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Population (year 2000): 410. Estimated
population in July 2005: 395 (-3.7% change)
Males: 189 (46.1%), Females: 221 (53.9%)
Carter County
Zip code:
59324
Median resident age: 49.0 years
Median household income: $19,432 (year 2000)
Median house value: $19,000 (year 2000)
Races in Ekalaka:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (34.9%), Irish (21.7%),
English (19.0%), Norwegian (12.9%), French (8.0%), Scotch-Irish
(5.1%).
Elevation: 3427 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ekalaka
- High school or higher: 73.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
- Unemployed: 1.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ekalaka town
- Never married: 15.4%
- Now married: 55.1%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 15.1%
- Divorced: 13.8%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -26 (-6.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Ekalaka:
- DAHL MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE ASSOC - CAH (PO BOX
46)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ekalaka:
- FALLON MEDICAL COMPLEX CAH (about 39 miles; BAKER,
MT)
- SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE SERVICES - CAH (about 82 miles;
BOWMAN, ND)
- GLENDIVE MEDICAL CENTER (about 85 miles; GLENDIVE,
MT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ekalaka:
- GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 127 miles; GILLETTE,
WY; ID: GCC)
- ELLSWORTH AFB (about 157 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; ID:
RCA)
- RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 165 miles; RAPID CITY,
SD; ID: RAP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ekalaka:
- EKALAKA (about 2 miles; EKALAKA, MT; ID: 97M)
- BAKER MUNI (about 37 miles; BAKER, MT; ID: BHK)
- BELLE CREEK (about 65 miles; BELLE CREEK, MT; ID:
3V7)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ekalaka:
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles;
SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about
155 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 238 miles; CHADRON, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,144)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 239 miles; CASPER, WY; FT
enrollment: 2,564)
- BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 270 miles; BISMARCK,
ND; FT enrollment: 2,205)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 270 miles; BISMARCK, ND;
FT enrollment: 2,203)
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 273 miles;
BILLINGS, MT; FT enrollment: 3,105)
Public high school in Ekalaka:
- CARTER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 65;
Location: 111 W SPEELMON ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ekalaka:
- EKALAKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 71;
Location: 106 E PARK ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- EKALAKA 7-8 (Students: 27; Location: 111 W
SPEELMON; Grades: 07 - 08)
- COAL CREEK SCHOOL (Location: 1631 MILL IRON
RD; Grades: N - N )
Library in Ekalaka:
- EKALAKA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$15,696; Location: MAIN STREET; 10,300 books; 105 audio
materials; 500 video materials)
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