Creston-Bigfork, Montana Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 6,646
Males: 3,280   (49.4%)
Females: 3,366   (50.6%)

Big Horn County

Median resident age:   43.1 years
Montana median age:   37.5 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,100 (it was $37,074 in 2000)
Creston-Bigfork   $41,100
Montana:   $39,301

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $155,800 (it was $145,600 in 2000)
Creston-Bigfork   $155,800
Montana:   $131,600

Creston-Bigfork, MT residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Creston-Bigfork:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 3031 feet

Land area: 136.9 square miles.

Population density: 49 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Creston-Bigfork

For population 25 years and over in Creston-Bigfork

  • High school or higher: 91.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Creston-Bigfork CCD

  • Never married: 17.6%
  • Now married: 67.7%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 5.3%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:   0.3%
Montana:   1.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Creston-Bigfork:   1.0% ($1,423)
Montana:   1.2% ($1,212)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Missoula, MT (87.2 miles , pop. 57,053).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (557.2 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (1014.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Bigfork, MT (4.0 miles ), Woods Bay, MT (8.0 miles ), Somers, MT (11.1 miles ), Lakeside, MT (12.9 miles ), Lower Valley-Somers, MT (13.2 miles ), Bad Rock-Columbia Heights, MT (14.0 miles ), Evergreen, MT (15.8 miles ), Big Fork-Swan River, MT (16.9 miles ).

Latitude: 48.12 N, Longitude: 114.07 W


66 people in nursing homes
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 406



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (21%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Health care (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Hospitals/medical centers near Creston-Bigfork:
  • KALISPELL REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; KALISPELL, MT)
  • ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL CORP (about 30 miles; POLSON, MT)
  • NORTH VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; WHITEFISH, MT)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Creston-Bigfork:
  • GLACIER PARK INTL (about 18 miles; KALISPELL, MT; ID: FCA)
  • MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL (about 84 miles; MISSOULA, MT; ID: MSO)
  • HELENA REGIONAL (about 180 miles; HELENA, MT; ID: HLN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Creston-Bigfork:
  • FERNDALE AIRFIELD (about 7 miles; BIG FORK, MT; ID: 53U)
  • KALISPELL CITY (about 17 miles; KALISPELL, MT; ID: S27)
  • WHITEFISH (about 25 miles; WHITEFISH, MT; ID: 58S)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Creston-Bigfork:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 70 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 190 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 202 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)
  • SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 228 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 235 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
  • GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 235 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)
  • SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 240 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)

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Notable locations in Creston-Bigfork: Creston National Fish Hatchery (A) , Foothills Cross-Country Ski Area (B) , Foothills Cross Country Ski Area (C) , Sportsman Bridge Fishing Access (D) , Old Steel Bridge Fishing Access Site (E) , Northwest Montana Fishery Center (F) , Timbers RV Park (G) , Wayfarers Campground (H) , Bigfork Fishing Access Site (I) , Bigfork Campground (J) , Big Fork Ranger Station (K) , Eagle Bend Golf Club (L) , Creston Fire Station (M) , Creston Fire Department (N) , Bigfork Fire Department - Echo Station (O) , Bigfork Fire Department (P) , Bigfork Branch Library (Q) , Ferndale Fire Department (R) .

Shopping Center: Lake Hills Shopping Center (1) .

Churches in Creston-Bigfork include: Creston Church (A) , The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (B) , Bigfork Christian Church (C) , Bigfork Chapel Assembly of God (D) , Bigfork Baptist Church (E) , Community United Methodist Church (F) , Saint Patricks Episcopal Church (G) , Saint Catherines Catholic Church (H) , Saint Andrews Episcopal Church (I) .

Cemeteries: Bethany Cemetery (1) , Creston Cemetery (2) , Lonepine Cemetery (3) .

Lakes and reservoirs: Cree Lake (A) , Crater Lake (B) , Cougar Lake (C) , Kohler Lake (D) , Grayling Lake Number One (E) , Grayling Lake Number Two (F) , Blue Lake (G) , Kid Lake (H) .

Creeks: Echo Creek (A) , Bear Creek (B) , Station Creek (C) , Birch Creek (D) , Deer Creek (E) , Peterson Creek (F) , Peters Creek (G) , Patterson Creek (H) , Olson Creek (I) .

Parks in Creston-Bigfork include: Flathead Lake State Park - Wayfarers Unit (1) , J H Horn Memorial Park (2) , Wayfarers State Park (3) .

Beach: Long Beach (A) .

Post office: Bigfork Post Office (A) .

 

Average household size:
This place:   2.5 people
Montana:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   62.6%
Whole state:   66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   3.5%
Whole state:   5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   9.9%
Whole state:   14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   4.0%
Whole state:   5.8%

Creston-Bigfork compared to Montana state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.







2004 Presidential Election results in Big Horn County Montana:



5.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,034 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.67%
Montana average:   8.25%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Yellowstone County, MT  1.67% ($26,984 average AGI)
from Rosebud County, MT  0.36% ($24,538)
from Sheridan County, WY  0.36% ($43,308)


7.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,250 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.52%
Montana average:   7.69%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Yellowstone County, MT  2.45% ($27,077 average AGI)
to Rosebud County, MT  0.43% ($33,188)
to Sheridan County, WY  0.43% ($27,938)


Strongest AM radio stations in Creston-Bigfork:
  • KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
  • KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KGEZ (600 AM; 5 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: SKYLINE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KJJR (880 AM; 10 kW; WHITEFISH, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INCORPORATED)
  • KLCY (930 AM; 5 kW; EAST MISSOULA, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KGVO (1290 AM; 5 kW; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
  • KSEN (1150 AM; 10 kW; SHELBY, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Creston-Bigfork:
  • KSIL (100.7 FM; WALLACE, ID; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KDBR (106.3 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KALS (97.1 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KALISPELL CHRISTIAN RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KQRK (92.3 FM; RONAN, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKMT (95.9 FM; COLUMBIA FALLS, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBBZ (98.5 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KZMN (103.9 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
  • KPLG (91.5 FM; PLAINS, MT; Owner: YOUR NETWORK OF PRAISE, INC.)
  • KUKL (89.9 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA)
  • K204CJ (88.7 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: YOUR CHRISTIAN COMPANION NETWORK, INC.)
  • K208DI (89.5 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • K259AD (99.7 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: BEE B/C INC.)
  • K216BE (91.1 FM; FERNDALE, ETC., MT; Owner: SWAN HILL T.V. INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Creston-Bigfork:
  • K05EE (Channel 5; BIG ARM, ETC., MT; Owner: BLACKTAIL TV TAX DISTRICT)
  • K26DD (Channel 26; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K06EL (Channel 6; FERNDALE, ETC., MT; Owner: SWAN HILL TV, INC.)
  • K12LO (Channel 12; FERNDALE, ETC., MT; Owner: SWAN HILL TV INC.)
  • K07EN (Channel 7; SOMERS, MT; Owner: BLACKTAIL TV TAX DISTRICT)
  • K48EO (Channel 48; SOMERS-LAKESIDE, MT; Owner: BLACKTAIL TV TAX DISTRICT)

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