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Population (year 2000): 1,177. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,223 (+3.9% change)
Males: 650 (55.2%), Females: 527 (44.8%)
Gallatin County
Zip code:
59758
Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $30,703 (year 2000)
Median house value: $171,200 (year 2000)
Races in West Yellowstone:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.0%)
- Hispanic (7.7%)
- Other race (4.8%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (21.5%), English (10.7%),
Irish (9.9%), Norwegian (6.2%), United States (6.2%), French
(4.5%).
Elevation: 6667 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in West Yellowstone
- High school or higher: 87.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
- Unemployed: 10.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 6.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in West Yellowstone town
- Never married: 27.0%
- Now married: 52.6%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 1.7%
- Divorced: 16.0%
5.4% Foreign born (4.3% Latin America, 0.8%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +267 (+29.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near West Yellowstone:
- MADISON VALLEY HOSPITAL CAH (about 61 miles; ENNIS,
MT)
- TETON VALLEY HOSPITAL AND SURGICENTER (about 65
miles; DRIGGS, ID)
- BOZEMAN DEACONESS HOSPITAL (about 73 miles; BOZEMAN,
MT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West
Yellowstone:
- YELLOWSTONE (about 2 miles; WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT;
ID: WYS)
- GALLATIN FIELD (about 76 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; ID:
BZN)
- JACKSON HOLE (about 78 miles; JACKSON, WY; ID: JAC)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Yellowstone:
- HENRY'S LAKE (about 18 miles; LAKE/ISLAND PARK/, ID;
ID: U53)
- GARDINER (about 37 miles; GARDINER, MT; ID: 29S)
- ENNIS - BIG SKY (about 56 miles; ENNIS, MT; ID: 5U3)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
West Yellowstone:
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 68 miles;
BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
- RICKS COLLEGE (about 74 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT
enrollment: 8,670)
- IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 163 miles; POCATELLO,
ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 196 miles;
BILLINGS, MT; FT enrollment: 3,105)
- UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 215 miles; LOGAN, UT;
FT enrollment: 16,384)
- WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 246 miles; OGDEN, UT;
FT enrollment: 12,112)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 265 miles;
MISSOULA, MT; FT enrollment: 11,112)
Public high school in West Yellowstone:
- WEST YELLOWSTONE HS (Students: 72; Location:
411 N GEYSER; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in West Yellowstone:
- WEST YELLOWSTONE SCHOOL (Students: 124;
Location: 411 N GEYSER; Grades: PK - 06)
- WEST YELLOWSTONE 7-8 (Students: 36; Location:
411 N GEYSER; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in West Yellowstone:
- WEST YELLOWSTONE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $81,800; Location: 220 YELLOWSTONE AVE; 12,389
books; 429 audio materials; 192 video materials; 50
serial subscriptions)
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