Big Timber, Montana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Big Timber, Montana
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Big Timber, Montana


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Montana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Sweet Grass
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area_total_km2 = 2.5
area_land_km2 = 2.4
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 1.0
area_land_sq_mi = 0.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1650
population_density_km2 = 676.7
population_density_sq_mi = 1752.6

timezone = Mountain (MST)
utc_offset = -7
timezone_DST = MDT
utc_offset_DST = -6
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elevation_m = 1247
elevation_ft = 4091
latd = 45 |latm = 50 |lats = 0 |latNS = N
longd = 109 |longm = 57 |longs = 1 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 59011
area_code = 406
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blank_info = 30-06475
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Big Timber is a city in and the county seat of Sweet Grass County, Montana, United States.GR|6 The population was 1,650 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Big Timber is located at coor dms|45|49|60|N|109|57|1|W|city (45.833224, -109.950361)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.09%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,650 people, 711 households, and 430 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,752.6 people per square mile (677.7/km²). There were 812 housing units at an average density of 862.5/sq mi (333.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.61% White, 0.79% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 1.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.70% of the population.

There were 711 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,595, and the median income for a family was $38,869. Males had a median income of $29,000 versus $17,596 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,569. About 9.3% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

*Orvin B. Fjare, United States Congressman from Montana, was born on a nearby farm and worked here.
*Judy Martz, former Governor of Montana, was born here.
*Brent Musburger, veteran network sportscaster, was raised here.

References

External links

* [http://www.smalltownpapers.com/listBIG.htm The Big Timber Pioneer - Local newspaper]
*Mapit-US-cityscale|45.833224|-109.950361