Sunburst, Montana

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Sunburst is a town in Toole County, Montana, United States. The population was 415 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Sunburst is located at 48°52′60″N, 111°54′32″W (48.883255, -111.908754)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.9 km² (1.9 mi²). 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (13.68%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 415 people, 158 households, and 114 families residing in the town. The population density was 97.7/km² (253.4/mi²). There were 183 housing units at an average density of 43.1/km² (111.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.18% White, 3.61% Native American, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.

There were 158 households out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,250, and the median income for a family was $39,038. Males had a median income of $34,500 versus $18,333 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,244. About 1.7% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.