Fort Benton, Montana


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Fort Benton
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Elevation:2,632 feet
Population 2000:1,594
Population 2002:1,496
Area codes:406
Land area:2.1 square miles
Foreign born:2.1% (1.1% North America, 0.4% Europe, 0.4% Asia)
County:Chouteau
Industries:Educational,health and social services (23.8%), Retail trade (15.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.0%).
Population growth:-98 (-6.15%)
Races
White Non-Hispanic:97.6%
American Indian:1.1%
Two or more races:0.8%
Hispanic:0.6%
Marital Status
Now married:59.3%
Never married:18.1%
Widowed:10.4%
Divorced:10.1%
Separated:2.0%
Median
House value:$74,200
Household income:$29,406
Resident age:43.2 years
Fort Benton Compared to Montana State Average
Number of college students:below
Median house value:much below
Hispanic race population percentage:much below
Black race population percentage:much below
Institutionalized population percentage:much above
Foreign-born population percentage:much below
Population density:much below
Median age:above
Renting percentage:below
Median household income:below
Education
High school or higher:82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher:20.8%
Graduate or professional degree:4.9%
Unemployed:4.5%
Crime Statistics
2002 crime index:348.2 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 larceny counts:60 (3733.7 per 100,000)
2002 burglaries:9 (560.0 per 100,000)
2002 assaults:5 (311.1 per 100,000)
2002 auto thefts:4 (248.9 per 100,000)
2002 rapes:3 (186.7 per 100,000)
2002 murders:none
2002 robberies:none
Ancestries
German:30.8%
Norwegian:14.8%
Irish:13.5%
English:10.7%
United States:3.8%
Dutch:3.2%
 

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Fort Benton, Montana ZIP Codes: 59442