| Relocation Information |
| Population |
Housing |
| Labor Analysis |
Transportation |
| Employment |
Recreational Opportunities |
| Major Employers |
Medical Facilities |
| Wage
Information |
Education |
| Tax Structure |
Communications |
| Business
Relocation |
Climate |
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| Population Statistics |
Employment by Sector |
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| Dawson County
Population..........................9,059 |
Managerial
& Professional.............................902 |
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| Glendive Population: 4,729 |
Technical,
Sales & Administrative Support....1,209 |
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| Age Distribution: |
Service
Occupations...…………………...….… 848 |
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18-24 |
25-44 |
45-54 |
Farming,
Forestry, Fishing.…………….......… 460 |
| Male |
426 |
1,167 |
719 |
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| Female |
371 |
1,093 |
671 |
Precision
Production, Craft & Repair |
| Total |
797 |
2,260 |
1,390 |
Occupations
……....................................…. 553 |
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| Total Population 25 Years + ……………...6,963 |
Operators,
Fabricators & Laborers …………... 603 |
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| Labor Analysis |
(Source: U.S.
Bureau of the Census, Equal Opportunity File) |
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| Civilian Labor Force………………………...5,241 |
Major Employers |
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| Employed: 5,068 Unemployed: 173 Unemployment
Rate: 3.3% |
Employer
# of Employees Type |
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| (Source: MT Dept. of Labor & Industry,
Research & Analysis Bureau) |
Glendive
Medical Center 350 Medical |
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| Annual No. of High School Grads ……….125 |
BNSF Railroad
300 Railroad |
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| % Total Population Completed |
Glendive Public
Schools 220 Education |
| High School 74.5 |
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Dawson County
156 Public |
| % Bachelor’s Degree or More.………… 13.2 |
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WBI / MDU 144
Oil/Gas |
| Work Stoppages in the last 5 years ......None |
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Eastmont
Training Center 134 Education |
| .Right-to-Work Law…None |
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Dawson
Community College 84 Education |
| Workforce Wage Information |
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K-Mart 56
Retail |
| Per Capita Income …….…….………... $21,887 |
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Albertson’s 55
Grocery |
| Average Annual Wage ……….………. $17,569 |
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Best Western
Jordan Inn 52 Lodging |
| Industry Avg. Annual Avg. Annual |
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Reynolds
Grocery 48 Grocery |
| Classification Employees Wage |
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Mid-Rivers
Telephone 44 Telecom |
| Construction 61 $16,674.62 |
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Tax Structure |
| Manufacturing 51 $24,480.08 |
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Sales Tax
Rates: 0 |
| Wholesale Trade 160 $18,930.78 |
Personal Income
Tax Rate: Variable |
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| Retail Trade 760 $12,872.07 |
Corporate
Income Tax Rate: 0 |
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Inventory Tax
Rate: 0 |
| Services 1,091 $14,887.24 |
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Accommodation
“Bed” Tax Rate: 4% |
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Property Tax
Rates (per $100 of assessed value) by allocation (In Mills): |
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City: 179.81
School District: 428.25 Other: 46 |
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Actual
Valuation of City: $4,414,158 (taxable) |
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Actual
Valuation of County: $14,696,276 (taxable) |
| Climate |
Medical
Facilities |
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| Elevation at Glendive: 2,069 feet |
Glendive
Medical Center and Gabert Clinic: Combined 46-bed Hospital,
75-bed Nursing Home and clinic. Heritage on Merrill, assisted-living
facility. |
| Avg. Annual Precipitation: 13.73 inches |
Full time
physicians and regular visiting specialists. Offers In– and Out– patient
care, long term and respite care. Medical airlink emergency services are
available. |
| Avg. length of growing season: 145 days |
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| Avg. January Temperature: 15.5 |
Eastern Montana
Veterans Home: Eighty-bed facility includes a 10-bed
Alzheimer's wing and is managed by Glendive Medical Center. |
| Avg. April Temperature: 47.2 |
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| Avg. July Temperature: 74.9 (normal high in the
90s) |
Number of
Dentists: 4 |
| Avg. October Temperature: 49.6 |
Number of
Chiropractors: 4 |
| Avg. Annual Temperature: 44.5 |
Number of
Pharmacists: 8 |
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Number of
Physicians: 8 |
| Transportation |
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Education |
| Highways |
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| Interstates serving Dawson County (1)…….I-94 |
Number of
Elementary Schools (Glendive): 2 |
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| State Highways (3) …MT 200S, MT 16, MT 254 |
Enrollment: 526
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1 to 8 |
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| Glendive is located on the direct route from
Regina, Canada south from a 24 hour port on MT Highway 16, and east and west
on I-94 connecting cities such as St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN and Seattle, WA. |
Number of
Middle Schools: 1 |
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| Local Trucking |
Enrollment: 326
Teacher/Student Ratio: 1 to 12 |
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| Glendive Transfer and Storage Co. |
Number of High
Schools: 1 Teacher/Student Ratio: 1 to 12 |
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| Bob’s Pickup and Delivery |
Dawson County
also has 5 other elementary schools (located rurally and in Richey and
Bloomfield) and one private parochial school. Students excel academically,
with county school systems ranked well above the state and national average. |
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| Also served by national carriers |
Glendive is
also home to Dawson Community College, an NWASC accredited school with
nationally ranked baseball, softball and rodeo teams. |
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| Rail Carriers: Freight Service |
Religion: |
| ..…...Burlington Northern/Sante Fe Railroad
(15 trips per day) |
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Number of
Protestant Churches: 12 |
| Air: |
Number of
Catholic Churches: 1 |
| Big Sky Airlines: Big Sky serves area residents
at the Dawson Community Airport, located just north of Glendive with three
flights daily and connections to most major airlines from Billings and
Bismarck. |
Number of
Mormon Churches: 1 |
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Number of Other
Churches: 3 |
| Bus Carriers: |
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| Greyhound Bus Lines |
Services |
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| Overnight and next day mail services are also
available. Airfreight carriers include Big Sky Airlines and UPS. |
Postal &
Delivery: USPS, UPS, Fed EX |
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Lodging: 10
Hotels/Motels with 353 Rooms |
| Utilities / Power Sources |
Banks: 3 with
Total Assets of $142 million |
| Electric & Natural Gas Suppliers: |
Credit Unions:
4 with Total Assets of $21.9 million |
| Montana Dakota Utilities Company |
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| McCone Electric |
Commercial
Services |
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| Water: City Municipal Water Plant |
Machine
Shops……2 Motor Carriers………… 3 |
| Source: Yellowstone River |
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| Capacity: 5 million gallons + 2 million gallon
storage |
National
Express Delivery Services…………...3 |
| Sewer: Lagoon System |
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| Capacity: 1,320,000 gals./day |
Newspapers…1
(twice weekly) |
| Present Load: 719,044 gals./day |
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No. of TV
Channels (no cable)…2 No. of TV Channels (cable) ……..26 |
| Communications |
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No. of
Hotels/Motels (Rooms)..…..10/(353) |
| Telecommunications |
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| Qwest - Local and long distance telephone service |
No. of
Banks……………...3 No. of Credit Unions……..4 |
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| Mid-Rivers - Local telephone service, Internet
service (including DSL), Cable TV |
No. of Chamber
of Commerces …..…1 (Glendive) |
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| AT&T Broadband - Cable TV |
Housing |
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| Newspaper: |
Average Cost of
Houses……....$65,000 |
| Ranger Review (2x weekly) |
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Average monthly
rental: |
| Radio: |
House……….$350 |
| 2 AM stations, 1 FM Station |
Apartment…..$275 |
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| Mileage |
Agriculture is
the major industry in Dawson County |
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| Distance in highway miles from Glendive: |
Farms/Ranches |
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| Billings, MT .... 230 |
Total Number of
Farms………….………….502 |
| Seattle, WA..……... 998 |
Land in
farms…………………..1,417,310 acres |
| Portland, OR ….....1,068 |
Average size
farm…………………..2,823 acres |
| Denver, CO ...…….. 700 |
Average no. of
cattle/calves……………..43,371 |
| Salt Lake City, UT ..770 |
Total harvested
cropland………..236,586 acres |
| Chicago, IL .…...1,050 |
Total irrigated
land………….….….18,486 acres |
| Regina, CAN...250 |
Total
non-irrigated land………... 218,100 acres |
| Boise, ID ...842 |
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Livestock |
| Special Highlights & Events |
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Average yearly
total of cattle/calves |
| Frontier Gateway Museum: Located just north of
Glendive, the museum offers an original rural schoolhouse, a log cabin,
railroad cars, and displays of local history, fossils, old-time stores and
World War II. |
sold……………….27,598 |
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| Makoshika State Park: A mile from Glendive is
8,123 acres of primitive terrain where dinosaurs once roamed. Today it
belongs to the turkey vultures, coyotes, and deer who forage through the
canyons, crags and unique gumbo knobs that form the pristine skyline. Take a
self-guided tour that chronicles 74 million years in the Visitor Center,
featuring a triceratops skull found in the park. |
Average yearly
total of hogs and pigs |
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sold……………….1,159 |
| Cars in The Park: Each year the Badlands Drifters
Car Club holds a car show in June. The event regularly draws up to 200
vintage vehicles and includes a poker run, dance, craft show and food and
drinks on the banks of the Yellowstone. |
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Average yearly
total of sheep and lambs |
| Paddlefishing: From May 30th to June 15th
sportsmen from around the world line up along the banks of the Yellowstone to
snag these huge fish, some weighing over 100 lbs. Paddlefish roe is donated
to the Glendive Chamber of Commerce for processing into world class Caviar,
proceeds from which benefit recreational projects. |
sold……………7,023 |
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| DCAU Gallery: Local and area artist are featured
prominently in The Gallery, located in Glendive’s West Plaza Mall. The
Gallery has tours for students, with a different artist featured each month. |
Total number of
farms selling poultry………….18 |
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| County Fair & Rodeo: August of each year
brings the Dawson County Fair in Glendive, featuring authentic western fun.
Take in the rodeos, the Bump-N-Run, exhibits, live entertainment and
carnival. |
Crops |
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| Bell Street Bridge Day: Celebrate Glendive’s
historic Bell Street Bridge each September by taking in the Historic District
Tour, craft show, cycle show, live entertainment, food and drinks more. |
Total acres
Corn (silage or green chop)….1,228 |
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Total acres
Wheat for grain……………169,383 |
| Demolition Derbies: Demo Derby’s are a popular
sport in eastern Montana and Glendive’s biggest derby is held annually on the
4th of July. |
Total acres
Barley for grain……………..15,744 |
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Total acres
Oats for grain………………...2,049 |
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Total acres
Sugar beets………………...3,065 |
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Total acres
Hay-alfalfa, |
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other wild
silage................................44,230 |
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Meeting
facilities are plentiful, including the Eastern Plains Event Center in
Glendive, with over 20,000 sq. feet of space for conventions, trade shows,
meetings, etc. |
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Business
Relocation: |
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Glendive
Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture |
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Kim Trangmoe |
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, Executive
Director Phone: 406) 377-5601 |
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Education: Glendive Public Schools (K-12) or
Dawson Community College |
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Real Estate: Glendive Board of Realtors |
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Agriculture: Dawson County Conservation
District |
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Zoning and
Taxes: Glendive City Hall or Dawson County Commissioners’
Office |
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Recreational/Youth
Activities: Glendive Recreation Department |
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| Recreational
Opportunities |
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| Among the many facilities and activities
available are: |
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| Country Club & Golf Course Outdoor Ice
Skating Rinks |
| Makoshika State Park Bowling Alley Movie Theater |
| Swimming Pool Archery Health Clubs Shooting Range |
| River Floating/Canoeing Hunting & Fishing
Agate Hunting |
| Cattle Drives Paddlefishing Parks &
Campgrounds |
| Cross Country Skiing Indoor Rollerskating |
| Trap Shooting …………. And More! |
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| Glendive Economic Development Council |
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| GLENDIVE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & AGRICULTURE |
| Kim Trangmoe |
| Executive Director |
| 808 N. Merrill Ave., Glendive, MT 59330 |
| Phone: (406) 377-5601 |
| Fax: (406) 377-5602 |
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| Email: chamber@midrivers.com |
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| MT Dept. of Commerce/Certified Community funds |
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