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Moving to Colstrip, Montana

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Population: 2,346
Males: 1,207 (51.4%), Females: 1,139 (48.6%)

Rosebud County

Zip code: 59323

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $55,650
Median house value: $75,400

Population by Race

Races in Colstrip:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.3%)
  • American Indian (14.1%)
  • Two or more races (3.5%)
  • Hispanic (3.2%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (32.1%), Irish (16.2%), English (12.5%), Norwegian (10.5%), Scotch-Irish (5.3%), United States (5.2%).

Elevation: 3232 feet

Land area: 4.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Colstrip

  • High school or higher: 91.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Colstrip city

  • Never married: 21.4%
  • Now married: 66.4%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 0.6%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

1.3% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Colstrip:

  • ROSEBUD HEATLH CARE CENTER – CAH (about 14 miles; FORSYTH, MT)
  • PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; BIGHORN, MT)
  • HOLY ROSARY HEALTHCARE (about 65 miles; MILES CITY, MT)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Colstrip:

  • SHERIDAN COUNTY (about 81 miles; SHERIDAN, WY; Abbreviation: SHR)
  • GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 132 miles; GILLETTE, WY; Abbreviation: GCC)
  • BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (about 132 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Abbreviation: BIL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Colstrip:

  • COLSTRIP (about 6 miles; COLSTRIP, MT; Abbreviation: M46)
  • TILLITT FIELD (about 26 miles; FORSYTH, MT; Abbreviation: 1S3)
  • ST LABRE MISSION (about 33 miles; ASHLAND, MT; Abbreviation: 3U4)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Colstrip:

  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 129 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 208 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 214 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 267 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 293 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 297 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
  • CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 329 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)

Schools

Public high school in Colstrip:

  • COLSTRIP HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 270; Location: 5000 PINE BUTTE DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Colstrip:

  • PINE BUTTE ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 289; Location: 2800 DURANGO DRIVE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • FRANK BRATTIN MIDDLE SCHL (Students: 189; Location: 216 OLIVE DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)

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