Hot Springs, Montana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 531. Estimated population in July 2024: 565 (+6.4% change)
Males: 247 (46.5%), Females: 284 (53.5%)
Sanders County
Zip code: 59845
Demographics
Median resident age: 50.0 years
Median household income: $12,663
Median house value: $64,100
Population by Race
Races in Hot Springs:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.8%)
- American Indian (11.3%)
- Hispanic (3.6%)
- Two or more races (3.6%)
- Other race (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (18.3%), United States (17.9%), Irish (15.6%), English (15.1%), Norwegian (7.2%), Dutch (4.7%).
Elevation: 2829 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hot Springs
- High school or higher: 77.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 6.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hot Springs town
- Never married: 20.8%
- Now married: 41.9%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 17.2%
- Divorced: 17.0%
4.3% Foreign born (2.1% North America, 1.3% Latin America, 0.9% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +94 (+21.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hot Springs:
- CLARK FORK VALLEY HOSPITAL – CAH (about 15 miles; PLAINS, MT)
- ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL CORP (about 36 miles; POLSON, MT)
- MINERAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; SUPERIOR, MT)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hot Springs:
- GLACIER PARK INTL (about 56 miles; KALISPELL, MT; Abbreviation: FCA)
- MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL (about 64 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Abbreviation: MSO)
- COEUR D’ALENE AIR TERM (about 149 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID; Abbreviation: COE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hot Springs:
- HOT SPRINGS (about 6 miles; HOT SPRINGS, MT; Abbreviation: S09)
- PLAINS (about 19 miles; PLAINS, MT; Abbreviation: S34)
- MINERAL COUNTY (about 33 miles; SUPERIOR, MT; Abbreviation: 9S4)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hot Springs:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 55 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
- NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 146 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,988)
- UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 149 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
- LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 181 miles; LEWISTON, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,213)
- SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 185 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,564)
- GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 191 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,860)
- SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 196 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 6,284)
Schools
Public high school in Hot Springs:
- HOT SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 74; Location: 325 BROADWAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hot Springs:
- HOT SPRINGS SCHOOL (Students: 117; Location: 325 BROADWAY; Grades: PK – 06)
- HOT SPRINGS 7-8 (Students: 30; Location: 325 BROADWAY; Grades: 07 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Hot Springs:
- PRESTON HOT SPRINGS TOWN COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $24,788; Location: 203 EAST MAIN; 12,826 books; 106 audio materials; 474 video materials; 21 serial subscriptions)