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Fortine, Montana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Lincoln

FIPS code
  
30-28150

Elevation
  
906 m

Zip code
  
59918

Area code
  
406

State
  
Montana

Time zone
  
Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)

GNIS feature ID
  
0771521

Area
  
7.8 km²

Population
  
169 (2000)

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Fortine is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. The population was 169 at the 2000 census.

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Map of Fortine, MT 59923, USA

Geography

Fortine is located at 48°45′52″N 114°54′11″W (48.764516, -114.902945).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), of which, 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2) of it is land and 0.33% is water.

History

Fortine was named for an early settler, Octave Fortine. It was a station on the Great Northern Railway line. The first post office was established in 1905.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 169 people, 74 households, and 48 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 56.3 people per square mile (21.8/km²). There were 85 housing units at an average density of 28.3 per square mile (10.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.45% White, 0.59% African American, 0.59% Native American, and 2.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.

There were 74 households out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the CDP, the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,500, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,140. About 6.0% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

References

Fortine, Montana Wikipedia