- Columbia Falls, Montana
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Columbia Falls, Montana — City — Location of Columbia Falls, Montana
Coordinates: 48°22′13″N 114°11′20″W / 48.37028°N 114.18889°WCoordinates: 48°22′13″N 114°11′20″W / 48.37028°N 114.18889°W Country United States State Montana County Flathead Area - Total 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) - Land 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation 3,087 ft (941 m) Population (2000) - Total 3,645 - Density 2,402.9/sq mi (927.8/km2) Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) - Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6) ZIP code 59912 Area code(s) 406 FIPS code 30-16600 GNIS feature ID 0806934 Columbia Falls is a city in Flathead County, Montana, United States. The population was 3,645 at the 2000 census.
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Geography
Columbia Falls is located at 48°22′13″N 114°11′20″W / 48.37028°N 114.18889°W (48.370379, -114.188943)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 3,645 people, 1,400 households, and 966 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,402.9 people per square mile (925.9/km²). There were 1,470 housing units at an average density of 969.1 per square mile (373.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.27% White, 0.25% African American, 1.23% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.84% of the population.
There were 1,400 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,128, and the median income for a family was $40,794. Males had a median income of $32,109 versus $20,023 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,355. About 12.5% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.
Media
Newspaper
AM radio
- KERR 750, Anderson Radio Broadcasting, Inc.
- KJJR 880, Bee Broadcasting, Inc.
- KOFI 1180, KOFI, Inc.
- KSAM 1240, Bee Broadcasting, Inc.
- KQJZ 1340, Anderson Radio Broadcasting, Inc.
FM radio
- KUKL-FM 90.1, University of Montana-Missoula
- KQRK 92.3, Anderson Radio Broadcasting, Inc.
- KHNK 95.9, Bee Broadcasting, Inc.
- KALS 97.1, Kalispell Christian Radio Fellowship
- KBBZ 98.5, Bee Broadcasting, Inc.
- KKMT 99.7, Anderson Radio Broadcasting, Inc.
- KIBG 100.7, Anderson Radio Broadcasting, Inc.
- KXZI-LP 101.9, Scott Johnston
- KANB-LP 102.3, Flathead Adventist Radio
- KRVO 103.1, Bee Broadcasting, Inc.
- KQJZ 103.5, Anderson Radio Broadcasting, Inc.
- KZMN 103.9, KOFI, Inc.
- KWOL-FM 105.1, Bee Broadcasting, Inc.
- KDBR 106.3, Bee Broadcasting, Inc.
Television
- KCFW (NBC), Channel 9
- KAJJ-CA (CBS), Channel 18
- K26DD (TBN), Channel 26
- K29AA (PBS), Channel 29
- KEXI-LP (PBS, Channel 35
- KCFW-DT (NBC), Channel 38
- KTMF-LP (ABC), Channel 42
Notable residents
- Paula Houston, Obscenity and Pornography Complaints Ombudsman for the State of Utah, was born here.
- Joe Bereta, member of the Spokane-based sketch comedy duo Barats and Bereta, grew up here.
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Flathead County, Montana Cities 
CDPs Bigfork | Coram | Evergreen | Hungry Horse | Lakeside | Martin City | Niarada‡ | Somers
Unincorporated
communitiesIndian reservation Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Cities in Montana
- Populated places in Flathead County, Montana
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