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Population: 415. Estimated population in July 2024: 346 (-16.6% change)
Males: 207 (49.9%), Females: 208 (50.1%)

Toole County

Zip code: 59482

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $38,250
Median house value: $46,700

Population by Race

Races in Sunburst:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
  • American Indian (4.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (28.2%), Norwegian (25.3%), Irish (17.6%), English (10.6%), United States (5.8%), Italian (4.3%).

Elevation: 3348 feet

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sunburst

  • High school or higher: 87.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 27.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sunburst town

  • Never married: 14.9%
  • Now married: 69.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

4.8% Foreign born (4.1% North America, 0.7% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -21 (-4.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Sunburst:

  • MARIAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; SHELBY, MT)
  • MARIAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; SHELBY, MT)
  • NORTHERN ROCKIES MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 42 miles; CUT BANK, MT)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sunburst:

  • GREAT FALLS INTL (about 105 miles; GREAT FALLS, MT; Abbreviation: GTF)
  • HELENA REGIONAL (about 157 miles; HELENA, MT; Abbreviation: HLN)
  • GLACIER PARK INTL (about 167 miles; KALISPELL, MT; Abbreviation: FCA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sunburst:

  • SUNBURST (about 1 miles; SUNBURST, MT; Abbreviation: 8U5)
  • ROSS INTL (about 8 miles; SWEETGRASS, MT; Abbreviation: 7S8)
  • SHELBY (about 25 miles; SHELBY, MT; Abbreviation: SBX)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sunburst:

  • THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 192 miles; MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 235 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 321 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 347 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,988)
  • RICKS COLLEGE (about 352 miles; REXBURG, ID; Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 359 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
  • SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 385 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,564)

Schools

Public high school in Sunburst:

  • SUNBURST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 86; Location: 414 3RD ST SOUTH; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Sunburst:

  • SUNBURST ELEMENTARY (Students: 98; Location: 220 1ST ST SOUTH; Grades: PK – 06)
  • SUNBURST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 37; Location: 220 1ST ST SOUTH; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • RIMROCK COLONY SCHOOL (Students: 22; Location: 220 1ST STREET SO; Grades: KG – 08)
  • HILLSIDE COLONY SCHOOL (Students: 17; Location: 220 1ST STREET SO; Grades: KG – 08)

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