Big Sandy, Montana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Big Sandy, Montana
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location of BigSandy, Montana


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Montana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Chouteau
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area_total_km2 = 1.1
area_land_km2 = 1.1
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.4
area_land_sq_mi = 0.4
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 703
population_density_km2 = 613.2
population_density_sq_mi = 1588.1

timezone = Mountain (MST)
utc_offset = -7
timezone_DST = MDT
utc_offset_DST = -6
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elevation_m = 823
elevation_ft = 2700
latd = 48 |latm = 10 |lats = 40 |latNS = N
longd = 110 |longm = 6 |longs = 53 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 59520
area_code = 406
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blank_info = 30-06250
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Big Sandy is a town in Chouteau County, Montana, United States. The population was 703 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Big Sandy is located at coor dms|48|10|40|N|110|6|53|W|city (48.177872, -110.114630)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 703 people, 296 households, and 179 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,588.1 people per square mile (616.9/km²). There were 371 housing units at an average density of 838.1/sq mi (325.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.31% White, 2.84% Native American, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.57% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.

There were 296 households out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 36.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the town the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 16.8% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 27.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,523, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $23,000 versus $17,917 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,801. About 10.2% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives and residents

*Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam.
*Jon Tester, Democratic U.S. Senator and organic farmer.

References

External links

* [http://www.bigsandymt.org/index.htm Big Sandy Chamber of Commerce website]