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Population (year 2000): 1,594. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,475 (-7.5% change)
Males: 765 (48.0%), Females: 829 (52.0%)
Chouteau County
Zip code:
59442
Median resident age: 43.2 years
Median household income: $29,406 (year 2000)
Median house value: $74,200 (year 2000)
Races in Fort Benton:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (30.8%), Norwegian (14.8%),
Irish (13.5%), English (10.7%), United States (3.8%), Dutch
(3.2%).
Elevation: 2632 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fort Benton
- High school or higher: 82.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fort Benton city
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 59.3%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 10.1%
2.1% Foreign born (1.1% North America, 0.4%
Europe, 0.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -65 (-3.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Fort Benton:
- MISSOURI RIVER MEDICAL CENTER - CAH (1501 ST
CHARLES STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fort Benton:
- BIG SANDY MEDICAL CENTER - CAH (about 48 miles; BIG
SANDY, MT)
- BENEFIS HEALTHCARE (about 48 miles; GREAT FALLS, MT)
- LIBERTY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 52 miles; CHESTER,
MT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort
Benton:
- GREAT FALLS INTL (about 54 miles; GREAT FALLS, MT;
ID: GTF)
- HELENA REGIONAL (about 123 miles; HELENA, MT; ID:
HLN)
- GALLATIN FIELD (about 145 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; ID:
BZN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Benton:
- FORT BENTON (about 3 miles; FORT BENTON, MT; ID:
79S)
- GERALDINE (about 34 miles; GERALDINE, MT; ID: 5U8)
- TIBER DAM (about 45 miles; TIBER DAM, MT; ID: B70)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fort Benton:
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 152 miles;
BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 208 miles;
BILLINGS, MT; FT enrollment: 3,105)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 239 miles;
MISSOULA, MT; FT enrollment: 11,112)
- RICKS COLLEGE (about 287 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT
enrollment: 8,670)
- IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 374 miles; POCATELLO,
ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
- UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 422 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT
enrollment: 9,823)
- NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 423 miles; COEUR D'ALENE,
ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
Public high school in Fort Benton:
- FORT BENTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 137;
Location: 1820 WASHINGTON; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fort Benton:
- FORT BENTON SCHOOL (Students: 163; Location:
1406 FRANKLIN; Grades: PK - 06)
- FORT BENTON 7-8 (Students: 52; Location: 1820
WASHINGTON; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Fort Benton:
- CHOUTEAU COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$155,517; Location: 1518 MAIN; 37,600 books; 372 audio
materials; 390 video materials; 124 serial
subscriptions)
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