Boneau is a
census-designated place (CDP) in
Chouteau County
Chouteau County is a county located in the North-Central region of the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,895. Its county seat is Fort Benton. The county was established in 1865 as one of the original nine count ...
,
Montana, United States. The population was 380 at the
2010 census,
up from 190 in
2000
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.
Geography
Boneau is located in northeastern Chouteau County at (48.290258, -109.860880).
It is part of the
Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation
Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation (also known as Rocky Boy Reservation) is one of seven Native American reservations in the U.S. state of Montana. Established by an act of Congress on September 7, 1916, it was named after ''Ahsiniiwin'' (Rocky Boy ...
of the
Chippewa-Cree
The Chippewa Cree Tribe (Officially in cr, italics=no, ᐅᒋᐻᐤ ᓀᐃᔭᐤ, translit=''ocipwêw nêiyaw'')Montana Department of Justice, Official Tribally issued license plate of Chippewa Cree TriLink/ref> is a federally recognized tribe ...
Tribe and is bordered to the east by the CDP of
Sangrey in
Hill County. It is located at the western edge of the
Bear Paw Mountains and is east of the town of
Box Elder and
U.S. Route 87
U.S. Highway 87 (US 87) is a north–south United States highway (though it is signed east–west in New Mexico) that runs for 1,998 miles (3,215 km) from northern Montana to southern Texas, making it the longest north-south roa ...
.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the Boneau CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.09%, is water.
Boneau Reservoir on Boxelder Creek is in the northeast corner of the CDP. Boxelder Creek flows west to Big Sandy Creek, a tributary of the
Milk River.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 190 people, 42 households, and 40 families residing in the CDP. The
population density was 82.8 people per square mile (31.9/km
2). There were 42 housing units at an average density of 18.3/sq mi (7.1/km
2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 2.63%
White and 97.37%
Native American.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.
There were 42 households, out of which 83.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 35.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 2.4% were non-families. 2.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.52 and the average family size was 4.39.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 56.3% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 5.8% from 45 to 64, and 1.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 13 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,750, and the median income for a family was $19,688. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $30,313 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $5,200. About 51.2% of families and 44.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 47.6% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.
Education
Boneau is the location of
Stone Child College
Stone Child College (SCC) is a public tribal land-grant community college in Box Elder, Montana. SCC is affiliated with the Chippewa-Cree Tribe and located on the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation in north central Montana; it is one of seven Tribal C ...
.
References
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Census-designated places in Chouteau County, Montana
Census-designated places in Montana