Cut Bank, Montana

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See also: Cut Bank Creek

Coordinates: 48°38′5″N 112°19′52″W / 48.63472, -112.33111
Cut Bank, Montana
Location of Cut Bank, Montana
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Glacier
Area
- Total	1.0 sq mi (2.5 km²)
- Land	1.0 sq mi (2.5 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	3,773 ft (1,150 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	3,105
- Density	3,156.7/sq mi (1,218.8/km²)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	59427
Area code(s)	406
FIPS code	30-18775
GNIS feature ID	0770395

Cut Bank is a city in Glacier County, Montana, United States. The population was 3,026 at the 2007 census. It is the county seat of Glacier County^[1].

Also see feature on Cut Bank at wikitravel at: http://wikitravel.org/en/Cut_Bank

Cut Bank's Penguin

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable residents
4 References in Popular Culture
5 Historical relics
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Geography

Cut Bank is located at 48°38′5″N, 112°19′52″W (48.634801, -112.331090)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²), all of it land.

The city is located 30 miles south of the US-Canadian border, thus Canada is about half an hour driving time.

The name of the city comes from the geologic feature of the same name (see Cut Bank (geology)).

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 3,105 people, 1,264 households, and 807 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,156.7 people per square mile (1,223.3/km²). There were 1,492 housing units at an average density of 1,516.8/sq mi (587.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.54% White, 0.03% African American, 13.53% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 3.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.

There were 1,264 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,885, and the median income for a family was $41,156. Males had a median income of $30,889 versus $21,193 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,977. About 9.9% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Notable residents

Gerard Jones- Comic book writer, was born here, but raised elsewhere.

[edit] References in Popular Culture

Served as the setting of the eponymous final track of Hank Williams, Junior's 1992 album, Maverick.

[edit] Historical relics

The Cherokee Trail or Rocky Mountain Trail ended its 800 mile path in Cut Bank. Starting from Fort Smith, Arkansas, this trail was carved by thousands of Cherokee miners in the 1850s and 1860s, who sought gold mining rushes in Colorado, Wyoming and California.