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Population: 703. Estimated population in July 2024: 643 (-8.5% change)
Males: 333 (47.4%), Females: 370 (52.6%)

Chouteau County

Zip code: 59520

Demographics

Median resident age: 47.7 years
Median household income: $28,523
Median house value: $52,600

Population by Race

Races in Big Sandy:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
  • American Indian (3.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (31.4%), Norwegian (16.8%), English (10.8%), Irish (10.4%), French (7.5%), Swedish (7.0%).

Elevation: 2712 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Big Sandy

  • High school or higher: 81.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Big Sandy town

  • Never married: 17.1%
  • Now married: 58.0%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 10.4%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -40 (-5.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Big Sandy:

  • BIG SANDY MEDICAL CENTER – CAH (3 MONTANA AVE PO BOX 530)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Big Sandy:

  • NORTHERN MONTANA HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; HAVRE, MT)
  • MISSOURI RIVER MEDICAL CENTER – CAH (about 44 miles; FORT BENTON, MT)
  • LIBERTY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 66 miles; CHESTER, MT)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Big Sandy:

  • GREAT FALLS INTL (about 100 miles; GREAT FALLS, MT; Abbreviation: GTF)
  • HELENA REGIONAL (about 168 miles; HELENA, MT; Abbreviation: HLN)
  • GALLATIN FIELD (about 181 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Abbreviation: BZN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Big Sandy:

  • BIG SANDY (about 3 miles; BIG SANDY, MT; Abbreviation: 3U8)
  • HAVRE CITY-COUNTY (about 36 miles; HAVRE, MT; Abbreviation: HVR)
  • GERALDINE (about 42 miles; GERALDINE, MT; Abbreviation: 5U8)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Big Sandy:

  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 184 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 202 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 282 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 322 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 410 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 449 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 463 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,988)

Schools

Public high school in Big Sandy:

  • BIG SANDY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 70; Location: PIONEER TRAIL; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Big Sandy:

  • F E MILEY SCHOOL (Students: 78; Location: 342 VERNON AVE; Grades: PK – 06)
  • BIG SANDY 7-8 (Students: 32; Location: PIONEER TRAIL; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • WARRICK SCHOOL (Students: 2; Location: WARRICK ROAD; Grades: PK – 08)

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