Terry, Montana Terry, Montana Location of Terry, Montana Location of Terry, Montana Terry, incorporated in 1910, is a town in and the governmental center of county of Prairie County, Montana, United States. The populace was 605 at the 2010 census. The site where Terry is positioned was first called Joubert's Landing, in recognition of the man who assembled a supply point along the Yellowstone River for freighters traveling from Bismarck, Dakota Territory, to Miles City, Montana Territory.
Terry became a two-railroad town when the Milwaukee Road constructed a transcontinental line known as the Pacific Extension through the town in the early 20th century.
The Custer Creek train wreck, the worst rail disaster in Montana history, occurred near Terry along this line in 1938.[dead link] Terry is positioned at 46 47 24 N 105 18 48 W (46.790099, 105.313431), in Eastern Montana, approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) south of the Yellowstone River.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 0.71 square miles (1.84 km2), all of it land. It is positioned just off Interstate 94.
The town on average has over 200 days of sunlight a year.
The Terry Badlands lie just north of the Yellowstone River, and is one of the wilderness study areas in Montana. Climate data for Terry, Montana As of the census of 2010, there were 605 citizens , 292 homeholds, and 168 families residing in the town.
There were 357 housing units at an average density of 502.8 per square mile (194.1/km2).
There were 292 homeholds of which 17.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 1.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 42.5% were non-families.
38.4% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 22.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.62.
The median age in the town was 57 years.
17.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 3.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.6% were from 25 to 44; 31.3% were from 45 to 64; and 32.4% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 611 citizens , 294 homeholds, and 171 families residing in the town.
There were 387 housing units at an average density of 548.7 per square mile (210.5/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 97.55% White, 0.33% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.16% from other competitions, and 1.64% from two or more competitions.
There were 294 homeholds out of which 18.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 41.5% were non-families.
39.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 23.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.62.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 17.2% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 15.1% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 31.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $25,294, and the median income for a family was $34,531.
About 3.5% of families and 8.4% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.
The only schools in Prairie County are positioned in Terry.
The primary journal in Terry is the Terry Tribune, established in 1908. The biggest of these affairs is "Terry Yippie", a town-wide BBQ and games fair held in Terry Central Park.
In August, the Prairie County Fair is held at the Terry Fairgrounds. The Terry Badlands WSA and the Evelyn Cameron Museum attract visitors from all over the world every year.
The Terry Badlands Trails Project encourages the Leave No Trace principles.
The Terry Badlands can often be seen from the streets of Terry, Montana.
A typical ridgeline in the Terry Badlands Wilderness Study Area.
The town of Terry can be seen in the distance to the south from a butte in the WSA.
A view north on Logan Avenue in Downtown Terry, Montana amid a typical snowy day.
"Montana Place Names Companion".
"Terry averages at weather.com".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
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