Ballantine, Montana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Ballantine, Montana
settlement_type = CDP
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map_caption = Location of Ballantine, Montana


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Montana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Yellowstone
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area_total_km2 = 2.4
area_land_km2 = 2.4
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.9
area_land_sq_mi = 0.9
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 346
population_density_km2 = 146.4
population_density_sq_mi = 379.3

timezone = Mountain (MST)
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timezone_DST = MDT
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elevation_m = 913
elevation_ft = 2995
latd = 45 |latm = 56 |lats = 55 |latNS = N
longd = 108 |longm = 8 |longs = 44 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 59006
area_code = 406
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blank_info = 30-03625
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Ballantine is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. The population was 346 at the 2000 census. Ballantine, along with the communities of Pompey's Pillar, Worden, and Huntley, is part of the Huntley Project, an irrigation district created by the United States Bureau of Reclamation. The majority of Ballantine's population lives on scattered farms and ranches surrounding the actual townsite.

History

Ballantine was founded in 1907 as a townsite within the Huntley Project, formerly part of the Crow Indian Reservation. Irrigation slowly changed the sagebrush landscape into farms growing sugar beets, alfalfa, and other crops. The population grew slowly and included many European immigrants. Both Catholic and Lutheran religious services were held here, and a Congregational Church was built. The Anita Dam and Reservoir project, about six miles southeast of Ballantine, was completed in 1937 by Civilian Conservation Corps workers. [ [http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/huntley.html U.S. Bureau of Reclamation: Huntley Project website] ; [http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/huntley1.html Timothy A. Dick, "The Huntley Project (second draft)"] ]

Geography

Ballantine is located at coor dms|45|56|55|N|108|8|44|W|city (45.948587, -108.145650)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²), all of it land.

Ballantine is located near Interstate 94, approximately thirty miles east of Billings.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 346 people, 130 households, and 95 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 379.3 people per square mile (146.8/km²). There were 139 housing units at an average density of 152.4/sq mi (59.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.31% White, 0.87% African American, 1.45% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 3.47% from other races, and 4.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.56% of the population.

There were 130 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,417, and the median income for a family was $51,875. Males had a median income of $35,938 versus $18,125 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,707. About 7.8% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 23.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/huntley.html Bureau of Reclamation - Huntley Project]
* [http://www.huntleyprojectmuseum.org/ Huntley Project Museum of Irrigated Agriculture]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtyellow/towns.htm Yellowstone County Towns, Train Stations & Post Offices] , rootsweb.com