Basin, Montana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 255
Males: 124 (48.6%), Females: 131 (51.4%)
Jefferson County
Zip code: 59631
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $22,500
Median house value: $55,700
Population by Race
Races in Basin:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
- American Indian (3.5%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
Ancestries: German (22.0%), Irish (17.6%), English (6.7%), Italian (4.3%), United States (3.9%), Scottish (3.5%).
Elevation: 5355 feet
Land area: 12.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Basin
- High school or higher: 79.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 8.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Basin CDP
- Never married: 19.4%
- Now married: 64.1%
- Separated: 4.7%
- Widowed: 2.4%
- Divorced: 9.4%
0.8% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Basin:
- ST JAMES HEALTHCARE (about 26 miles; BUTTE, MT)
- ST PETERS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; HELENA, MT)
- POWELL COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL – CAH (about 34 miles; DEER LODGE, MT)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Basin:
- BERT MOONEY (about 27 miles; BUTTE, MT; Abbreviation: BTM)
- HELENA REGIONAL (about 31 miles; HELENA, MT; Abbreviation: HLN)
- GALLATIN FIELD (about 85 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Abbreviation: BZN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Basin:
- BOULDER (about 13 miles; BOULDER, MT; Abbreviation: 3U9)
- BUTTE AERO (about 27 miles; BUTTE, MT; Abbreviation: 84U)
- DEER LODGE-CITY-COUNTY (about 36 miles; DEER LODGE, MT; Abbreviation: 38S)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Basin:
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 105 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 137 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
- RICKS COLLEGE (about 177 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
- IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 250 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 265 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
- COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 300 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; Full-time enrollment: 3,433)
- UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 308 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
Public primary/middle school in Basin:
- BASIN SCHOOL (Students: 21; Location: 119 NORTH QUARTZ; Grades: PK – 06)