Hardin, Montana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,384. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,510 (+3.7% change)
Males: 1,592 (47.0%), Females: 1,792 (53.0%)
Big Horn County
Zip code: 59034
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.8 years
Median household income: $28,018
Median house value: $65,800
Population by Race
Races in Hardin:
- White Non-Hispanic (59.7%)
- American Indian (35.6%)
- Hispanic (5.5%)
- Two or more races (4.6%)
- Other race (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (26.3%), English (10.1%), Irish (10.0%), Norwegian (3.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.3%), United States (3.3%).
Elevation: 2902 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hardin
- High school or higher: 76.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
- Unemployed: 11.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hardin city
- Never married: 22.7%
- Now married: 54.0%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 11.8%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +374 (+12.4%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Hardin:
- BIG HORN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (17 N MILES)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Hardin:
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; BIGHORN, MT)
- DEACONESS BILLINGS CLINIC (about 55 miles; BILLINGS, MT)
- ST VINCENT HEALTHCARE (about 55 miles; BILLINGS, MT)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hardin:
- BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (about 64 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Abbreviation: BIL)
- SHERIDAN COUNTY (about 80 miles; SHERIDAN, WY; Abbreviation: SHR)
- WORLAND MUNI (about 125 miles; WORLAND, WY; Abbreviation: WRL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hardin:
- FAIRGROUNDS AIRPARK (about 2 miles; HARDIN, MT; Abbreviation: F02)
- FORT SMITH LANDING STRIP (about 36 miles; FORT SMITH, MT; Abbreviation: 5U7)
- HYSHAM (about 49 miles; HYSHAM, MT; Abbreviation: 6U7)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hardin:
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 61 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 215 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 228 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 273 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 304 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
- RICKS COLLEGE (about 313 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 325 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
Schools
Public high school in Hardin:
- HARDIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 485; Location: 702 N TERRY AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hardin:
- HARDIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 362; Location: 611 W 5TH STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
- HARDIN INTERMEDIATE (Students: 286; Location: 631 W 5TH STREET; Grades: 03 – 05)
- HARDIN PRIMARY (Students: 270; Location: 314 W 3RD STREET; Grades: PK – 02)
- COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Location: 10 MILES N OF HARDIN; Grades: N – N )
Private primary/middle school in Hardin:
- BIG HORN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 13; Location: PO BOX 409; Grades: 1 – 7)
Libraries
Library in Hardin:
- BIG HORN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $245,533; Location: 419 NORTH CUSTER AVENUE; 33,500 books; 450 audio materials; 950 video materials; 30 serial subscriptions)