Superior, Montana

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County	Mineral
Superior, Montana
Location of Superior in Montana
Area
- City	3.1 km² (1.2 sq mi)
- Land	2.8 km² (1.1 sq mi)
- Water	0.3 km² (0.1 sq mi)
Population (2000)
- City	893
- Density	319.2/km² (823.3/sq mi)

Superior is a town in Mineral County, Montana, United States. The population was 893 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mineral County^GR6.

[edit] Geography

Superior is located at 47°11′36″N, 114°53′25″W (47.193305, -114.890379)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²). 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (8.47%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 893 people, 358 households, and 218 families residing in the town. The population density was 319.2/km² (823.3/mi²). There were 410 housing units at an average density of 146.6/km² (378.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.83% White, 0.11% African American, 2.91% Native American, 0.78% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 3.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.90% of the population.

There were 358 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,333, and the median income for a family was $31,650. Males had a median income of $24,688 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,154. About 10.4% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.0% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.