Denton, Montana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 301. Estimated population in July 2024: 288 (-4.3% change)
Males: 157 (52.2%), Females: 144 (47.8%)
Fergus County
Zip code: 59430
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.4 years
Median household income: $28,393
Median house value: $40,000
Population by Race
Races in Denton:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (24.9%), Irish (19.3%), English (15.6%), Norwegian (14.6%), United States (10.6%), Czech (5.3%).
Elevation: 3603 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Denton
- High school or higher: 93.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 2.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Denton town
- Never married: 14.9%
- Now married: 66.5%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 7.9%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -49 (-14.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Denton:
- CENTRAL MONTANA MEDICAL CTR (about 38 miles; LEWISTOWN, MT)
- BIG SANDY MEDICAL CENTER – CAH (about 58 miles; BIG SANDY, MT)
- MISSOURI RIVER MEDICAL CENTER – CAH (about 60 miles; FORT BENTON, MT)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Denton:
- GREAT FALLS INTL (about 99 miles; GREAT FALLS, MT; Abbreviation: GTF)
- GALLATIN FIELD (about 136 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Abbreviation: BZN)
- BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (about 143 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Abbreviation: BIL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Denton:
- DENTON (about 1 miles; DENTON, MT; Abbreviation: 5U0)
- STANFORD (about 23 miles; STANFORD, MT; Abbreviation: S64)
- GERALDINE (about 28 miles; GERALDINE, MT; Abbreviation: 5U8)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Denton:
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 134 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 149 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
- RICKS COLLEGE (about 272 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 285 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
- IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 361 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 395 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
- UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 413 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
Schools
Public high school in Denton:
- DENTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 58; Location: 1200 LEHMAN; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Denton:
- DENTON SCHOOL (Students: 61; Location: 1200 LEHMAN; Grades: PK – 06)
- DENTON 7-8 (Students: 22; Location: 1200 LEHMAN; Grades: 07 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Denton:
- DENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $6,314; Location: 515 BROADWAY; 5,600 books; 50 audio materials; 62 video materials; 2 serial subscriptions)