Terry, Montana
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Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 611 people, 294 households, and 171 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 866.2 people per square mile (332.3/km²). There were 387 housing units at an average density of 548.7 per square mile (210.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.55% White, 0.33% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.16% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population.
There were 294 households out of which 18.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% were non-families. 39.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.62.
In the town the population was spread out with 17.2% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 15.1% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 31.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $25,294, and the median income for a family was $34,531. Males had a median income of $25,938 versus $21,538 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $15,093. About 3.5% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The only schools in Prairie County are located in Terry. The K-12 enrollment at the beginning of the 07-08 school year was 125 students.- Bolin Elementary School
- Grandey Middle School
- Terry High School
Events
Several festivals are held annually in Terry. The largest of these events is "Terry Yippie", a town-wide BBQ and games fair held in Terry Central Park. The Evelyn CameronEvelyn Cameron
Evelyn Cameron was a Terry, Montana based photographer. British-born Cameron, and her naturalist husband Ewen, moved to Terry in the 19th century...
Gala is often in the fall. In August, the Prairie County Fair is held at the Terry Fairgrounds.
Tourism
The Terry Badlands WSATerry Badlands WSA
The Terry Badlands WSA is a designated Wilderness Study Area by the Bureau of Land Management. It is located three miles north of the township of Terry, Montana.-External links:**...
and the Evelyn Cameron Museum attract visitors from all over the world every year. The guest registry in the Evelyn Cameron muesuem has entries from as far away as Europe, Asia, and Africa. Efforts to increase ecotourism
Ecotourism
Ecotourism is a form of tourism visiting fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas, intended as a low impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial tourism...
include an Americorps VISTA
AmeriCorps VISTA
AmeriCorps VISTA is a national service program designed to fight poverty. President John F. Kennedy originated the idea for VISTA, which was founded as Volunteers in Service to America in 1965 and incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of programs in 1993....
project to create a trail network for hikers and campers in the surrounding badlands. The Terry Badlands Trails Project encourages the Leave No Trace
Leave No Trace
Leave No Trace is both a set of principles, and an organization that promotes those principles. The principles are designed to assist outdoor enthusiasts with their decisions about how to reduce their impacts when they hike, camp, picnic, snowshoe, run, bike, hunt, paddle, ride horses, fish, ski or...
principles.
Notable natives and residents
- Norm ClarkeNorm ClarkeNorm Clarke is an American gossip columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal in Las Vegas, Nevada. His column, "Vegas Confidential," covers celebrities and near-celebrities and their doings in the bright lights of "Sin City." The column appears almost every day.-Early life:Clarke grew up in...
, gossip columnistGossip columnistA gossip columnist is someone who writes a gossip column in a newspaper or magazine, especially a gossip magazine. Gossip columns are material written in a light, informal style, which relates the gossip columnist's opinions about the personal lives or conduct of celebrities from show business ,... - Evelyn CameronEvelyn CameronEvelyn Cameron was a Terry, Montana based photographer. British-born Cameron, and her naturalist husband Ewen, moved to Terry in the 19th century...
, photographer - Donna LuceyDonna LuceyDonna Lucey is the author of the book Photographing Montana 1894-1928: The Life and Work of Evelyn Cameron , a biography and collection of photographs from frontier photographer Evelyn Cameron. Lucey has been an editor at Time-Life Books and Look magazine, and has received two grants from the...
, authorAuthorAn author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...