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Moving to Polson, Montana

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Population: 4,041. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,828 (+19.5% change)
Males: 1,878 (46.5%), Females: 2,163 (53.5%)

Lake County

Zip code: 59860

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $21,870
Median house value: $88,100

Population by Race

Races in Polson:

  • White Non-Hispanic (77.3%)
  • American Indian (19.9%)
  • Two or more races (4.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)

Ancestries: German (26.2%), Irish (13.4%), English (13.4%), Norwegian (9.2%), Italian (5.3%), Scottish (4.0%).

Elevation: 2931 feet

Land area: 2.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Polson

  • High school or higher: 83.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Polson city

  • Never married: 25.0%
  • Now married: 45.8%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 10.5%
  • Divorced: 17.1%

1.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +478 (+13.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Polson:

  • ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL CORP (BOX 1010 SKYLINE DR)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Polson:

  • ST LUKE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; RONAN, MT)
  • ST LUKE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL-CAH (about 11 miles; RONAN, MT)
  • KALISPELL REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; KALISPELL, MT)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Polson:

  • GLACIER PARK INTL (about 43 miles; KALISPELL, MT; Abbreviation: FCA)
  • MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL (about 55 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Abbreviation: MSO)
  • BERT MOONEY (about 167 miles; BUTTE, MT; Abbreviation: BTM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Polson:

  • POLSON (about 2 miles; POLSON, MT; Abbreviation: 8S1)
  • RONAN (about 10 miles; RONAN, MT; Abbreviation: 7S0)
  • ST IGNATIUS (about 27 miles; ST IGNATIUS, MT; Abbreviation: 52S)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Polson:

  • THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 40 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 182 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,988)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 185 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 216 miles; LEWISTON, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,213)
  • SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 221 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,564)
  • GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 227 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,860)
  • SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 231 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 6,284)

Schools

Public high school in Polson:

  • POLSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 526; Location: 1712 2ND STREET WEST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Polson:

  • LINDERMAN SCHOOL (Students: 302; Location: 312 4TH AVENUE EAST; Grades: PK – 04)
  • POLSON 7-8 (Students: 298; Location: 1602 2ND STREET WEST; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • CHERRY VALLEY SCHOOL (Students: 271; Location: 107 8TH AVENUE WEST; Grades: PK – 04)
  • POLSON 5-6 SCHOOL (Students: 247; Location: 1602 2ND STREET WEST; Grades: 05 – 06)
  • VALLEY VIEW SCHOOL (Students: 23; Location: 7000 VALLEY VIEW ROAD; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Polson:

  • POLSON CITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $161,850; Location: 2 1ST AVENUE EAST; 41,000 books; 412 audio materials; 580 video materials; 79 serial subscriptions)

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