Country United States County Carbon FIPS code 30-39700 Elevation 1,139 m Zip code 59041 Local time Monday 2:42 AM | State Montana Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) GNIS feature ID 0772882 Area 78 ha Population 648 (2013) Area code 406 | |
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Weather -6°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 88% Humidity | ||
Joliet is a town in Carbon County, Montana, United States. It is part of the Billings, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 595 at the 2010 census.
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Map of Joliet, MT 59041, USA
Geography
Joliet is located at 45°29′4″N 108°58′17″W (45.484520, −108.971257).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.30 square miles (0.78 km2), all of it land.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 595 people, 260 households, and 165 families residing in the town. The population density was 178.3 inhabitants per square mile (68.8/km2). There were 285 housing units at an average density of 950.0 per square mile (366.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.3% White, 0.3% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.
There were 260 households of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.5% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.91.
The median age in the town was 41.1 years. 24.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 to 44; 27% were from 45 to 64; and 19.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.4% male and 49.6% female.
Notable residents
Schools
Joliet High School
Fire Hall
Fire Hall (Joliet, Montana) is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Carbon County, Montana
Climate
The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "BSk" (Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate).