Loma, Montana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Loma, Montana
settlement_type = CDP
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map_caption = Location of Loma, 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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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 8.9
area_land_km2 = 8.9
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 3.5
area_land_sq_mi = 3.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 92
population_density_km2 = 10.3
population_density_sq_mi = 26.6

timezone = Mountain (MST)
utc_offset = -7
timezone_DST = MDT
utc_offset_DST = -6
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elevation_m = 785
elevation_ft = 2575
latd = 47 |latm = 56 |lats = 14 |latNS = N
longd = 110 |longm = 29 |longs = 59 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 59460
area_code = 406
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blank_info = 30-44800
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blank1_info = 0773566
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Loma is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chouteau County, Montana, United States. The population was 92 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Loma is located at coor dms|47|56|14|N|110|29|59|W|city (47.937358, -110.499854)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.5 square miles (8.9 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 92 people, 40 households, and 25 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 26.6 people per square mile (10.3/km²). There were 47 housing units at an average density of 13.6/sq mi (5.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.83% White and 2.17% Native American.

There were 40 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 109.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,208, and the median income for a family was $26,875. Males had a median income of $18,750 versus $11,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,885. There were 13.0% of families and 17.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 27.8% of those over 64.

Miscellaneous

Loma boasts as having the most extreme recorded temperature change in a 24-hour period. On January 15, 1972, the temperature rose from −54 °F (−48 °C) to 49 °F (9 °C); a dramatic example of the regional Chinook wind in action.

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