Montague-Forestburg, Texas

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Population in July 2007: 1,815.

Males: 894	(49.3%)
Females: 921	(50.7%)

Median resident age:	42.1 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,294 (it was $32,470 in 2000)

Montague-Forestburg:	$45,294
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $124,698 (it was $67,900 in 2000)

Montague-Forestburg:	$124,698
Texas:	$120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $210,744; Detached houses: $241,241; Mobile homes: $50,880; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $119,500

Montague-Forestburg, TX residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Montague-Forestburg:

White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
Hispanic (4.8%)
Other race (2.6%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Montague-Forestburg: 77.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 200.0 square miles.

Population density: 9.1 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Montague-Forestburg

High school or higher: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
Unemployed: 5.3%
Mean travel time to work: 36.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Montague-Forestburg CCD

Never married: 12.4%
Now married: 72.1%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 6.2%
Divorced: 9.3%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.2%
Texas:	13.9%

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

Montague-Forestburg:	0.7% ($473)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Denton, TX (43.5 miles , pop. 80,537).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Tarrant, TX (58.8 miles , pop. 402,130).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (80.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: St. Jo, TX (9.9 miles ), Sunset, TX (13.7 miles ), Nocona, TX (14.6 miles ), Bowie, TX (14.9 miles ), Alvord, TX (17.2 miles ), Muenster, TX (17.9 miles ), Leon, OK (23.8 miles) , Chico, TX (24.1 miles ).

Latitude: 33.60 N, Longitude: 97.63 W

Montague-Forestburg household income distribution

Montague-Forestburg home values distribution

Most common industries for males:

Construction (22%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Educational services (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Health care (19%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

Montague-Forestburg-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 180% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/7/1995, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the Montague-Forestburg place center killed 2 people and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1976, a category 3 tornado 11.0 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Montague-Forestburg:

NOCONA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; NOCONA, TX)
MUENSTER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MUENSTER, TX)
BOWIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BOWIE, TX)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Montague-Forestburg:

FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 48 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: AFW)
FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (about 58 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: FTW)
FORT WORTH NAS JRB/CARSWELL FIELD (about 59 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: NFW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Montague-Forestburg:

BOWIE MUNI (about 10 miles; BOWIE, TX; ID: 0F2)
NOCONA (about 14 miles; NOCONA, TX; ID: F48)
DECATUR MUNI (about 25 miles; DECATUR, TX; ID: LUD)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Montague-Forestburg:

NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 35 miles; GAINESVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,018)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (about 43 miles; DENTON, TX; FT enrollment: 21,673)
TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; DENTON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,746)
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 7,032)
SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (about 62 miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 2,253)
TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 15,454)
TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 2,403)

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Notable locations in Montague-Forestburg: Mallard (A), Texas Agricultural Experimental Station (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Montague-Forestburg include: Saint Williams Church (A), Dewey Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Dye Cemetery (1), Traylor Cemetery (2), Tage Cemetery (3), Hardy Cemetery (4), Forestburg Cemetery (5), Saint Williams Cemetery (6), Mitchell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Walker Lake (A), Soil Conservation Service Site 4c Reservoir (B), Soil Conservation Service Site 4b Reservoir (C), Soil Conservation Service Site 10e Reservoir (D), Soil Conservation Service Site 10a Reservoir (E), Soil Conservation Service Sediment Control Structure 16-2 Reservoir (F), Soil Conservation Service Sediment Control Structure 16-1 Reservoir (G), Soil Conservation Service Sediment Control Structure 113 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ritchie Creek (A), Beechman Branch (B), Hall Branch (C), Fannin Branch (D), North Bingham Creek (E), Dry Valley Creek (F), South Bingham Creek (G), Steelman Branch (H), Mallard Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	63.8%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	1.1%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	12.3%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	4.7%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Montague-Forestburg, TX

38 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Montague-Forestburg compared to Texas state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Montague County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%) Electricity (30%) Utility gas (14%) Wood (3%)

8.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,293 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.08%
Texas average:	8.37%

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 Wise County, TX	1.05% ($33,147 average AGI)
from Tarrant County, TX	1.01% ($43,046)
from Denton County, TX	0.77% ($60,740)

7.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,924 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.20%
Texas average:	7.44%

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 Wise County, TX	0.95% ($37,967 average AGI)
to Denton County, TX	0.75% ($33,271)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.69% ($31,955)

Strongest AM radio stations in Montague-Forestburg:

KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KTNO (1440 AM; 12 kW; DENTON, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
KHVN (970 AM; 10 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KNTX (1410 AM; 1 kW; BOWIE, TX; Owner: HENDERSON BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
KCAF (990 AM; 10 kW; FARMERSVILLE, TX; Owner: RENAISSANCE RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Montague-Forestburg:

KWRD-FM (100.7 FM; HIGHLAND VILLAGE, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, L.L.C.)
KMEO (96.7 FM; FLOWER MOUND, TX; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KKDL (106.7 FM; MUENSTER, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KZMP-FM (101.7 FM; AZLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KRNB (105.7 FM; DECATUR, TX; Owner: SERVICE BROADCASTING I, LTD.)
KDKR (91.3 FM; DECATUR, TX; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
KHCK-FM (99.1 FM; DENTON, TX; Owner: KHCK-FM LICENSE CORP.)
KNOR (93.7 FM; HEALDTON, OK; Owner: AM & PM BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KESN (103.3 FM; ALLEN, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KSOC (94.5 FM; GAINESVILLE, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
KTCY (104.9 FM; PILOT POINT, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KTPW (89.7 FM; SANGER, TX; Owner: RESEARCH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC)
KESS-FM (107.9 FM; LEWISVILLE, TX; Owner: KECS-FM LICENSE CORPORATION)

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