Stanford is a town in and the

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Judith Basin County Judith Basin County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,023. Its county seat is the town of Stanford. History Judith Basin County was formed of area taken from western Fergus and eastern Casca ...

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, United States. The population was at 403 as of the 2020 census. Stanford began with the establishment of a trading post by Thomas C. Power in 1875. In 1908 the town moved about 3 miles to be next to the new railroad. The Judith Basin County Museum is in town.

Geography and climate

Stanford is located at (47.153083, -110.219175). U.S. Route 87 passes through town. According to the

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

Climate

Demographics

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the town was $22,679, and the median income for a family was $34,479. Males had a median income of $22,813 versus $20,000 for females. The

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for the town was $15,253. About 9.7% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the

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, including 22.5% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 401 people, 198 households, and 110 families residing in the town. The

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was . There were 247 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.3%

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, 0.2%

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, 2.0% Native American, 0.2% from

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, and 0.2% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.5% of the population. There were 198 households, of which 22.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were

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living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.4% were non-families. 40.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.72. The median age in the town was 49.4 years. 19.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.6% were from 25 to 44; 37.2% were from 45 to 64; and 21.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 51.4% male and 48.6% female.

Infrastructure

Stanford Airport (Biggerstaff Field) is a county-owned, public-use airport located one mile (2 km) south of town.

Education

Stanford Public Schools educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Stanford High School is a Class C school (less than 108 students) which helps determine athletic competitions. They are known as the Wolves. The Judith Basin County Free Library is located in Stanford.

Notable person

Albert Henry Ottenweller Albert Henry Ottenweller (April 5, 1916 – September 23, 2012) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the second bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville, Diocese of Steubenville in Ohio from 1977 to 1992. ...

, Roman Catholic bishop Dr Lewis Coriell, virologist, who was instrumental in developing tissue culture techniques that were considered a break-through in the production of the polio vaccine. Founded Coriell Institute in 1953, a non-profit medical research center still in existence.

References

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{{Authority control Towns in Judith Basin County, Montana County seats in Montana