| Glendive, Montana | |
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| — City — | |
| Glendive City Hall | |
| Motto: Good People Surrounded by Badlands | |
| Location of Glendive, Montana | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Dawson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.4 sq mi (8.7 km2) |
| • Land | 3.3 sq mi (8.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,064 ft (629 m) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,935 |
| • Density | 1,419.0/sq mi (547.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 59330 |
| Area code(s) | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-31450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0771800 |
Glendive is a city in and the county seat of Dawson County, Montana, United States.[2] The population was 4,935 at the 2010 census.[1]
The town of Glendive is located in South Eastern Montana and is considered by many as an agricultural hub of Eastern Montana. The town itself is tucked between the Yellowstone River and the Badlands, named for the rugged terrain and jagged rock formations that are known to exist in the area.
Makoshika State Park is located just east of Glendive.
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Glendive is located at (47.108491, -104.710419),[3] at an altitude of 2,064 feet (629 m).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2), of which, 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.89%) is water.
Sir George Gore, a wealthy Irish sportsman, named his favorite hunting area "Glendive" in 1855, from the Irish gleann 'valley' and dubh 'black'.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 4,729 people, 1,983 households, and 1,229 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,419.0 people per square mile (548.3/km²). There were 2,204 housing units at an average density of 661.4 per square mile (255.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.38% White, 0.30% African American,1.21% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 500 |
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| 1890 | 720 | 44.0% | |
| 1900 | 1,200 | 66.7% | |
| 1910 | 2,428 | 102.3% | |
| 1920 | 3,816 | 57.2% | |
| 1930 | 4,629 | 21.3% | |
| 1940 | 4,524 | −2.3% | |
| 1950 | 5,254 | 16.1% | |
| 1960 | 7,058 | 34.3% | |
| 1970 | 6,305 | −10.7% | |
| 1980 | 5,978 | −5.2% | |
| 1990 | 4,802 | −19.7% | |
| 2000 | 4,729 | −1.5% | |
| 2010 | 4,935 | 4.4% | |
| source:[6][7] | |||
There were 1,983 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,943, and the median income for a family was $40,313. Males had a median income of $30,977 versus $20,132 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,544. About 11.6% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.
The Glendive market has 3 local radio stations:
Glendive is the smallest of the 210 designated markets for broadcast television in the United States (as designated by Nielsen),[8] with one station (KXGN channel 5) carrying a CBS affiliation along with state and local news broadcasts for a small potential audience of several thousand people (county population is 9,059). Until September 2009, KXGN also carried selected prime-time NBC programming in its schedule, making it the last "Big 3" affiliate to offer programming from more than one network on a single feed. In late June 2010, KXGN moved their NBC programming to a DT2 digital subchannel, rejoining the network.
K13PL channel 13, a translator (low-powered rebroadcaster) of Williston, ND's NBC affiliate KUMV is also available.
Glendive experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with long, cold, dry winters and hot, wetter summers. Together with Medicine Lake, the town holds the state's all-time-high record of 117°F (47°C), which was recorded on July 20, 1893 in Glendive and on July 5, 1937 in Medicine Lake.
| Climate data for Glendive | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 64 (18) |
73 (23) |
85 (29) |
94 (34) |
104 (40) |
110 (43) |
117 (47) |
113 (45) |
106 (41) |
95 (35) |
80 (27) |
72 (22) |
117 (47) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 25.3 (−3.7) |
33.7 (0.9) |
44.9 (7.2) |
58.9 (14.9) |
70.4 (21.3) |
80.2 (26.8) |
87.3 (30.7) |
87.0 (30.6) |
74.4 (23.6) |
61.2 (16.2) |
41.0 (5.0) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
57.80 (14.33) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 14.5 (−9.7) |
22.2 (−5.4) |
32.6 (0.3) |
45.3 (7.4) |
57.1 (13.9) |
66.8 (19.3) |
72.8 (22.7) |
71.5 (21.9) |
59.4 (15.2) |
47.5 (8.6) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
19.0 (−7.2) |
44.94 (7.19) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 3.6 (−15.8) |
10.7 (−11.8) |
20.2 (−6.6) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
43.7 (6.5) |
53.3 (11.8) |
58.3 (14.6) |
55.9 (13.3) |
44.4 (6.9) |
33.7 (0.9) |
20.2 (−6.6) |
8.7 (−12.9) |
32.03 (0.02) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −48 (−44) |
−50 (−46) |
−30 (−34) |
−6 (−21) |
16 (−9) |
29 (−2) |
37 (3) |
32 (0) |
14 (−10) |
−13 (−25) |
−27 (−33) |
−42 (−41) |
−50 (−46) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 0.41 (10.4) |
0.33 (8.4) |
0.57 (14.5) |
1.17 (29.7) |
2.08 (52.8) |
2.50 (63.5) |
1.80 (45.7) |
1.44 (36.6) |
1.43 (36.3) |
1.00 (25.4) |
0.49 (12.4) |
0.40 (10.2) |
13.62 (345.9) |
| Source no. 1: NOAA (normals, 1971-2000) [9] | |||||||||||||
| Source no. 2: The Weather Channel (Records) [10] | |||||||||||||
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