Herron 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 Hill County,

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, United States. The population was 43 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Herron is located in eastern Hill County at (48.514344, -109.788942). It is bordered to the east by West Havre and to the west by Beaver Creek.

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forms the northern border of the CDP, running east to the center of Havre, the

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, and west to Gildford. U.S. Route 87 forms the eastern and southeastern borders of the CDP and terminates at US 2. To the south US 87 leads to

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. The

Havre City–County Airport Havre City–County Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Havre, a city in Hill County, Montana, United States. It is owned by the City of Havre and Hill County. T ...

is in the northern part of Herron. According to the

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, the Herron CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 100 people, 43 households, and 34 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 21.4 people per square mile (8.3/km²). There were 48 housing units at an average density of 10.3/sq mi (4.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.00%

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, 3.00% Native American, and 2.00% from two or more races. There were 43 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were

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living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.56. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 36.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,727, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $32,917 for females. The

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for the CDP was $11,779. None of the population and none of the families were below the

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References

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