickols Ranch
(N),
Zurich
(O),
Faber Reservoir Fishing Access Site
(P),
Lohman
(Q),
Kip Homestead
(R),
Harlem Golf Course
(S),
Gist Ranch
(T)
Churches in Blaine County include: Turner
Christian Church
(A),
Turner American Lutheran Church
(B),
Hogeland American Lutheran Church
(C),
South Fairview Church
(D),
Silver Bow Lutheran Church
(E),
Saint Thomas Aquinas Church
(F),
Fort Belknap Community Church
(G),
Sacred Heart Church
(H),
Blessed Sacrament Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Chinook
Cemetery
(1),
Hungry Hollow Cemetery
(2),
Big Warm Cemetery
(3),
Fort Belknap Cemetery
(4),
Kirkaldie Cemetery
(5),
Silver Bow Cemetery
(6),
Hays Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Skinners
Lake
(A),
Ross Lake
(B),
Silver Bow Lake
(C),
Duck Lake
(D),
Seventeen, Lake
(E),
Alkali Lake
(F),
J Lake
(G),
Old Woman Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Schultz
Creek
(A),
Clear Creek
(B),
Hedges Creek
(C),
Cleveland Creek
(D),
Hansen Creek
(E),
Coal Mine Coulee
(F),
Grouse Creek
(G),
Grindstone Creek
(H),
Granite Creek
(I)
Parks in Blaine County include: Fort
Belknap Reservation Historical Marker
(1),
Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park
(2),
Zurich Park
(3),
Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge
(4),
Battle of Bears Paw Historical Marker
(5),
Hoon Field
(6),
Vision Quest Historical Marker
(7)
Post offices: Zurich
Post Office
(A),
Turner Post Office
(B),
Hogeland Post Office
(C),
Lloyd Post Office
(D)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 213
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 97 (76% naturalized citizens)
| Blaine
County: |
1.4% | | Whole
state: | 1.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 19
- 1990
to 1994: 2
- 1985
to 1989: 7
- 1980
to 1984: 4
- 1975
to 1979: 2
- 1970
to 1974: 6
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 57
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Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 2,092
- One,
attached: 22
- Two:
113
- 3
or 4: 88
- 5
to 9: 71
- 10
to 19: 68
- 20
or more: 39
- Mobile
homes: 442
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Housing units in Blaine County with a mortgage: 423 (16 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 499 Agriculture
in Blaine County
Average size of farms: 3846 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $90637
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $82.09
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 54.64%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $87149
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.02%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.71%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $108702
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 73.13%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.81
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.24%
All wheat for grain: 190343 harvested acresBlaine
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Montana state average. It is 12.9 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/5/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
- Construction
(13%)
- Educational
services (9%)
- Public
administration (9%)
- Health
care (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (3%)
- Motor
vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (21%)
- Health
care (15%)
- Public
administration (13%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Social
assistance (9%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Food
and beverage stores (6%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (20%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (8%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (3%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (8%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Child
care workers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Canada
(71%)
- Germany
(9%)
- Austria
(5%)
- United
Kingdom (4%)
- Malaysia
(4%)
- Other
Eastern Europe (2%)
- India
(2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Blaine County:
|
- German
(19%)
- Norwegian
(8%)
- English
(4%)
- Irish
(4%)
- United
States or American (3%)
- Swedish
(2%)
- Scottish
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 1,683 (61%)
- Carpooled:
460 (17%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
- Railroad:
3 (0%)
- Bicycle:
7 (0%)
- Walked:
257 (9%)
- Other
means: 39 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 291 (11%)
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People
in group quarters in Blaine County, Montana
- 35
people in nursing homes
- 17
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6
people in religious group quarters
- 5
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 3
people in unknown juvenile institutions
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $30,198.
6.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,556 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.99% | | Montana
average: | 8.25% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.34% relocated from other counties in Montana ($13,725 average AGI)
2.65% relocated from other states ($8,830 average AGI)
| Blaine
County: |
2.65% | | Montana
average: | 4.64% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Hill County, MT
|
1.19% ($17,154 average AGI) |
| from
Cascade County, MT
|
0.78% ($18,235) |
| from
Yellowstone County, MT
|
0.46% ($19,800) |
8.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,495 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.21% | | Montana
average: |
7.69% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.50% relocated to other counties in Montana ($17,154 average AGI)
2.71% relocated to other states ($20,341 average AGI)
| Blaine
County: |
2.71% | | Montana
average: | 4.10% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Hill County, MT
|
1.67% ($20,946 average AGI) |
| to
Yellowstone County, MT
|
0.77% ($19,412) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.1
Births
per 1000 population in Blaine County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2
Deaths
per 1000 population in Blaine County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Blaine County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 930 (822 aged, 108 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 6,943
- In
family households: 6,151 (1,242 male householders, 571 female householders)
1,310
spouses, 2,387 children (2,216 natural, 78 adopted, 93 stepchildren), 316 grandchildren, 36 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 156 other relatives, 117 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 792 (360 male householders (315 living alone)), 358 female householders (340 living alone)), 74 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 66 (44 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 691 2-persons, 366 3-persons, 332 4-persons, 228 5-persons, 109 6-persons, 87 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 655 1-person, 52 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 2 5-persons.
1,370 married couples with children.
517 single-parent households (104 men, 413 women).
90.8% of residents of Blaine County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
4.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
3.8% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 1% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $90,731,000 ($13607 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $579,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $14,455,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,582,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $20,871,000
Federal grants: $35,251,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,010,000 ($-63,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,561,000 ($176,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $741,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,341,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,192,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 568
| Here: |
86 per 1000 residents | | State: |
62 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 380
| Here: |
57 per 1000 residents | | State: |
47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +5
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +2
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -559
| Here: |
-84 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+20 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Blaine County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.58 millions of gallons per day (7% from ground, 93% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 29
- 1995
to 1998: 127
- 1990
to 1994: 94
- 1980
to 1989: 447
- 1970
to 1979: 724
- 1960
to 1969: 293
- 1950
to 1959: 307
- 1940
to 1949: 227
- 1939
or earlier: 699
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Blaine County, Montana: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 11
- 3
rooms: 70
- 4
rooms: 211
- 5
rooms: 411
- 6
rooms: 331
- 7
rooms: 203
- 8
rooms: 111
- 9
or more rooms: 178
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Blaine County, Montana: |
- 1
room: 19
- 2
rooms: 55
- 3
rooms: 150
- 4
rooms: 221
- 5
rooms: 247
- 6
rooms: 149
- 7
rooms: 59
- 8
rooms: 39
- 9
or more rooms: 36
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blaine County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 76
- 2
bedrooms: 347
- 3
bedrooms: 657
- 4
bedrooms: 328
- 5
or more bedrooms: 118
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Blaine County: |
- no
bedroom: 23
- 1
bedroom: 159
- 2
bedrooms: 317
- 3
bedrooms: 313
- 4
bedrooms: 141
- 5
or more bedrooms: 22
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Blaine County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 62
- 1
vehicle: 387
- 2
vehicles: 573
- 3
vehicles: 314
- 4
vehicles: 104
- 5
or more vehicles: 86
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Blaine County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 170
- 1
vehicle: 411
- 2
vehicles: 250
- 3
vehicles: 90
- 4
vehicles: 18
- 5
or more vehicles: 36
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66% of Blaine County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Montana.
| Blaine
County: |
66.0% | | State
average: |
54.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 5733
- Northeast:
40
- Midwest:
519
- South:
93
- West:
478
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (57%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Electricity
(9%)
- Wood
(5%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (44%)
- Electricity
(25%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Wood
(3%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 89
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 20
| Here: |
10.7% | | Montana: | 11.5% |
Blaine
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $543,000
Parks & Recreation: $16,000
- Current
Operations - General - Other: $1,235,000
Regular Highways: $1,101,000
Police Protection: $576,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $454,000
Natural Resources - Other: $332,000
Corrections - Other: $328,000
Financial Administration: $294,000
Health Services - Other: $271,000
General Public Buildings: $250,000
Central Staff Services: $156,000
Libraries: $130,000
Welfare - Other: $102,000
Parks & Recreation: $69,000
Fire Protection: $55,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $53,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - General Support: $596,000
All Other: $239,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,336,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $93,000
Highways: $37,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $135,000
General Revenue, NEC: $124,000
Special Assessments: $44,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $44,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,399,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,684,000
Highways: $789,000
General Support: $670,000
Health & Hospitals: $56,000
- Tax
- Property: $3,248,000
NEC: $1,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $2,594,000
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