The Billings Metropolitan Statistical Area is the largest and fastest growing metropolitan area in the U.S. state of
Montana. Located in the south central portion of the state, its population was counted at 184,167 as of 2020.
It includes Carbon, Stillwater and Yellowstone Counties in the state of Montana,
and has one of the geographically largest trade, cultural, business and medical areas in the United States; this includes all of Montana.
Counties
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Carbon
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Stillwater
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Yellowstone
Communities
Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants
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Billings
Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, with a population of 117,116 as of the 2020 census. Located in the south-central portion of the state, it is the seat of Yellowstone County and the principal city of the Billings Metrop ...
(Principal city)
Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
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Laurel
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Lockwood Lockwood may refer to:
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(
census-designated place)
Places with fewer than 500 inhabitants
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Ballantine (census-designated place)
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Huntley (census-designated place)
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Shepherd
A shepherd or sheepherder is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep. ''Shepherd'' derives from Old English ''sceaphierde (''sceap'' 'sheep' + ''hierde'' 'herder'). ''Shepherding is one of the world's oldest occupations, i ...
(census-designated place)
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 138,904 people, 56,149 households, and 36,926 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.08%
White, 0.43%
African American, 2.89%
Native American, 0.53%
Asian
Asian may refer to:
* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.04%
Pacific Islander, 1.22% from
other races, and 1.81% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 3.57% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $34,433, and the median income for a family was $41,841. Males had a median income of $31,851 versus $20,756 for females. The
per capita income for the MSA was $18,254.
See also
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Montana census statistical areas
The United States, U.S. currently has seven Statistical area (United States), statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July, 2023, the OMB delineated five metropolitan statistical areas and two ...
References
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Yellowstone County, Montana