Cascade, Montana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 819. Estimated population in July 2024: 798 (-2.6% change)
Males: 391 (47.7%), Females: 428 (52.3%)

Cascade County

Zip code: 59421

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $30,602
Median house value: $84,400

Population by Race

Races in Cascade:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • American Indian (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (25.6%), Irish (22.8%), English (13.4%), Norwegian (13.2%), French (7.3%), United States (6.3%).

Elevation: 3378 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cascade

  • High school or higher: 86.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cascade town

  • Never married: 19.6%
  • Now married: 58.3%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 10.0%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +211 (+34.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cascade:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cascade:

  • GREAT FALLS INTL (about 27 miles; GREAT FALLS, MT; Abbreviation: GTF)
  • HELENA REGIONAL (about 50 miles; HELENA, MT; Abbreviation: HLN)
  • BERT MOONEY (about 106 miles; BUTTE, MT; Abbreviation: BTM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cascade:

  • FAIRFIELD (about 30 miles; FAIRFIELD, MT; Abbreviation: 5U5)
  • DUTTON (about 39 miles; DUTTON, MT; Abbreviation: 5U1)
  • MOUNTAIN LAKES FIELD (about 46 miles; HELENA, MT; Abbreviation: 5M7)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cascade:

  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 126 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 163 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 241 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 247 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 322 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 346 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 352 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,988)

Schools

Public high school in Cascade:

  • CASCADE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 148; Location: 321 CENTRAL AVE W; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Cascade:

  • CASCADE SCHOOL (Students: 133; Location: 321 CENTRAL AVE W; Grades: PK – 05)
  • CASCADE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 118; Location: 321 CENTRAL AVE W; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Cascade:

  • WEDSWORTH MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $17,561; Location: 9 1/2 FRONT STREET; 6,000 books; 250 audio materials; 250 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)