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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $819 (1.2%)
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
, Lewistown Heights
, Denton
, Moore
, Winifred
, Grass Range
, Hanover
, Roy
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Neighboring
counties: Blaine County
, Chouteau County
, Golden Valley County
, Judith Basin County
, Musselshell County
, Petroleum County
, Phillips County
, Wheatland County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Fergus County: Bohemian
Corners
(A),
Brewery Flats Fishing Access Site
(B),
Buffalo
(C),
Camp Lewtana
(D),
Carroll Trail Fishing Access Site
(E),
Castle Hill Ski Area
(F),
Pownal
(G),
Chimney Crossing
(H),
Coffee Creek
(I),
Eddies Corner Incorporated Campground
(J),
Cottonwood Crossing
(K),
Crystal Lake Boat Launching
(L),
Crystal Lake Campground
(M),
Crystal Lake Guard Station
(N),
Crystal Lake Picnic Area
(O),
Danvers
(P),
Pine Ridge
(Q),
Elks Country Club
(R),
Blake Creek Forest Station
(S),
Rindal Ranch
(T)
Churches in Fergus County include: Presbyterian
Church
(A),
Saint Wenceslaus Church
(B),
Saint Victor Church
(C),
Saint Pauls Episcopal Church
(D),
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
(E),
Roy Presbyterian Church
(F),
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
(G),
Buffalo Community Church
(H)
Cemeteries: Everson
Cemetery
(1),
Garneill Cemetery
(2),
Hillcrest Cemetery
(3),
Winifred Cemetery
(4),
Dengel Cemetery
(5),
Hilger Cemetery
(6),
Roy Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Crystal
Lake
(A),
Flat Top Reservoir
(B),
Stafford Reservoir
(C),
Sloan Reservoir
(D),
Bear Creek Reservoir
(E),
Lincoln Reservoir
(F),
Upper Carters Pond
(G),
Carters Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Holt
Creek
(A),
Hansen Creek
(B),
Clydes Creek
(C),
Half Moon Creek
(D),
Collar Gulch Creek
(E),
Flat Creek
(F),
Fish Creek
(G),
Smith Creek
(H),
Duncan Creek
(I)
Parks in Fergus County include: Jaycees
Park
(1),
Judith Basin Country Historical Marker
(2),
Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River
(3),
Moore City Park
(4),
Fort Maginnis Historical Marker
(5),
Maidens Gold Historical Marker
(6),
Lewistown Historical Marker
(7),
Roy City Park
(8),
D'Autremont Complex
(9)
Post offices: Buffalo
Post Office
(A),
Forestgrove Post Office
(B),
Roy Post Office
(C),
Hilger Post Office
(D),
Coffee Creek Post Office
(E)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 187
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: 19.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 119 (67% naturalized citizens)
| Fergus
County: |
1.0% | | Whole
state: | 1.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 9
- 1990
to 1994: 14
- 1985
to 1989: 1
- 1980
to 1984: 11
- 1975
to 1979: 1
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 8
- 1965
to 1969: 75
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Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 3,955
- One,
attached: 42
- Two:
64
- 3
or 4: 195
- 5
to 9: 135
- 10
to 19: 58
- 20
or more: 169
- Mobile
homes: 926
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 14
Housing units in Fergus County with a mortgage: 1,099 (81 second mortgage, 100 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 921 Agriculture
in Fergus County
Average size of farms: 2749 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $73743
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $52.07
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 69.19%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $69414
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.88%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.44%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $97016
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.73%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.24
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.36%
All wheat for grain: 151901 harvested acresFergus
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Montana state average. It is 6.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/14/1999, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused $4 million in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Construction
(16%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Repair
and maintenance (4%)
- Health
care (3%)
- Accommodation
and food services (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (18%)
- Educational
services (15%)
- Accommodation
and food services (11%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (17%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Carpenters
(4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Germany
(13%)
- United
Kingdom (11%)
- Russia
(11%)
- Canada
(11%)
- Other
Northern Europe (10%)
- Other
Southern Europe (10%)
- Mexico
(10%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Fergus County:
|
- German
(25%)
- United
States or American (13%)
- Norwegian
(13%)
- Irish
(9%)
- English
(9%)
- Scotch-Irish
(3%)
- Scottish
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 3,688 (67%)
- Carpooled:
642 (12%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 7 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
6 (0%)
- Bicycle:
10 (0%)
- Walked:
442 (8%)
- Other
means: 23 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 646 (12%)
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People
in group quarters in Fergus County, Montana
- 221
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 147
people in nursing homes
- 139
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 29
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 10
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 7
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 4
people in other group homes
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,111.
6.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,948 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.96% | | Montana
average: | 8.25% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.78% relocated from other counties in Montana ($17,210 average AGI)
3.17% relocated from other states ($18,738 average AGI)
| Fergus
County: |
3.17% | | Montana
average: | 4.64% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Yellowstone County, MT
|
0.74% ($27,576 average AGI) |
| from
Gallatin County, MT
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0.43% ($29,579) |
| from
Cascade County, MT
|
0.41% ($29,278) |
| from
Judith Basin County, MT
|
0.25% ($20,182) |
7.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,113 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.33% | | Montana
average: | 7.69% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.60% relocated to other counties in Montana ($17,529 average AGI)
2.74% relocated to other states ($15,584 average AGI)
| Fergus
County: |
2.74% | | Montana
average: | 4.10% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Yellowstone County, MT
|
0.96% ($27,558 average AGI) |
| to
Gallatin County, MT
|
0.67% ($21,867) |
| to
Cascade County, MT
|
0.58% ($18,231) |
| to
Lewis and Clark County, MT
|
0.40% ($82,389) |
| to
Missoula County, MT
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0.29% ($15,615) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3
Births
per 1000 population in Fergus County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Fergus County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.5
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Fergus County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,510 (2,241 aged, 269 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 11,335
- In
family households: 9,466 (2,717 male householders, 488 female householders)
2,731
spouses, 3,093 children (2,880 natural, 87 adopted, 126 stepchildren), 94 grandchildren, 54 brothers or sisters, 47 parents, 54 other relatives, 188 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,869 (701 male householders (601 living alone)), 954 female householders (871 living alone)), 214 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 558 (322 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,634 2-persons, 598 3-persons, 600 4-persons, 257 5-persons, 87 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,472 1-person, 157 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 6 5-persons.
2,175 married couples with children.
492 single-parent households (147 men, 345 women).
96.8% of residents of Fergus County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 2% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $91,387,000 ($7920 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:
Births: 577
| Here: |
50 per 1000 residents | | State: | 62
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 854
| Here: |
74 per 1000 residents | | State: |
47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +4
| Here: |
+0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +2
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -50
| Here: |
-4 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+20 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Fergus County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.71 millions of gallons per day (99% from ground, 1% 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: 46
- 1995
to 1998: 290
- 1990
to 1994: 196
- 1980
to 1989: 453
- 1970
to 1979: 891
- 1960
to 1969: 520
- 1950
to 1959: 785
- 1940
to 1949: 471
- 1939
or earlier: 1,906
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Fergus County, Montana: |
- 1
room: 13
- 2
rooms: 53
- 3
rooms: 124
- 4
rooms: 493
- 5
rooms: 905
- 6
rooms: 698
- 7
rooms: 562
- 8
rooms: 322
- 9
or more rooms: 412
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Fergus County, Montana: |
- 1
room: 58
- 2
rooms: 104
- 3
rooms: 188
- 4
rooms: 315
- 5
rooms: 231
- 6
rooms: 185
- 7
rooms: 104
- 8
rooms: 38
- 9
or more rooms: 55
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fergus County: |
- no
bedroom: 13
- 1
bedroom: 178
- 2
bedrooms: 1,004
- 3
bedrooms: 1,546
- 4
bedrooms: 651
- 5
or more bedrooms: 190
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Fergus County: |
- no
bedroom: 58
- 1
bedroom: 341
- 2
bedrooms: 412
- 3
bedrooms: 310
- 4
bedrooms: 131
- 5
or more bedrooms: 26
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Fergus County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 166
- 1
vehicle: 800
- 2
vehicles: 1,379
- 3
vehicles: 740
- 4
vehicles: 318
- 5
or more vehicles: 179
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Fergus County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 152
- 1
vehicle: 548
- 2
vehicles: 382
- 3
vehicles: 113
- 4
vehicles: 32
- 5
or more vehicles: 51
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59% of Fergus County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Montana.
| Fergus
County: |
59.4% | | State
average: |
54.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 7901
- Northeast:
280
- Midwest:
1596
- South:
571
- West:
1387
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $56,700 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (56%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Electricity
(9%)
- Wood
(9%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (51%)
- Electricity
(22%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood
(4%)
- Other
fuel (3%)
- 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): 35
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 21
| Here: |
13.5% | | Montana: |
11.5% |
Fergus
County government finances in 2004:
-
Charges - Air Transportation: $175,000
- Charges
- All Other: $812,000
Regular Highways: $54,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $992,000
General - Other: $865,000
Police Protection: $746,000
Natural Resources - Other: $643,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $615,000
Health Services - Other: $564,000
Corrections - Other: $295,000
Financial Administration: $292,000
Central Staff Services: $258,000
Air Transportation: $175,000
General Public Buildings: $159,000
Welfare - Other: $149,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $62,000
Housing & Community Development: $51,000
Libraries: $49,000
Fire Protection: $22,000
Parks & Recreation: $7,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - General Support: $985,000
All Other: $106,000
Health & Hospitals: $87,000
Highways: $26,000
Housing & Community Development: $15,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,568,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $97,000
All Other: $22,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $147,000
Interest Earnings: $39,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $95,000
Regular Highways: $56,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,524,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $303,000
General Support: $272,000
Highways: $255,000
Health & Hospitals: $5,000
- Tax
- Property: $4,190,000
NEC: $3,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $2,237,000
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