Azure 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 counte ...
(CDP) in
Hill County Hill County is the name of two counties in the United States:
* Hill County, Montana
Hill County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 16, ...
,
Montana
Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...
, United States. The population was 286 at the
2010 census.
Geography
Azure is located in southeastern Hill County within 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 C ...
. It is bordered to the south by the
Sangrey CDP. It is east of
Box Elder
''Acer negundo'', also known as the box elder, boxelder maple, Manitoba maple or ash-leaved maple, is a species of maple native to North America from Canada to Honduras. It is a fast-growing, short-lived tree with opposite, ash-like compound l ...
and
U.S. Route 87.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...
, the Azure CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
of 2000, there were 253 people, 55 households, and 47 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 59 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 2.77%
White
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, 95.26%
Native American, and 1.98% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.
There were 55 households, out of which 49.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...
living together, 25.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.5% were non-families. 12.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.60 and the average family size was 5.04.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 42.3% under the age of 18, 18.6% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 13.4% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,821, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $27,614 versus $26,250 for females. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year.
In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the CDP was $5,407. About 28.3% of families and 32.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...
, including 35.3% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.
References
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Census-designated places in Hill County, Montana
Census-designated places in Montana