Parker School is a

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(CDP) in

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and

Chouteau Chouteau was the name of a highly successful, ethnically French fur-trading family based in Saint Louis, Missouri, which they helped found. Their ancestors Chouteau and Laclède initially settled in New Orleans. They then moved-up the Mississipp ...

counties in the

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Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

. The population was 340 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Parker School is located in southeastern Hill County at (48.250748, -109.725595). It extends south into Chouteau County. The CDP is part of the

Rocky Boy 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'' ( Stone Ch ...

. According to the

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

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 352 people, 78 households, and 69 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 45.0 people per square mile (17.4/km). There were 82 housing units at an average density of 10.5/sq mi (4.0/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.73% Native American, 1.99%

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, and 0.28%

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of any race were 1.70% of the population. There were 78 households, out of which 60.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were

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living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.5% were non-families. 10.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.51 and the average family size was 4.84. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 47.2% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 14.2% from 45 to 64, and 3.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,167, and the median income for a family was $37,917. Males had a median income of $18,750 versus $40,500 for females. The

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for the CDP was $7,453. About 30.0% of families and 25.0% of the population were below the

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, including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 57.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Chouteau County, Montana Census-designated places in Hill County, Montana Census-designated places in Montana