Fergus County Information
Fergus in
Montana occupies
4,350 square miles and has a 2006 population of
11,496, a change from a 2000 population of
11,893 and
12,083 in 1990.
12.9% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
8.5% percent is 25-35, and
11.8% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
19 acts of violent crime reported in
Fergus in 2004, a change from
58 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
219 people:
3.9% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5.1%.
Read more about
Fergus, Montana in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Fergus | |
| State | Montana | |
| Land Area | 4,350 sq. miles | Ranked 113 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 11,496 | Ranked 2,329 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 11,503 | |
| Population 2000 | 11,893 | Ranked 2,300 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 12,083 | Ranked 2,211 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 96.8% | |
| African American | .1% | |
| Asian American | .3% | |
| Native American | 1.7% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.9% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 8.5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 11.8% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 17.2% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 13.4% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 9.8% | |
| Population 75 and up | 10.7% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 19 | 58 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 6 | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 13 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 131 | 128 |
| Burglaries | 14 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 111 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 6 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 5,662 | 6,117 |
| Unemployed Population | 219 | 313 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.9% | 5.1% |
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