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Belfry, Montana

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In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
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living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.9% were non-families. 41.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 3.17.
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The town was named for a local doctor. The post office was established on February 26, 1906, with Mary Hall as the first postmaster. The town was created by the construction of the Yellowstone Park Railroad.
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Belfry has its own school district, comprising two schools (elementary and high school) in adjoining buildings. Approximately 80 students attend Belfry schools, including children from
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was $ 25,313, and the median income for a family was $ 43,750. Males had a median income of $ 16,667 versus $ 15,500 for females. The
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At its peak in the early 1900s, a railway line came into Belfry, with a spur running up to the coal mines in
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There were 98 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were
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through several cooperative ditch companies, with water rights dating back 100 years or more.
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for the CDP was $ 13,186. About 16.3% of families and 20.3% of the population were below the
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of 2000, there were 219 people, 98 households, and 53 families residing in the
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belfry, Montana
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Belfry is predominantly an agricultural community. The primary crops are
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border, roughly halfway between Billings, Montana and
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Belfry is located in south-central Carbon County at
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Census-designated place
Aerial view of Belfry
Location of Belfry, Montana
45°8′29″N 109°0′28″W / 45.14139°N 109.00778°W / 45.14139; -109.00778
Country
State
Montana
County
Carbon
Time zone
UTC-7
Mountain (MST)
DST
UTC-6
ZIP code
Area code
406
FIPS code
GNIS
census-designated place
Carbon County
Montana
Billings, Montana
Metropolitan Statistical Area
2010 census
Wyoming
Cody, Wyoming
sugar beets
alfalfa
feed corn

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