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Phillips County

Population in July 2008: 1,801. Population change since 2000: -15.0%

Males: 868	(48.2%)
Females: 933	(51.8%)

Median resident age:	42.8 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Zip codes: 59538.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,078 (it was $31,212 in 2000)

Malta:	$43,078
Montana:	$43,531

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,983

Malta:	$22,983
Montana:	$22,937

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $121,167 (it was $63,300 in 2000)

Malta:	$121,167
Montana:	$170,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $120,572; Detached houses: $113,124; Townhouses or other attached units: $126,969; In 2-unit structures: $55,521; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $899,406; Mobile homes: $21,288

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Races in Malta:

White Non-Hispanic (92.0%)
American Indian (6.6%)
Two or more races (2.0%)
Hispanic (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Malta: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.3%), Norwegian (22.9%), Irish (17.0%), English (9.3%), French (5.6%), Scottish (5.2%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 2255 feet

Land area: 1.06 square miles.

Population density: 1704 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Malta

High school or higher: 82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
Unemployed: 2.8%
Mean travel time to work: 11.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Malta city

Never married: 20.1%
Now married: 59.7%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 9.8%
Divorced: 9.2%

17 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.8%
Montana:	1.8%

According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Malta, Montana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Malta to the number of sex offenders is 300 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Malta:	1.9% ($1,192)
Montana:	1.3% ($1,212)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Great Falls, MT (168.9 miles , pop. 56,690).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (603.6 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (1048.4 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Dodson, MT (4.2 miles) , Saco, MT (5.0 miles ), Whitewater, MT (5.1 miles ), Fort Belknap, MT (5.2 miles) , Lodge Pole, MT (6.2 miles ), Hinsdale, MT (6.4 miles ), Fort Belknap Agency, MT (6.4 miles ), Harlem, MT (6.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $98,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $71,200
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 1 building, cost: $84,000
2001: 1 building, cost: $106,100
2002: 1 building, cost: $98,000
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $97,700
2004: 1 building, cost: $103,800
2005: 1 building, cost: $25,000
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 1 building, cost: $125,000
2008: 1 building, cost: $160,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 48.36 N, Longitude: 107.87 W

Area code: 406

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Population change in the 1990s: -228 (-9.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Construction (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (20%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Food and beverage stores (10%)
Health care (9%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Private households (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Carpenters (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Cashiers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)

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Malta-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Montana state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/5/1991 at 10:10:00, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 54.9 miles away from Malta center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)

Malta topographic map

Hospital/medical center in Malta:

PHILLIPS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER - CAH (PO BOX 640)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Malta:

PHS IHS HOSPITAL FT BELKNAP - CAH (about 41 miles; HARLEM, MT)
FRANCES MAHON DEACONESS HOSPITAL - CAH (about 56 miles; GLASGOW, MT)
GARFIELD COUNTY HEALTH CENTER INC -CAH (about 82 miles; JORDAN, MT)

Political contributions by individuals in Malta, MT

Airports located in Malta:

Malta Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 400, Local Ops: 3,000)

Amtrak station:
MALTA (51 S 1ST ST. E). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Malta:

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 187 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 237 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; FT enrollment: 10,380)
THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 300 miles; MISSOULA, MT; FT enrollment: 11,112)
MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 303 miles; MINOT, ND; FT enrollment: 2,662)
BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 329 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 348 miles; BISMARCK, ND; FT enrollment: 2,205)
UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 350 miles; BISMARCK, ND; FT enrollment: 2,203)

Public high school in Malta:

Malta High School (Students: 206; Location: South 9th Street W; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle schools in Malta:

Malta K-6 (Students: 255; Location: 706 South 3rd Avenue East; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)
Malta 7-8 (Students: 98; Location: South 9th Street W; Grades: 7th Grade - 8th Grade)
Tallow Creek School (Students: 3; Location: 30 Miles South Of Malta Content Road; Grades: Kindergarten - 8th Grade)

See full list of schools located in Malta, School District: MALTA K-12 SCHOOLS

Library in Malta:

PHILLIPS COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $54,322; Location: 10 SOUTH 4TH ST EAST; 29,305 books; 250 audio materials; 380 video materials; 34 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Malta: R and G Quality Feeds Incorporated Elevator (A), Trafton Park Campground (B), Malta City Park Rest Area (C), Malta (D), Equity Co-operative Association Elevator (E), Phillips County Sheriffs Department (F), Phillips County Public Library (G), Phillips County Museum (H), Phillips County Courthouse (I), Malta Fire Department (J). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Malta include: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A), Malta Lutheran Church (B), Community Church (C), Saint Marys Episcopal Church (D), Saint Marys Catholic Church (E), Little White Church (F), Elim Lutheran Church (G), Assembly of God Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Phillips County Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Malta: Trafton Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Malta Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Dinosaur Field Station (Museums; 4 South 1 East).

Hotels: The Great Northern Hotel (2 South 1 East), Maltana Motel (138 South 1 Avenue West), Riverside Motel & RV Park (8 Central Avenue North), Sportsman Motel (231 North 1 East), Royals Inn (117 North 1 East), Edgewater Inn & RV Park (Highway 2 Malta).

Courts: Phillips County - Youth Court Services (Courthouse), Phillips County - Clerk of Court (Courthouse).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Malta and their reported violations in the past:

MALTA CITY OF (Population served: 2340, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 regular monitoring violations

EAST MALTA COLONY (Address: 1089 E COLONY RD, Population served: 35, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-04-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-04-2005)

5 routine major monitoring violations

43 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	62.4%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.6%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	13.1%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	3.6%
Whole state:	5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Malta, MT

People in group quarters in Malta

45 people in nursing homes
7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
2 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Malta compared to Montana state average:

Malta, Montana environmental map by EPA

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Malta (2009 data):

First Security Bank of Malta: First Security Bank Of Malta at 130 South First East, branch established on 1972-04-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $30.2 mil, Deposits: $27.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Milk River Banquo, Inc.
The First State Bank of Malta: The First State Bank Of Malta at Main Street, branch established on 1903-03-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $113.3 mil, Deposits: $97.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Fs Banco, Inc.
Independence Bank: Malta Branch at 135 South Second Street, branch established on 1989-11-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $355.8 mil, Deposits: $295.9 mil, headquarters in Havre, MT, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Montana Security, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Malta mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Phillips County Montana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (90%) Electricity (7%) Other fuel (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Malta

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Hutterian Brethren	Assemblies of God	National Association of Congregational Christian Churches
Adherents	54.2%	25.3%	5.4%	3.8%	3.2%
Congregations	22.7%	22.7%	9.1%	9.1%	4.5%

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Southern Baptist Convention	Other religions
Adherents	2.5%	2.4%	1.2%	1.1%	0.9%
Congregations	4.5%	4.5%	4.5%	9.1%	9.1%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	2	$4,237	$25,422	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		10	$2,546
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		3	$1,140
Firefighters	0	$0		2	$233
Health	0	$0		2	$502
Solid Waste Management	3	$5,183	$20,732	3	$1,445
Sewerage	2	$3,740	$22,440	2	$1,413
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		2	$359
Water Supply	1	$2,498	$29,976	2	$1,474
Totals for Government	8	$15,658	$23,487	26	$9,112

Malta government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $338,000
Sewerage: $142,000

All Other: $12,000

Parks & Recreation: $10,000
Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $294,000
Solid Waste Management: $275,000

Water Utilities: $179,000

General - Other: $163,000

Sewerage: $154,000

Police Protection: $151,000

Regular Highways: $87,000

Central Staff Services: $71,000

Parks & Recreation: $50,000

Financial Administration: $35,000

Fire Protection: $24,000

General Public Buildings: $16,000

Health Services - Other: $12,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000
General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $44,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $60,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $0
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $45,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $44,000
Other, NEC: $15,000
Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $187,000
Interest Earnings: $169,000

General Revenue, NEC: $29,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $213,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000

General - Other: $2,000

Judicial: $1,000

General Public Building: $1,000

Health - Other: $1,000

Central Staff: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,735,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $319,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $162,000
All Other: $64,000

Highways: $50,000
Tax - Property: $292,000
NEC: $12,000

Motor Vehicle License: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $515,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000

5.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,500 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.67%
Montana average:	8.25%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

6.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,314 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.51%
Montana average:	7.69%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Yellowstone County, MT

1.08% ($18,471 average AGI)

Strongest AM radio stations in Malta:

KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
KATL (770 AM; 10 kW; MILES CITY, MT; Owner: STAR PRINTING COMPANY)
KMTA (1050 AM; 10 kW; MILES CITY, MT; Owner: SENGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KMON (560 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KGVW (640 AM; 10 kW; BELGRADE, MT; Owner: GALLATIN VALLEY WITNESS, INC.)
KSEN (1150 AM; 10 kW; SHELBY, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KLTZ (1240 AM; 1 kW; GLASGOW, MT; Owner: GLASGOW BROADCASTING CO.)
KOJM (610 AM; 1 kW; HAVRE, MT; Owner: NEW MEDIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Malta:

KMMR (100.1 FM; MALTA, MT; Owner: KMMR RADIO, INC.)
KGVA (88.1 FM; FORT BELKNAP AGENCY, MT; Owner: FORT BELKNAP COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Malta:

K07IC (Channel 7; MALTA, ETC., MT; Owner: PHILLIPS COUNTY TV TRANSLATOR DIST.)
K11IH (Channel 11; MALTA, ETC., MT; Owner: PHILLIPS COUNTY TV TRANSLATOR DIST.)
K13GP (Channel 13; MALTA, ETC., MT; Owner: PHILLIPS COUNTY TV TRANSLATOR DIST.)
K15AS (Channel 15; MALTA, MT; Owner: PHILLIPS COUNTY TV TRANSLATOR DIST.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Malta, Montana:

Fatal accident count: 3
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
Fatalities: 3
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Montana average:

Fatal accident count: 68
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 97
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 30
Fatalities: 72
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 174
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 12

Malta fatal accident list:
Aug 7, 1981 08:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Aug 17, 1981 08:45 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 29, 1979 07:08 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total costs: $760,000
Total average daily traffic: 100
Total average daily truck traffic: 3
Total future (year 2021) average daily traffic: 100

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Malta)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 21 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Malta, MT)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: K7KNK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01397881
Grant Date: 05/09/2008, Expiration Date: 05/09/2018
Registrant: Kenneth E Hoffman, Malta, MT 59538-1188
Call Sign: KC7WWY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00418924
Grant Date: 04/19/2007, Expiration Date: 06/02/2017, Certifier: Gene L Copeland
Registrant: Gene L Copeland, 121 7 Ave N, Malta, MT 59538

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 14 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Malta)

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