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Moving to Fort Peck, Montana

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Population: 240. Estimated population in July 2024: 229 (-4.6% change)
Males: 115 (47.9%), Females: 125 (52.1%)

Zip code: 59223

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.9 years
Median household income: $47,083
Median house value: $86,100

Population by Race

Races in Fort Peck:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • American Indian (3.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)

Ancestries: German (35.8%), Norwegian (27.9%), Irish (12.1%), Czech (5.8%), English (5.8%), Scotch-Irish (5.0%).

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fort Peck

  • High school or higher: 89.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 35.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Peck town

  • Never married: 15.4%
  • Now married: 72.3%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 4.8%
  • Divorced: 6.4%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +16 (+7.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Peck:

  • FRANCES MAHON DEACONESS HOSPITAL – CAH (about 20 miles; GLASGOW, MT)
  • MCCONE COUNTY HEALTH CENTER – CAH (about 53 miles; CIRCLE, MT)
  • TRINITY HOSPITAL (about 56 miles; WOLF POINT, MT)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Peck:

  • SLOULIN FLD INTL (about 196 miles; WILLISTON, ND; Abbreviation: ISN)
  • BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (about 210 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Abbreviation: BIL)
  • SHERIDAN COUNTY (about 226 miles; SHERIDAN, WY; Abbreviation: SHR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Peck:

  • FORT PECK (about 2 miles; FORT PECK, MT; Abbreviation: 37S)
  • WOKAL FIELD/GLASGOW INTL (about 17 miles; GLASGOW, MT; Abbreviation: GGW)
  • HINSDALE (about 50 miles; HINSDALE, MT; Abbreviation: 6U5)

Amtrak station near Fort Peck:

  • 19 miles: GLASGOW (GLASCOW, 424 1ST AVE. S). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges and Universities

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

  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 211 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
  • BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 301 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 349 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 351 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 352 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 357 miles; MINOT, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
  • BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 401 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,205)

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