Fort Shaw, Montana

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Fort Shaw is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 274 at the 2000 census. It is part of the 'Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area'.

[edit] Geography

Fort Shaw is located at 47°30′16″N, 111°48′41″W (47.504313, -111.811348)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.6 km² (5.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 274 people, 101 households, and 73 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 18.8/km² (48.6/mi²). There were 115 housing units at an average density of 7.9/km² (20.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.81% White, 0.73% Native American, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.46% of the population.

There were 101 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $45,357. Males had a median income of $34,688 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,381. About 7.4% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 6.3% of those sixty five or over.