The Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the
United States Census Bureau
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, is an area consisting of two counties in
western
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Montana
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, anchored by the city of
Helena
Helena may refer to:
People
*Helena (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name)
*Katri Helena (born 1945), Finnish singer
*Helena, mother of Constantine I
Places
Greece
* Helena (island)
Guyana
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.
As of the 2014 census estimate, the MSA had a population of 77,414, a 16% increase over the 2000 census.
Counties
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Lewis and Clark
Lewis may refer to:
Names
* Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name
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Music
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* "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead ...
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Jefferson
Communities
Places with more than 25,000 inhabitants
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Helena
Helena may refer to:
People
*Helena (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name)
*Katri Helena (born 1945), Finnish singer
*Helena, mother of Constantine I
Places
Greece
* Helena (island)
Guyana
* H ...
(Principal city)
Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
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Helena Valley Southeast CDP
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Helena Valley West Central CDP
Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
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Boulder
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In ...
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Clancy CDP
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East Helena
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Helena Valley Northeast CDP
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Helena Valley Northwest CDP
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Helena West Side CDP
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Lincoln CDP
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Montana City CDP
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Whitehall
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Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants
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Augusta CDP
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Basin CDP
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Cardwell CDP
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Jefferson City CDP
Demographics
The 2012 U.S. Census estimate of the Helena area is 76,277. As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 65,765 people, 26,597 households, and 17,813 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 95.34%
White
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, 0.19%
African American
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, 1.92%
Native American, 0.50%
Asian, 0.05%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.38% from
other races
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Other or The Other may also refer to:
Film and television
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, and 1.62% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 1.51% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $39,433, and the median income for a family was $47,839. Males had a median income of $34,134 versus $24,486 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the MSA was $18,507.
See also
*
Montana census statistical areas
References
{{Montana
Lewis and Clark County, Montana
Jefferson County, Montana