Townsend, Montana

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Townsend is a city in Broadwater County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,867 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Broadwater County^GR6.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable person born here
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Townsend is located at 46°19′13″N, 111°31′4″W (46.320218, -111.517642)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.1 km² (1.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,867 people, 786 households, and 507 families residing in the city. The population density was 453.4/km² (1,176.2/mi²). There were 847 housing units at an average density of 205.7/km² (533.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.59% White, 0.11% African American, 1.39% Native American, 0.43% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.77% of the population.

There were 786 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% 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 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,820, and the median income for a family was $32,679. Males had a median income of $26,859 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,674. About 10.1% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.