Orchard Homes, Montana | |
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 Location in Missoula County and the state of Montana | |
| Coordinates:46°51′58″N114°03′29″W / 46.86611°N 114.05806°W /46.86611; -114.05806 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Missoula |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.88 sq mi (15.23 km2) |
| • Land | 5.62 sq mi (14.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.68 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,133 ft (955 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,377 |
| • Density | 956.76/sq mi (369.41/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 59804 (Missoula) |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-55675 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2408996[2] |
Orchard Homes is acensus-designated place (CDP) inMissoula County,Montana, United States. It is part of theMissoula metropolitan area. The population was 5,377 at the2020 census.[3]
Orchard Homes is located in central Missoula County and is bordered to the east by the city ofMissoula.U.S. Route 93 runs just east of the community, leading north toInterstate 90 and south toU.S. Route 12. Downtown Missoula is 3 miles (5 km) east of Orchard Homes.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.88 square miles (15.2 km2), of which 5.62 square miles (14.6 km2) are land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2), or 4.44%, are water.[1] The CDP is bordered to the north by theClark Fork River and to the west and south by its tributary, theBitterroot River.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10,837 | — | |
| 1990 | 10,317 | −4.8% | |
| 2000 | 5,199 | −49.6% | |
| 2010 | 5,197 | 0.0% | |
| 2020 | 5,377 | 3.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
At the 2000census,[5] there were 5,199 people, 2,034 households and 1,466 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 814.9 inhabitants per square mile (314.6/km2). There were 2,091 housing units at an average density of 327.8 per square mile (126.6/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.35%White, 0.13%African American, 1.35%Native American, 1.29%Asian, 0.12%Pacific Islander, 0.52% fromother races, and 1.25% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 1.35% of the population.
There were 2,034 households, of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% weremarried couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.96.
24.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.
Themedian household income was $40,240 and the median family income was $47,612. Males had a median income of $32,226 and females $20,576 for. Theper capita income was $17,885. About 4.4% of families and 6.7% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.
Orchard Homes is divided betweenTarget Range Elementary School District andMissoula Elementary School District, with a small portion inHellgate Elementary School District. All of it is inMissoula High School District.[6]
Municipalities and communities ofMissoula County, Montana,United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |