Power is a

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(CDP) in Teton County,

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 Columb ...

, United States. The population was 171 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Montana pioneer, Thomas Charles Power, who platted the townsite in 1910.

Geography

Power is located at (47.715367, -111.687054).

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passes through the community, with access from Exit 302. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km), of which 1.5 square miles (3.9 km) is land and 0.66% is water.

Demographics

, there were 171 people, 68 households, and 51 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 114.1 people per square mile (44.0/km). There were 71 housing units at an average density of 47.4 per square mile (18.3/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.08%

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, 1.17% Native American, and 1.75% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.58% of the population. There were 68 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.94. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.4% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,036, and the median income for a family was $39,286. Males had a median income of $27,083 versus $13,125 for females. The

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for the CDP was $16,527. About 8.9% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the

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, including 48.6% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

Climate

According to the

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system, Power has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Video Game

During the

Ludum Dare Ludum Dare (LD; , meaning 'to give a game', also referenced as LDJAM) is a game jam competition. It was founded by Geoff Howland and was first held in April 2002. It is currently run by Mike Kasprzak, who has been part of the team since the be ...

39 Game Jam, where the theme was "Running out of Power", a participant going by the pseudonym "Pixel Prophecy" created a text-based adventure based on the town of Power, MT.

Education

Power School District educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Power High School's team name is the Pirates.

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