Polson, Montana Polson, Montana Polson and Flathead Lake Polson and Flathead Lake Location of Polson, Montana Location of Polson, Montana State Montana Polson is a town/city in Lake County, Montana, United States, on the southern shore of Flathead Lake.
It is the governmental center of county of Lake County. The town/city was titled after pioneer rancher David Polson.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.17 square miles (10.80 km2), of which, 4.14 square miles (10.72 km2) is territory and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 4,488 citizens , 1,991 homeholds, and 1,150 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 1,084.1 inhabitants per square mile (418.6/km2).
There were 2,506 housing units at an average density of 605.3 per square mile (233.7/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 74.7% White, 0.2% African American, 15.7% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.6% from other competitions, and 8.0% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,991 homeholds of which 29.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 38.6% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 42.2% were non-families.
35.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.86.
The median age in the town/city was 40 years.
24.2% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.4% were from 25 to 44; 24.5% were from 45 to 64; and 19.7% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,041 citizens , 1,739 homeholds, and 1,052 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 1,490.9 citizens per square mile (575.7/km ).
There were 1,977 housing units at an average density of 729.4 per square mile (281.7/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 78.25% White, 0.15% African American, 16.11% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other competitions, and 4.50% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,739 homeholds out of which 31.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families.
34.0% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median age was 39 years.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $21,870, and the median income for a family was $30,833.
About 16.0% of families and 19.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 27.5% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.
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