Stevensville, Montana Stevensville, Montana Location of Stevensville, Montana Location of Stevensville, Montana Stevensville (Salish: q e mls) is a town in Ravalli County, Montana, United States.
Stevensville is officially recognized as the first permanent settlement in the state of Montana.
Forty-eight years before Montana became the nation's 41st state, Stevensville was settled by Jesuit Missionaries at the request of the Bitter Root Salish Amerindians.
Mary's Mission and Fort Owen still have permanent structures that stand today in present-day Stevensville denoting its historical past starting in 1841.
Mary's Mission and Fort Owen...It was titled Stevensville in his honor and authorized by President Lincoln on May 12, 1864." According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 1.00 square mile (2.59 km2), of which, 0.98 square miles (2.54 km2) is territory and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) is water. "Flanked by the Bitterroot and Sapphire mountain peaks, the small, historic town in the Bitterroot Valley offers beautiful views, outside recreation and watchable wildlife." The Bitterroot Mountain Range, just west of Stevensville, is the longest single mountain range in the Rocky Mountains.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Stevensville has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. There were 935 housing units at an average density of 954.1 per square mile (368.4/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 96.0% White, 0.1% African American, 1.0% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.6% from other competitions, and 2.0% from two or more competitions.
There were 836 homeholds of which 24.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 45.6% were non-families.
40.2% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town was 42.3 years.
22.2% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.1% were from 45 to 64; and 21.7% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 711 housing units at an average density of 1,377.3 per square mile (527.9/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 96.52% White, 0.26% African American, 1.03% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.32% from other competitions, and 1.61% from two or more competitions.
There were 652 homeholds out of which 29.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families.
35.6% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $27,951, and the median income for a family was $34,583.
About 10.4% of families and 12.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.
Mc - Cormick, United States Representative from Montana, retired to Stevensville Lee Metcalf, United States Congressman (1953-1961) and Senator (1961-1978) from Montana United States Enumeration Bureau.
Official State of Montana Department of Tourism, "Towns and Cities: Stevensville," https://visitmt.com/categories/city.asp?siteid=1&city=stevensville Climate Summary for Stevensville, Montana "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Stevensville Montana Information Municipalities and communities of Ravalli County, Montana, United States
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Towns in Ravalli County, Montana - Towns in Montana - Pre-statehood history of Montana - 1841 establishments in the United States
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