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Bigfork, Montana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 1,421
Males: 680 (47.9%), Females: 741 (52.1%)

Flathead County

Zip code: 59911

Demographics

Median resident age: 50.5 years
Median household income: $36,116
Median house value: $179,300

Population by Race

Races in Bigfork:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (24.2%), Irish (21.0%), English (15.3%), Norwegian (9.6%), Scottish (7.0%), Scotch-Irish (6.5%).

Elevation: 2968 feet

Land area: 5.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bigfork

  • High school or higher: 90.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 35.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bigfork CDP

  • Never married: 16.3%
  • Now married: 65.2%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

3.9% Foreign born (1.8% Europe, 1.2% Asia, 1.0% North America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bigfork:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bigfork:

  • GLACIER PARK INTL (about 20 miles; KALISPELL, MT; Abbreviation: FCA)
  • MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL (about 81 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Abbreviation: MSO)
  • HELENA REGIONAL (about 178 miles; HELENA, MT; Abbreviation: HLN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bigfork:

  • FERNDALE AIRFIELD (about 6 miles; BIG FORK, MT; Abbreviation: 53U)
  • KALISPELL CITY (about 17 miles; KALISPELL, MT; Abbreviation: S27)
  • WHITEFISH (about 27 miles; WHITEFISH, MT; Abbreviation: 58S)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bigfork:

  • THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 66 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 189 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,988)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 199 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
  • SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 227 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,564)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 232 miles; LEWISTON, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,213)
  • GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 234 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,860)
  • SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 238 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 6,284)

Schools

Public high school in Bigfork:

  • BIGFORK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 375; Location: 600 COMMERCE ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Bigfork:

  • BIGFORK SCHOOL (Students: 339; Location: 600 COMMERCE ST; Grades: PK – 06)
  • BIGFORK 7-8 (Students: 138; Location: 600 COMMERCE ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • SWAN RIVER SCHOOL (Students: 128; Location: 1205 SWAN HIGHWAY; Grades: PK – 06)
  • SWAN RIVER 7-8 (Students: 41; Location: 1205 SWAN HIGHWAY; Grades: 07 – 08)

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