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Population (year 2000): 4,041. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,828 (+19.5% change)
Males: 1,878 (46.5%), Females: 2,163 (53.5%)
Lake County
Zip code:
59860
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $21,870 (year 2000)
Median house value: $88,100 (year 2000)
Races in Polson:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.3%)
- American Indian (19.9%)
- Two or more races (4.5%)
- Hispanic (2.3%)
Ancestries: German (26.2%), Irish (13.4%),
English (13.4%), Norwegian (9.2%), Italian (5.3%), Scottish
(4.0%).
Elevation: 2931 feet
Land area: 2.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Polson
- High school or higher: 83.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 7.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Polson city
- Never married: 25.0%
- Now married: 45.8%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 17.1%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +478 (+13.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Polson:
- ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL CORP (BOX 1010 SKYLINE DR)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Polson:
- ST LUKE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; RONAN,
MT)
- ST LUKE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL-CAH (about 11 miles;
RONAN, MT)
- KALISPELL REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 38 miles;
KALISPELL, MT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Polson:
- GLACIER PARK INTL (about 43 miles; KALISPELL, MT;
ID: FCA)
- MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL (about 55 miles; MISSOULA,
MT; ID: MSO)
- BERT MOONEY (about 167 miles; BUTTE, MT; ID: BTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Polson:
- POLSON (about 2 miles; POLSON, MT; ID: 8S1)
- RONAN (about 10 miles; RONAN, MT; ID: 7S0)
- ST IGNATIUS (about 27 miles; ST IGNATIUS, MT; ID:
52S)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Polson:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 40 miles;
MISSOULA, MT; Full-time enrollment: 11,112)
- NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 182 miles; COEUR D'ALENE,
ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
- UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 185 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT
enrollment: 9,823)
- LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 216 miles;
LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
- SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 221 miles; SPOKANE,
WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
- GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 227 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT
enrollment: 3,860)
- SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 231 miles;
SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
Public high school in Polson:
- POLSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 526; Location:
1712 2ND STREET WEST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Polson:
- LINDERMAN SCHOOL (Students: 302; Location:
312 4TH AVENUE EAST; Grades: PK - 04)
- POLSON 7-8 (Students: 298; Location: 1602 2ND
STREET WEST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- CHERRY VALLEY SCHOOL (Students: 271;
Location: 107 8TH AVENUE WEST; Grades: PK - 04)
- POLSON 5-6 SCHOOL (Students: 247; Location:
1602 2ND STREET WEST; Grades: 05 - 06)
- VALLEY VIEW SCHOOL (Students: 23; Location:
7000 VALLEY VIEW ROAD; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Polson:
- POLSON CITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$161,850; Location: 2 1ST AVENUE EAST; 41,000 books; 412
audio materials; 580 video materials; 79 serial
subscriptions)
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