Knife River, Montana
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Population change since 2000: +7.7%
| Males: 135 |  (42.2%) |
| Females: 185 |  (57.8%) |
| Median resident age: | 25.8 years |
| Montana median age: | 40.2 years |
Zip codes: 59262.
| Knife River: | $63,859 |
| MT: | $67,631 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $25,658 (it was $11,865 in 2000)
Knife River CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $202,624 (it was $40,700 in 2000)
| Knife River: | $202,624 |
| MT: | $366,400 |
Median gross rent in 2022: $581.
(54.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 88.9% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Knife River, MT
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- 33174.7%White alone
- 5712.9%American Indian alone
- 439.7%Hispanic
- 81.8%Two or more races
Races in Knife River detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (19.7%), Danish (10.6%), European (7.6%), Norwegian (6.1%), American (3.8%), Finnish (2.3%).
Current Local Time: MST time zone
Land area: 3.45 square miles.
Population density: 93 people per square mile (very low).
7 residents are foreign born (1.3% Europe, 1.0% North America).
| This place: | 2.4% |
| Montana: | 1.8% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,135 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,128 (1.0%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bismarck, ND 
(173.5 miles , pop. 55,532).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (525.2 miles , pop. 259,628).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (904.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Savage-Crane, MT (1.9 miles ),
), Crane, MT (3.0 miles),
Fox Lake, MT (4.5 miles),
Lambert, MT (5.2 miles ),
), Fairview, MT (5.6 miles )
)Latitude: 47.45 N, Longitude: 104.34 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 406
| Here: | 3.4% |
| Montana: | 3.8% |
- Educational services (21.8%)
- Construction (15.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (14.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.6%)
- Repair & maintenance (5.9%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.2%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (3.4%)
- Construction (26.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (22.4%)
- Educational services (11.9%)
- Repair & maintenance (7.5%)
- Rail transportation (6.0%)
- Truck transportation (6.0%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (4.5%)
- Educational services (34.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (17.3%)
- U. S. Postal service (7.7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (7.7%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.8%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (3.8%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (10.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (10.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.7%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.2%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (19.4%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (10.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (15.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (15.4%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (11.5%)
- Cashiers (7.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (3.8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (3.8%)
Average climate in Knife River, Montana
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Knife River-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Montana state average. It is 190% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 362.8 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 512.1 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 6/30/1975 at 18:54:13, a magnitude 6.1 (5.6 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 UK, 6.1 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 361.9 miles away from Knife River center
On 9/8/1984 at 00:59:31, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 235.7 miles away from the city center
On 5/29/1984 at 20:18:32, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 236.1 miles away from Knife River center
On 7/6/2017 at 06:30:17, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 7.6 mi) earthquake occurred 388.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Richland County (6) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Knife River:
- Minot State University (about 152 miles; Minot, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,887)
- Bismarck State College (about 172 miles; Bismarck, ND; FT enrollment: 3,015)
- University of Mary (about 177 miles; Bismarck, ND; FT enrollment: 2,854)
- Black Hills State University (about 206 miles; Spearfish, SD; FT enrollment: 3,166)
- Sheridan College (about 224 miles; Sheridan, WY; FT enrollment: 2,070)
- Montana State University-Billings (about 230 miles; Billings, MT; FT enrollment: 4,319)
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (about 241 miles; Rapid City, SD; FT enrollment: 2,102)
Public elementary/middle school in Knife River:
- WISE RIVER SCHOOL (Students: 20, Location: SCHOOL HOUSE ROAD, Grades: PK-8)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Knife River: Savage (A), Savage Volunteer Fire Company (B), Savage Museum (C), Richland County Ambulance Savage (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Knife River include: Yellowstone Community Church (A), Saint Michaels Catholic Church (B), First Lutheran Church of Savage (C), First Congregational Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Riverview Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.4 people |
| Montana: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 68.4% |
| Whole state: | 62.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 6.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
For population 15 years and over in Knife River:
- Never married: 31.7%
- Now married: 46.5%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 11.2%
For population 25 years and over in Knife River:
- High school or higher: 91.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.9%
- Unemployed: 12.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.4 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.9 |
| Montana average: | 10.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Knife River, MT (based on Richland County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 2,125 | 10 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,699 | 15 |
| Catholic | 1,539 | 5 |
| Other | 289 | 1 |
| None | 4,094 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 4
| This county: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| This county: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.48 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5
| Richland County: | 5.45 / 10,000 pop. |
| Montana: | 4.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 11
| Richland County: | 11.99 / 10,000 pop. |
| Montana: | 10.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 9.0% |
| Montana: | 7.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 28.3% |
| Montana: | 23.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Richland County: | 11.0% |
| State: | 10.7% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Knife River:
- KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
- KEYZ (660 AM; 5 kW; WILLISTON, ND; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- KGLE (590 AM; 1 kW; GLENDIVE, MT; Owner: FRIENDS OF CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- KATL (770 AM; 10 kW; MILES CITY, MT; Owner: STAR PRINTING COMPANY)
- KMTA (1050 AM; 10 kW; MILES CITY, MT; Owner: SENGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KFLN (960 AM; 5 kW; BAKER, MT; Owner: NEWELL BROADCASTING INC.)
- KXGN (1400 AM; 1 kW; GLENDIVE, MT; Owner: GLENDIVE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- KATQ (1070 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PLENTYWOOD, MT; Owner: RADIO INTERNAT'L-KATQ B/CAST ASSOC.)
- KLTC (1460 AM; 5 kW; DICKINSON, ND; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
- KHRT (1320 AM; 10 kW; MINOT, ND; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 4Number of bridges
- 23ft / 6.9mTotal length
- 6,668Total average daily traffic
- 588Total average daily truck traffic
- 7,542Total future (year 2037) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 77.4%Utility gas
- 17.0%Electricity
- 5.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 60.0%Utility gas
- 20.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 20.0%Electricity
Knife River compared to Montana state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.