Fort Shaw, Montana

Fort Shaw is a

First called Camp Reynolds, Fort Shaw is named for Col.

Fort Shaw is located at 47°30′16″N 111°48′41″W / 47.50444°N 111.81139°W / 47.50444; -111.81139 (47.504313, -111.811348).^[4] It is situated on Montana Highway 200. The Sun River flows north of town.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.6 square miles (15 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the

There were 101 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $45,357. Males had a median income of $34,688 versus $16,250 for females. The

Education

Fort Shaw is part of the Sun River Valley School District. Fort Shaw Elementary School is located in town. Sun River Middle School and Simms High School are located in Simms.^[7]

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