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Population (year 2000): 56,690. Estimated
population in July 2005: 56,338 (-0.6% change)
Males: 27,505 (48.5%), Females: 29,185 (51.5%)
Cascade County
Zip codes:
59401,
59404,
59405.
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $32,436 (year 2000)
Median house value: $92,000 (year 2000)
Races in Great Falls:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.7%)
- American Indian (6.6%)
- Two or more races (2.5%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
- Black (1.0%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (25.3%), Irish (15.2%),
Norwegian (11.4%), English (11.1%), United States (5.8%), French
(4.3%).
Elevation: 3334 feet
Land area: 19.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Great Falls
- High school or higher: 87.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
- Unemployed: 6.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Great Falls city
- Never married: 22.6%
- Now married: 54.5%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 13.3%
2.5% Foreign born (1.3% Europe, 0.5% Asia, 0.5%
North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,298 (+2.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Great Falls:
- BENEFIS HEALTHCARE (1101 26TH STREET SOUTH)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Great Falls:
- MISSOURI RIVER MEDICAL CENTER - CAH (about 50 miles;
FORT BENTON, MT)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MEDICAL CENTER - CAH (about 64 miles;
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, MT)
- PONDERA MEDICAL CLINIC - CAH (about 67 miles;
CONRAD, MT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Great Falls:
- GREAT FALLS INTL (about 7 miles; GREAT FALLS, MT;
ID: GTF)
- HELENA REGIONAL (about 78 miles; HELENA, MT; ID:
HLN)
- GALLATIN FIELD (about 120 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; ID:
BZN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Great Falls:
- DUTTON (about 36 miles; DUTTON, MT; ID: 5U1)
- FAIRFIELD (about 48 miles; FAIRFIELD, MT; ID: 5U5)
- FORT BENTON (about 51 miles; FORT BENTON, MT; ID:
79S)
Colleges/Universities in Great Falls:
- UNIVERSITY OF GREAT FALLS (Full-time
enrollment: 741; Location: 1301 TWENTIETH ST S; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.ugf.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-COLL OF TECHN-GREAT
FALLS (FT enrollment: 109; Location: 2100 16TH AVE
S; Public; Website: www.msugf.edu)
- DAHLS COLLEGE OF BEAUTY INC (FT enrollment:
19; Location: 716 CENTRAL AVE; Private, for-profit)
- BENEFIS HEALTHCARE SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC
TECHNOLOGY (FT enrollment: 6; Location: 500 15TH AVE
S; Private, not-for-profit)
- MOUNTAIN STATES BAPTIST COLLEGE (Location:
824 THIRD AVE N; Private, not-for-profit; Website:
www.montana.com/fairview/MSBC.html)
- BENEFIS HEALTHCARE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
(Location: PO BOX 5013; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Great Falls:
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 132 miles;
BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 193 miles;
MISSOULA, MT; FT enrollment: 11,112)
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 229 miles;
BILLINGS, MT; FT enrollment: 3,105)
- RICKS COLLEGE (about 258 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT
enrollment: 8,670)
- IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 342 miles; POCATELLO,
ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
- UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 377 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT
enrollment: 9,823)
- NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 380 miles; COEUR D'ALENE,
ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
Public high schools in Great Falls:
- GREAT FALLS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,873;
Location: 1900 2ND AVENUE SOUTH; Grades: 09 - 12)
- C M RUSSELL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,736;
Location: 228 17TH AVENUE NW; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MT SCH FOR DEAF & BLND HS (Students: 33;
Location: 3911 CENTRAL AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Great Falls:
- PALISADES ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN (Students: 16;
Location: PO BOX 1235 2930 FLOOD RD; Grades: 1 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Great Falls:
- PARIS GIBSON MIDDLE SCHL (Students: 1,007;
Location: 2400 CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL 6-7-8 (Students: 847;
Location: 2601 8TH STREET NE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL 6-7-8 (Students: 845;
Location: 4040 CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MEADOW LARK SCHOOL (Students: 456; Location:
2204 FOX FARM ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- WEST ELEMENTARY (Students: 430; Location:
1205 1ST AVENUE NW; Grades: KG - 05)
- RIVERVIEW SCHOOL (Students: 395; Location:
100 SMELTER AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- SUNNYSIDE SCHOOL (Students: 359; Location:
1800 19TH STREET SOUTH; Grades: KG - 05)
- LINCOLN SCHOOL (Students: 355; Location: 624
27TH STREET SOUTH; Grades: KG - 05)
- SACAJAWEA SCHOOL (Students: 335; Location:
630 SACAJAWEA DRIVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- LOY SCHOOL (Students: 323; Location: 501 57TH
STREET NORTH; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Great Falls:
- HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 306;
Location: 2820 CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES SCHOOL (Students: 252;
Location: 1305 FIFTH AVE SOUTH; Grades: PK - 8)
- FOOTHILLS COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 153;
Location: 1001 36TH AVE NE; Grades: PK - 8)
- TREASURE STATE ACADEMY (Students: 62;
Location: 100 46TH ST N; Grades: KG - KG)
- GREAT FALLS MONTESSORI (Students: 29;
Location: 1521 1ST AV N; Grades: PK - KG)
- LITTLE FLOWER MONTESSORI (Students: 19;
Location: 1625 CENTRAL AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Great Falls:
- GREAT FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,191,011; Location: 301 2ND AVE NORTH; 137,334 books;
1,717 audio materials; 1,962 video materials; 254 serial
subscriptions)
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