Columbus, Montana - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,324
Male Share of the Population	42.9%
Female Share of the Population	57.1%
Senior Citizens	15.5%
Employed Population 16+	997
Age of the Population	38

Families

% of people married	54.4%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	15.8%
Median Earnings25+	$43,845
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$31,500

Wealth

Median Family Income	$79,028
% Above Poverty Level	91%
% Below Poverty Level	9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	18 minutes
% Working from Home	1.9%
% Walking and Biking to Work	10.6%
% Using Public Transportation	4.3%

Housing

People Living Alone	33.6%
Median Gross Rent	$600
Median House Value	$173,100

Ancestry

German	29.7%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	12.9%
Norwegian	10%
English	9.6%
Irish	8.6%
Scottish	3.9%
Italian	3.7%
Dutch	2%
Swedish	1.7%
Belgian	1.5%
French Except Basque	1.5%
Russian	0.9%
Croatian	0.8%
Romanian	0.7%
Polish	0.6%
Finnish	0.6%
Czech	0.6%
Canadian	0.4%
Danishn	0.4%
Greek	0.3%
Swiss	0.1%
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Columbus Almanac

Category	Value
County	Stillwater County
Standard Zip Codes	59019
Phone Area Codes	406
Time Zone	America/Denver
Approximate Latitude	45.72
Approximate Longitude	-109.23

Columbus Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	COLUMBUS
Distance	0.8 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 36 F
Apr Temp	31 to 60 F
Jul Temp	52 to 86 F
Oct Temp	31 to 63 F
Annual Precip	15.6 inches

Station	JOLIET
Distance	16.8 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 34 F
Apr Temp	30 to 58 F
Jul Temp	53 to 85 F
Oct Temp	31 to 61 F
Annual Precip	15.7 inches

Station	RAPELJE 4 S
Distance	19.4 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 36 F
Apr Temp	30 to 58 F
Jul Temp	52 to 85 F
Oct Temp	32 to 62 F
Annual Precip	15.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Fromberg	398	$57,500
Joliet	475	$51,806
Laurel	6,849	$75,474

Columbus Public Libraries

Stillwater County Library
27 N 4TH ST
Columbus, Montana
(406) 322-5009

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Columbus Hospitals

Stillwater Hospital Association Inc
(Non-profit)
710 North 11th St
(406) 322-5316

Columbus Public Schools

Columbus Elem School
218 E 1st Ave N
ZIP: 59019
(406) 322-5372
Primary
Total Enrollment 314

Columbus High School
433 N 3rd St
ZIP: 59019
(406) 322-5373
High
Total Enrollment 194

Columbus Middle School
415 N 3rd St
ZIP: 59019
(406) 322-5375
Middle
Total Enrollment 173

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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