Denton, Montana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 301. Estimated population in July 2024: 288 (-4.3% change)
Males: 157 (52.2%), Females: 144 (47.8%)

Fergus County

Zip code: 59430

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.4 years
Median household income: $28,393
Median house value: $40,000

Population by Race

Races in Denton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (24.9%), Irish (19.3%), English (15.6%), Norwegian (14.6%), United States (10.6%), Czech (5.3%).

Elevation: 3603 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Denton

  • High school or higher: 93.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Denton town

  • Never married: 14.9%
  • Now married: 66.5%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 7.9%

0.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -49 (-14.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Denton:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Denton:

  • GREAT FALLS INTL (about 99 miles; GREAT FALLS, MT; Abbreviation: GTF)
  • GALLATIN FIELD (about 136 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Abbreviation: BZN)
  • BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (about 143 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Abbreviation: BIL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Denton:

  • DENTON (about 1 miles; DENTON, MT; Abbreviation: 5U0)
  • STANFORD (about 23 miles; STANFORD, MT; Abbreviation: S64)
  • GERALDINE (about 28 miles; GERALDINE, MT; Abbreviation: 5U8)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Denton:

  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 134 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 149 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 272 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 285 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 361 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 395 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 413 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)

Schools

Public high school in Denton:

  • DENTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 58; Location: 1200 LEHMAN; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Denton:

  • DENTON SCHOOL (Students: 61; Location: 1200 LEHMAN; Grades: PK – 06)
  • DENTON 7-8 (Students: 22; Location: 1200 LEHMAN; Grades: 07 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Denton:

  • DENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $6,314; Location: 515 BROADWAY; 5,600 books; 50 audio materials; 62 video materials; 2 serial subscriptions)