Glendive, Montana
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Glendive is a city in Dawson County, Montana, United States. The population was 4,729 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dawson CountyGR6.
Glendive is the smallest of the 210 designated markets for broadcast television in the United States (as designated by Nielsen), with one station (KXGN channel 5) carrying partial CBS and NBC feeds along with state and local news broadcasts for a small potential audience of several thousand people (county population is 9,059). K13PL (channel 13), a translator (low-powered rebroadcaster) of Williston, ND's NBC affiliate KUMV is also available.
The hill located on the southern end of Glendive known as "Hungry Joe" is also the famous Battle sight where Chief Natek and his faithful Blackfoots defeated General Haggerty and Colonel Jirges's army. This battle, known as the Batttle of Crying Eagle, took place on July 15, 1845. The lighted cross which stands on this hill symbolizes Chief Natek's victory.
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[edit] Geography
Glendive is located at (47.108491, -104.710419)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.7 km² (3.4 mi²). 8.6 km² (3.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.89%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,729 people, 1,983 households, and 1,229 families residing in the city. The population density was 548.3/km² (1,419.0/mi²). There were 2,204 housing units at an average density of 255.5/km² (661.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.38% White, 0.30% African American,1.21% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.
There were 1,983 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,943, and the median income for a family was $40,313. Males had a median income of $30,977 versus $20,132 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,544. About 11.6% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.
There is an estimated 17% of the city population which are descendents of the famous 300 involved in the Battle in 1845.
Glendive and local neighborhoods such as Forest Park and Highland Park accounts for a population of over 6,500 people.
Glendives High School, Dawson County High School is the home of the Red Devils.
[edit] Noted former residents
- Adam Morrison, professional basketball player for the Charlotte Bobcats
- Hank Worden, born Norton Earl Worden, cowboy actor
Chief Natek, famous Blackfoot chief
[edit] External links
- Glendive Chamber of Commerce website
- Dawson Community Airport website
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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Local television stations |
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| Broadcast television available on cable only:
KMGH 7 (ABC, Denver) - KUSM 9 (PBS, Bozeman) - KDVR 31 (FOX, Denver) |
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| Local/Regional cable television channels
"CW Glendive" (The CW) - TVMT |
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| See also Broadcast television in the Western North Dakota market | ||
