Four Corners is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in Gallatin County,

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, United States. The population was 3,146 at the 2010 census, up from 1,828 in 2000. It is part of the

Bozeman, MT Micropolitan Statistical Area Gallatin County is located in the U.S. state of Montana. With its county seat in Bozeman, it is the second-most populous county in Montana, with a population of 118,960 in the 2020 Census. The county's prominent geographical features are the ...

Geography

Four Corners is located in central Gallatin County at (45.667876, -111.182530), west of

Bozeman Bozeman is a city and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States. Located in southwest Montana, the 2020 census put Bozeman's population at 53,293, making it the fourth-largest city in Montana. It is the principal city of th ...

. The "Four Corners" refers to the intersection of

U.S. Route 191 U.S. Route 191 (US 191) is a spur of U.S. Route 91 that has two branches. The southern branch runs for from Douglas, Arizona on the Mexican border to the southern part of Yellowstone National Park. The northern branch runs for from the north ...

Montana Highway 84 Highway 84 (MT 84) is a east–west state highway in the U.S. State of Montana. MT 84's western terminus is at U.S. Route 287 (US 287) in the small community of Norris and the eastern terminus is at US 191 and MT 85 at Four Corners. The ...

and

Montana Highway 85 Highway 85 (MT 85) is a north–south state highway traversing the central Gallatin Valley in the U.S. State of Montana. The highway's southern terminus, just north of Bozeman Hot Springs and about west of Bozeman, is a census-designated pl ...

. US 191 leads east to Bozeman and south to

West Yellowstone West Yellowstone is a town in Gallatin County, Montana, United States, adjacent to Yellowstone National Park. The population was 1,272 at the 2020 census. West Yellowstone is served by Yellowstone Airport. It is part of the Bozeman, MT Micropoli ...

, MT 84 leads west to Norris, and MT 85 leads north to

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and

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. According to the

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, the Four Corners CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.69%, is water. The

Gallatin River The Gallatin River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 120 mi (193 km long), in the U.S. states of Wyoming and Montana. It is one of three rivers, along with the Jefferson River, Jefferson and Madison River, Madison, ...

, a north-flowing tributary of the Missouri River, forms the western edge of the CDP.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,828 people, 761 households, and 506 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 178.4 people per square mile (68.9/km²). There were 795 housing units at an average density of 77.6 per square mile (30.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.43%

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, 0.16%

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, 0.55% Native American, 0.49%

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, 0.16%

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, 0.27% from

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, and 0.93% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.98% of the population. There were 761 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were

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living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.87. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,964, and the median income for a family was $43,977. Males had a median income of $30,710 versus $21,146 for females. The

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for the CDP was $18,185. About 8.1% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the

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, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

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