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Moving to Fort Benton, Montana

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Population: 1,594. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,475 (-7.5% change)
Males: 765 (48.0%), Females: 829 (52.0%)

Chouteau County

Zip code: 59442

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.2 years
Median household income: $29,406
Median house value: $74,200

Population by Race

Races in Fort Benton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (30.8%), Norwegian (14.8%), Irish (13.5%), English (10.7%), United States (3.8%), Dutch (3.2%).

Elevation: 2632 feet

Land area: 2.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fort Benton

  • High school or higher: 82.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Benton city

  • Never married: 18.1%
  • Now married: 59.3%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 10.4%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

2.1% Foreign born (1.1% North America, 0.4% Europe, 0.4% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -65 (-3.9%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Fort Benton:

  • MISSOURI RIVER MEDICAL CENTER – CAH (1501 ST CHARLES STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Fort Benton:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Benton:

  • GREAT FALLS INTL (about 54 miles; GREAT FALLS, MT; Abbreviation: GTF)
  • HELENA REGIONAL (about 123 miles; HELENA, MT; Abbreviation: HLN)
  • GALLATIN FIELD (about 145 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Abbreviation: BZN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Benton:

  • FORT BENTON (about 3 miles; FORT BENTON, MT; Abbreviation: 79S)
  • GERALDINE (about 34 miles; GERALDINE, MT; Abbreviation: 5U8)
  • TIBER DAM (about 45 miles; TIBER DAM, MT; Abbreviation: B70)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Benton:

  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 152 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 208 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 239 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 287 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
  • IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 374 miles; POCATELLO, ID; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 422 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 423 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,988)

Schools

Public high school in Fort Benton:

  • FORT BENTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 137; Location: 1820 WASHINGTON; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Fort Benton:

  • FORT BENTON SCHOOL (Students: 163; Location: 1406 FRANKLIN; Grades: PK – 06)
  • FORT BENTON 7-8 (Students: 52; Location: 1820 WASHINGTON; Grades: 07 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Fort Benton:

  • CHOUTEAU COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $155,517; Location: 1518 MAIN; 37,600 books; 372 audio materials; 390 video materials; 124 serial subscriptions)

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