About Sweet Grass County

 

Statistics

 
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Population Sweet Grass County- 3,437 Big Timber- 1,568. Farm population: 584
Employment Labor force: 1,716- 
Total employment: 1,652- 
Unemployment level: 3.7 percent.
Income  Average Per Capita Income: $17,524- 
Median mortgage rate: $450- 
Median rent: $252
Taxes

County taxable valuation, 1997: $8,752,950.-
City taxable valuation, 1997: $1,982,036.
City tax rate, miles: 84.131  
County general, 100.379 mills.
Industrial sites The Big Timber industrial park located on the east side of the city
Schools

Big Timber Grade School, grades K-8: 397
Sweet Grass County High School, grades 9-12: 181. SGHS is a Class B high school.  
Christian Academy, grades K- 12, 7
Partners in Learning Community Classes, SGHS, Classes offered every month
Medical facilities A four bed Medical Assistance Facility in conjunction with the Pioneer Medical Center. Clinics: Pioneer Medical Clinic with 24 hour emergency care,.Nursing home: Pioneer Medical Center, 49 beds.
Medical personnel:

  • MD's: 2

  • Physician's Assistant: I

  • Nurse Practitioner: I

  • Registered nurses: I I

  • Practical nurses: 3

  • Optometrist: I

  • Chiropractor: I

  • Dentists: 2 

  • Veterinarians: 3
Transportation Big Timber is on Interstate 90 and has two exits. It is served by two federal and one state highway.  It also is served by two public bus lines, a municipal airport, and Montana Rail Link.
Geography Sweet Grass County contains 1,907,200 acres or 1,839 square miles. It is larger than the state of Rhode Island, but smaller than Delaware.
Miles from Big Timber:
Billings, 8 1 Great Falls, 173   Bozeman, 61  Harlowton, 44 Butte, 143 
Helena, 151   Columbus, 40   Livingston, 35 E. Glacier, 314 Missoula, 262

National Forests

 The 400,000 acre Gallatin National Forest  features over 300 miles of trails.
  

 

Crops - 1996 Acres
Planted 		Acres
Harvested 		Yield Unit Production Rank
Winter Wheat
Durum Wheat
Other Spring Wheat 		3,200
*
3,100		 3,200
*
3,000		 33.0
0.0
27.0		 Bu.
Bu.
Bu.		 104,000
*
81,000		 42
*
49
Barley 4,000 3,200 49.0 Bu. 157,000 45
Oats 1,200 800 54.0 Bu. 43,300 20
Corn
    For Grain
    For Silage		 *
----
----		 ----
*
*		 ----
0.0
0.0		 ----
Bu.
Tons		 ----
*
*		 ----
*
*
Potatoes * * 0.0 Cwt. * *
Sugar Beets * * 0.0 Tons * *
Dry Beans 1/ * * 0.0 Cwt. * *
All Hay
    Alfalfa
    All Other 		----
----
----		 54,000
39,000
15,000		 1.9
2.1
1.5		 Tons
Tons
Tons		 103,400
81,500
21,900		 18
18
24
1/ Yield is in pounds, production is in hundredweight. *Either zero or insufficient data for publication.
Livestock Reference Date Number of Head Rank
All Cattle & Calves
    Beef Cows & Heifers 2/
    Milk Cows & Heifers 2/		 January 1, 1997 52,000
33,600
*		 24
18
*
Breeding Sheep & Lambs January 1, 1997 15,000 7
Hogs & Pigs December 1, 1996 2,100 20
2/ That have calved. * Insufficient data for publication
Census of Agriculture - 1992 Cash Receipts - 1994
Number of Farms
Land in Farms (Acres)
Average Farm Size (Acres)
Total Land Area (Acres)		 295
837,904
2,840
1,183,360		 Crops
Livestock & Products
Government Payments
All Cash Receipts		 2,573,000
18,453,000
814,000
21,840,000

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