Choteau, Montana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,781. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,738 (-2.4% change)
Males: 825 (46.3%), Females: 956 (53.7%)
Teton County
Zip code: 59422
Demographics
Median resident age: 45.9 years
Median household income: $25,708
Median house value: $73,600
Population by Race
Races in Choteau:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
- American Indian (5.3%)
- Two or more races (2.8%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (22.8%), English (14.7%), Norwegian (13.7%), Irish (13.1%), United States (8.5%), Dutch (5.1%).
Elevation: 3820 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Choteau
- High school or higher: 80.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Choteau city
- Never married: 16.4%
- Now married: 53.8%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 15.3%
- Divorced: 13.1%
2.0% Foreign born (1.1% Europe, 0.7% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: -6 (-0.3%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Choteau:
- TETON MEDICAL CENTER -CAH (915 FOURTH STREET NORTHWEST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Choteau:
- PONDERA MEDICAL CLINIC – CAH (about 30 miles; CONRAD, MT)
- MARIAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 55 miles; SHELBY, MT)
- MARIAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 55 miles; SHELBY, MT)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Choteau:
- GREAT FALLS INTL (about 62 miles; GREAT FALLS, MT; Abbreviation: GTF)
- HELENA REGIONAL (about 85 miles; HELENA, MT; Abbreviation: HLN)
- BERT MOONEY (about 130 miles; BUTTE, MT; Abbreviation: BTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Choteau:
- CHOTEAU (about 2 miles; CHOTEAU, MT; Abbreviation: CII)
- FAIRFIELD (about 21 miles; FAIRFIELD, MT; Abbreviation: 5U5)
- AUGUSTA (about 28 miles; AUGUSTA, MT; Abbreviation: 3U5)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Choteau:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 138 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 175 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
- RICKS COLLEGE (about 280 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 293 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
- NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 318 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,988)
- UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 319 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
- LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 347 miles; LEWISTON, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,213)
Schools
Public high school in Choteau:
- CHOTEAU HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 159; Location: 204 7TH AVE NW; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Choteau:
- CHOTEAU SCHOOL (Students: 242; Location: 102 7TH AVE NW; Grades: PK – 06)
- CHOTEAU 7-8 (Students: 69; Location: 204 7TH AVE NW; Grades: 07 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Choteau:
- CHOTEAU PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $62,636; Location: 17 MAIN AVENUE NORTH; 21,500 books; 425 audio materials; 750 video materials; 22 serial subscriptions)