Whitehall, Montana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Whitehall, Montana
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location of Whitehall, Montana


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Montana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Jefferson
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area_total_km2 = 1.8
area_land_km2 = 1.8
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.7
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1044
population_density_km2 = 589.7
population_density_sq_mi = 1527.3

timezone = Mountain (MST)
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elevation_m = 1329
elevation_ft = 4360
latd = 45 |latm = 52 |lats = 13 |latNS = N
longd = 112 |longm = 5 |longs = 54 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 59759
area_code = 406
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blank_info = 30-79900
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Whitehall is a town in Jefferson County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,044 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Newscaster Chet Huntley graduated from Whitehall High School in 1929.

Geography

Whitehall is located at coor dms|45|52|13|N|112|5|54|W|city (45.870238, -112.098464)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.

chools

Whitehall is part of school district 4,47,2. It has one high school, and one grade school. Whitehall's mascot is the Trojans.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,044 people, 450 households, and 297 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,527.3 people per square mile (592.8/km²). There were 507 housing units at an average density of 741.7/sq mi (287.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.54% White, 2.49% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 2.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.72% of the population.

There were 450 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,940, and the median income for a family was $38,833. Males had a median income of $30,682 versus $19,643 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,527. About 8.8% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

*Bill Pullman
*Chet Huntley

References

External links

* [http://gallery.in-tch.com/~jvmuseum/ Jefferson Valley Museum]
* [http://www.montanahistorylive.org/ Montana History "Live"]