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Lake County

Population in July 2007: 3,253.
Males: 1,632  (50.2%)
Females: 1,621  (49.8%)
Median resident age:  47.0 years
Montana median age:  37.5 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,200 (it was $33,989 in 2000)
Big Fork-Swan River  $41,200
Montana:  $43,531

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $228,400 (it was $172,800 in 2000)
Big Fork-Swan River  $228,400
Montana:  $170,000

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Races in Big Fork-Swan River:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Big Fork-Swan River: 92.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 3050 feet

Land area: 481.7 square miles.

Population density: 6.8 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Big Fork-Swan River

  • High school or higher: 88.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
  • Unemployed: 8.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Big Fork-Swan River CCD

  • Never married: 16.6%
  • Now married: 66.9%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.7%
Montana:  1.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Big Fork-Swan River:  0.9% ($1,513)
Montana:  1.2% ($1,212)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Missoula, MT (70.7 miles , pop. 57,053).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (560.7 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (1000.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Woods Bay, MT (9.2 miles ), Finley Point, MT (10.3 miles ), Kings Point, MT (12.2 miles) , Rollins, MT (12.8 miles) , Bigfork, MT (13.4 miles ), Turtle Lake, MT (15.3 miles) , Rocky Point, MT (15.9 miles) , Jette, MT (16.8 miles ).

Latitude: 47.88 N, Longitude: 114.01 W


8 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Big Fork-Swan River household income distribution Big Fork-Swan River home values distribution



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (28%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Construction (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Food processing workers (4%)


Hospitals/medical centers near Big Fork-Swan River:
  • ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL CORP (about 17 miles; POLSON, MT)
  • ST LUKE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; RONAN, MT)
  • ST LUKE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL-CAH (about 26 miles; RONAN, MT)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Big Fork-Swan River:
  • GLACIER PARK INTL (about 34 miles; KALISPELL, MT; ID: FCA)
  • MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL (about 68 miles; MISSOULA, MT; ID: MSO)
  • HELENA REGIONAL (about 167 miles; HELENA, MT; ID: HLN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Big Fork-Swan River:
  • FERNDALE AIRFIELD (about 13 miles; BIG FORK, MT; ID: 53U)
  • POLSON (about 19 miles; POLSON, MT; ID: 8S1)
  • RONAN (about 23 miles; RONAN, MT; ID: 7S0)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Big Fork-Swan River:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 53 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 192 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 199 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 230 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
  • SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 231 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
  • GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 238 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)
  • SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 242 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)

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Notable locations in Big Fork-Swan River: Cedar Creek Campground (A), Point Pleasant Campground (B), Deer Lick Resort (C), Ronde Vue Park (D), Soup Creek Campground (E), Swan Lake Campground (F), Swan Lake Guard Station (G), Swan Lake Picnic Site (H), Swan River Correctional Training Center (I), Swan River Fishing Access Site (J), Swan River State Forest Headquarters (K), Swan Village Market and Campground (L), Flathead Community Center (M), United Methodist Camp (N), West Shore Campground (O), West Shore Recreation Site (P), Woods Bay Campground (Q), Woods Bay Fishing Access Site (R), Mountain Meadows Resort and Campground (S), Montana State Highway 83 Weigh Staton (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Big Fork-Swan River: Swan Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and swamps: Skags Lake (A), Row Lake (B), Rainbow Lake (C), Moore Lake (D), Metcalf Lake (E), Pony Lake (F), Shay Lake (G), Swan Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Schmidt Creek (A), Hilburn Creek (B), Scout Creek (C), Henry Creek (D), Cliff Creek (E), Hall Creek (F), Gunderson Creek (G), Groom Creek (H), Goat Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Big Fork-Swan River include: Flathead Picnic Area (1), Flathead Lake State Park - West Shore Unit (2), Swan River National Wildlife Refuge (3), Beardance Picnic Area (4), Sun River National Wildlife Refuge (5), Lake Mary Ronan State Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Proctor Post Office (A), Rollins Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Montana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  60.4%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.8%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  9.5%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.8%
Whole state:  5.8%

Big Fork-Swan River compared to Montana state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Lake County Montana:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:


8.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.39%
Montana average:  8.25%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Missoula County, MT  1.30% ($28,500 average AGI)
from Flathead County, MT  0.65% ($44,776)
from Sanders County, MT  0.28% ($23,680)


7.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,441 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.70%
Montana average:  7.69%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Missoula County, MT  1.40% ($24,548 average AGI)
to Flathead County, MT  1.25% ($38,315)
to Gallatin County, MT  0.27% ($20,333)


Strongest AM radio stations in Big Fork-Swan River:
  • KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
  • KGEZ (600 AM; 5 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: SKYLINE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KJJR (880 AM; 10 kW; WHITEFISH, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INCORPORATED)
  • KLCY (930 AM; 5 kW; EAST MISSOULA, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KGVO (1290 AM; 5 kW; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
  • KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KSEN (1150 AM; 10 kW; SHELBY, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Big Fork-Swan River:
  • KSIL (100.7 FM; WALLACE, ID; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KQRK (92.3 FM; RONAN, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KALS (97.1 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KALISPELL CHRISTIAN RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KDBR (106.3 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KPLG (91.5 FM; PLAINS, MT; Owner: YOUR NETWORK OF PRAISE, INC.)
  • KKMT (95.9 FM; COLUMBIA FALLS, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBBZ (98.5 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KGGL (93.3 FM; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
  • KYSS-FM (94.9 FM; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KUFM (89.1 FM; MISSOULA, MT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA)
  • KZMN (103.9 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Big Fork-Swan River:
  • K05EE (Channel 5; BIG ARM, ETC., MT; Owner: BLACKTAIL TV TAX DISTRICT)




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