Medicine Lake, MT

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Medicine Lake, Montana

Medicine Lake, Montana, in Sheridan county, is 208 miles NW of Bismarck, North Dakota (center to center) and 585 miles NW of Minneapolis, Minnesota. There are 269 residents in the town.

The People and Families of Medicine Lake

In Medicine Lake, about 61% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Medicine Lake had a median family income of $35,694.

Political Inclinations

Medicine Lake folks tended to give their money ($300) to John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential race. More campaign money flowed to the Democratic party than to competing parties.

Medicine Lake Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Medicine Lake that were owner-occupied was 72%.

Commuting

In Medicine Lake, 80% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	208 miles NW of Bismarck, North Dakota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	585 miles NW of Minneapolis, Minnesota
County	Sheridan
Standard Zip Codes	59247
Phone Area Codes	406
Time Zone	Mountain (-7 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	48.501
Longitude	-104.503

Station	MEDICINE LAKE 3 SE
Distance	2.8 miles
Jan Temp	-1 to 18 F
Apr Temp	30 to 56 F
Jul Temp	54 to 83 F
Oct Temp	31 to 58 F
Annual Precip	12.9 inches

Station	GRENORA
Distance	27.3 miles
Jan Temp	-3 to 18 F
Apr Temp	29 to 55 F
Jul Temp	55 to 83 F
Oct Temp	31 to 57 F
Annual Precip	13.5 inches

Station	FORTUNA 1 W
Distance	42.5 miles
Jan Temp	-3 to 16 F
Apr Temp	28 to 52 F
Jul Temp	54 to 81 F
Oct Temp	29 to 54 F
Annual Precip	14.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	269	100%
Male	145	53.9%
Female	124	46.1%
Under 18	71	26.4%
18+	198	73.6%
65+	43	16%
Median Age	41.3
Average Family Size	2.97
White	248	92.2%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	1	0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	10	3.7%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	9	3.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	0	0%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	228
Growth	-41
Growth %	-15.19%

Ancestry	Percent
Norwegian	30.1%
German	20.8%
Danish	8.5%
English	6.4%
Irish	5.1%
European	4.7%
French (except Basque)	4.7%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.2%
French Canadian	4.2%
Scandinavian	3%
US/American	2.1%
Swedish	2.1%
German Russian	1.3%
Lebanese	1.3%
Guyanese	0.8%
Italian	0.8%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Medicine Lake	269	$35,694
Culbertson	716	$38,750
Froid	195	$31,250
Plentywood	2,061	$37,679

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