Garfield County

Associated Senate District(s)

Senate District 19

Associated House Districts(s)

House District 37

Garfield County Detail

Demographics	Garfield County
Population
Population Estimates
2010	1,183
2011	1,273
2012	1,263
2013	1,290
Estimates of the Components of Resident Population Change: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013
2013 Population Estimate	1,290
Total Population Change	84
Natural Increase	12
Births	46
Deaths	34
Migration	59
Historic Population Growth
1890	--
1900	--
1910	--
1920	5,368
1930	4,252
1940	2,641
1950	2,172
1960	1,981
1970	1,796
1980	1,656
1990	1,589
2000	1,279
2010	1,206
Service Populations
Veterans
Population Projections
Civilian population 18 years and over	858
Veterans	104
Non Veterans	754
Percent By Period of Service
Gulf War (>9/01)	0.0%
Gulf War (8/90-8/01)	3.8%
Vietnam era	62.5%
Korean War	12.5%
World War II	4.2%
Poverty
Below Poverty Level (Number)
Total	126
Male	76
Female	50
< 18 Years	42
18 to 64 years	58
65 years and over	26
Below Poverty Level (Percent)
Total	11.5%
Male	14.0%
Female	9.1%
< 18 Years	17.4%
18 to 64 years	10.1%
65 years and over	9.4%
Children Ages 0-17 Living Below Federal Poverty Level (Number)
2000	79
2001	80
2002	63
2003	42
2004	40
2005	52
2006	59
2007	58
2008	78
2009	74
2010	81
2011	93
Children Ages 0-17 Living Below Federal Poverty Level (Percent)
2000	27.8%
2001	29.2%
2002	23.3%
2003	15.5%
2004	15.3%
2005	19.9%
2006	20.1%
2007	21.1%
2008	29.3%
2009	26.6%
2010	28.3%
2011	30.6%
Industries	Garfield County
Agriculture
Top Five Agriculture Producers by County, 2012
Corn Sales (Dollars)	$239,000
Barley Sales (Dollars)	$733,000
Wheat Sales (Dollars)	$19,783,000
Crop Totals (Dollars)	$27,039,000
Top Five Livestock Producers by County, 2012
Sheep, Including Lambs Sales (Heads)	$13,225
Sheep, Including Lambs Sales (Dollars)	$2,303,000
Hog Sales (Heads)	$90
Hog Sales (Dollars)	$17,000
Cattle, Including Calves Sales (Heads)	$45,490
Cattle, Including Calves Sales (Dollars)	$42,786,000
Occupations
Management, business, science, and arts	269
Service	68
Sales and office	102
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	115
Production, transportation, and material moving	31
Main Street
Employment Status
Population 16 years and over	874
Civilian labor force - Employed	585
Civilian labor force - Unemployed	1
Armed Forces	0
Not in labor force	288
Females 16 years and over	450
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	10
Income and Benefits
Mean earnings (dollars)	53,411
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	15,510
Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,007
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,383
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	4,650
Median family income (dollars)	58,571
Mean family income (dollars)	64,436
Earnings in the Past 12 Months
Total	42,517
Male	47,459
Female	34,399
Establishments with Respective Number of Employees
1 - 4	18
5 - 9	4
10-19	3
20-49	2
50-99	0
100-249	0
250-499	0
500-999	0
1,000 or more	0
Number of Establishments
Employer Establishments	27
Non Employer Establishments	124
Small Businesses	169
Crime	Garfield County
Sexual and/or Violent Offenders - Percent of Population
Total Population	1,206
Percent of Total Population	0.00083%
Offender Population	1
County of Sentence
Inmates	0
Offenders in Alternate Facility	0
Offenders in Prerelease	0
of Offenders on P&P Supervision	7
All Active DOC Offenders	7
Number Per 1000 County Population	5.9%
County Population on July 1 2012	1,192
Education	Garfield County
Schools Funding
Difference in School Funding 2013 - 2014
2013	$1,027,912
2014	$1,164,119
Dollars Difference	$136,207
Percent Difference	12%

Source

Kids Count Data Center, Children Ages 0-17 Living Below 100% FPL, By County
Montana Department of Commerce, Census and Economic Information Center
Montana Department of Commerce, Census and Economic Information Center
Montana Department of Corrections
Montana Department of Justice Sexual or Violent Offenders Registry, September 2014
Montana Geographic Information Clearinghouse
Montana Office of Public Instruction
U.S. Census Bureau - 2013 Population Estimates, Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013
U.S. Census Bureau, 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2012 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
U.S. Census Bureau, 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
U.S. Census Bureau, 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, VETERAN STATUS
U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Summary File 1, Total Population
U.S. Census Bureau, 2013 Estimates, Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats, 2012

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