Harlowton, Montana
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Harlowton is a city in and the county seat
County seat
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 of Wheatland County
Wheatland County, Montana
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 2,259 people, 853 households, and 540 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile . There were 1,154 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile...

, Montana
Montana
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, United States
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. The population was 1,062 at the 2000 census. The city was once the eastern terminus of electric operations (1914–74) of the Milwaukee Road railroad's "Pacific Extension" route, which went all the way to Avery, Idaho
Avery, Idaho
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. Here, steam or diesel locomotives were changed or hooked up to electric locomotives. Harlowton was founded in 1900 as a station stop on the Montana Railroad
Montana Railroad
The Montana Railroad, now defunct, was an American railroad built and operated between the towns of Lombard and Lewistown, Montana, a distance of approximately 157 miles. The railroad connected with the national railway network via a connection with the Northern Pacific Railway at Lombard...

, a predecessor to the Milwaukee, and was named for Richard A. Harlow, the Montana Railroad's president.

Geography

Harlowton is located at 46°26′11"N 109°50′1"W (46.436455, -109.833553).

The town is located on the slopes of the Crazy Mountains. Other surrounding mountain ranges include the Big Snowy Mountains, Little Belt Mountains, Bull Mountains, and the Castle Mountains.

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 1,062 people, 496 households, and 281 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,842.9 people per square mile (707.0/km²). There were 599 housing units at an average density of 1,039.5 per square mile (398.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.08% White, 0.75% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.19% from other races
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, and 1.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.98% of the population.

There were 496 households out of which 21.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.3% were non-families. 41.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 27.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,636, and the median income for a family was $34,205. Males had a median income of $22,750 versus $19,265 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $13,717. About 4.7% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

  • Thomas Patrick Gerrity
    Thomas Patrick Gerrity
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    , former United States general and commander of the Air Force Logistics Command
    Air Force Logistics Command
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    , was born here.
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