Moving to Superior, Montana
Population: 893. Estimated population in July 2024: 910 (+1.9% change)
Males: 446 (49.9%), Females: 447 (50.1%)
Mineral County
Zip code: 59872
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.5 years
Median household income: $25,333
Median house value: $70,200
Population by Race
Races in Superior:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.0%)
- American Indian (5.5%)
- Two or more races (3.2%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- Filipino (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (26.2%), Irish (20.4%), English (11.3%), Norwegian (8.4%), French (5.2%), United States (3.5%).
Elevation: 2744 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Superior
- High school or higher: 83.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Superior town
- Never married: 22.2%
- Now married: 49.7%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 13.4%
- Divorced: 12.0%
2.7% Foreign born (1.1% Asia, 0.6% North America, 0.4% Europe, 0.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -11 (-1.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Superior:
- MINERAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (BROOKLYN & ROOSEVELT PO BOX 66)
- MINERAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL – CAH (1208 6TH AVENUE EAST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Superior:
- CLARK FORK VALLEY HOSPITAL – CAH (about 19 miles; PLAINS, MT)
- ST LUKE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 58 miles; RONAN, MT)
- ST LUKE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL-CAH (about 58 miles; RONAN, MT)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Superior:
- MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL (about 60 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Abbreviation: MSO)
- GLACIER PARK INTL (about 88 miles; KALISPELL, MT; Abbreviation: FCA)
- COEUR D’ALENE AIR TERM (about 139 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID; Abbreviation: COE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Superior:
- MINERAL COUNTY (about 4 miles; SUPERIOR, MT; Abbreviation: 9S4)
- PLAINS (about 19 miles; PLAINS, MT; Abbreviation: S34)
- HOT SPRINGS (about 35 miles; HOT SPRINGS, MT; Abbreviation: S09)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Superior:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 59 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
- UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 127 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
- NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 135 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,988)
- LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 156 miles; LEWISTON, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,213)
- SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 173 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,564)
- GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 179 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,860)
- SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 183 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 6,284)
Schools
Public high school in Superior:
- SUPERIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 141; Location: 410 ARIZONA AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Superior:
- SUPERIOR ELEMENTARY (Students: 192; Location: 1003 5TH AVE E; Grades: PK – 06)
- SUPERIOR 7-8 (Students: 53; Location: 410 1/2 ARIZONA AVE; Grades: 07 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Superior:
- MINERAL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $30,617; Location: 301 2ND AVE EAST; 31,034 books; 254 audio materials; 625 video materials; 40 serial subscriptions)