Wyola ( cro, Alachúa Uhpáko) is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 count ...

(CDP) in Big Horn 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 215 at the 2010 census. 79% of the residents are Native American, and the majority are members of the

Crow Nation The Crow, whose autonym is Apsáalooke (), also spelled Absaroka, are Native Americans living primarily in southern Montana. Today, the Crow people have a federally recognized tribe, the Crow Tribe of Montana, with an Indian reservation loca ...

. The town began as a

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station stop. The Crows called this spot Ammoole, “Where they wait,” because of the train station. The post office opened in 1911.

Geography

Wyola is located at (45.126409, -107.393430). Interstate 90 passes near the community, with access from Exit 544. The Little Bighorn River runs nearby. It is part of the

Crow Indian Reservation The Crow Indian Reservation is the homeland of the Crow Tribe. Established 1868, the reservation is located in parts of Big Horn, Yellowstone, and Treasure counties in southern Montana in the United States. The Crow Tribe has an enrolled member ...

. According to the

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

Climate

According to the

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system, Wyola has a

warm-summer humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...

, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 186 people, 52 households, and 43 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 57 housing units at an average density of 8.0 per square mile (3.1/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 18.82%

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, 79.03% Native American, and 2.15% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.15% of the population. There were 52 households, out of which 48.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 23.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 13.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.58 and the average family size was 4.00. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 41.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $20,536, and the median income for a family was $18,750. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $15,625 for females. The

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for the CDP was $7,815. About 39.5% of families and 48.0% of the population were below the

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, including 64.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 14.3% of those 65 or over.

Education

Wyola School District educates students from kindergarten through 8th grade.

Notable person

* Bill Yellowtail, former candidate for the Montana seat in the

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, is from Wyola.

References

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