MONTANA 1990 & 1980 CENSUS OF POPULATION FOR
                                               GOVERNMENTAL UNITS


                         4/1/90   4/1/80   %Change                                     4/1/90   4/1/80   %Change
AREA NAME                CENSUS   CENSUS  80 to 90        AREA NAME                    CENSUS   CENSUS  80 to 90


MONTANA                 799,065  786,690      1.6%        FLATHEAD COUNTY              59,218   51,966     14.0%
                                                            COLUMBIA FALLS              2,921    3,112     -6.1%
BEAVERHEAD COUNTY         8,424    8,186      2.9%          KALISPELL                  11,917   10,689     11.5%
  DILLON                  4,001    3,976      0.6%          WHITEFISH                   4,368    3,703     18.0%
  LIMA                      265      272     -2.6%
                                                          GALLATIN COUNTY              50,463   42,865     17.7%
BIG HORN COUNTY          11,337   11,096      2.2%          BELGRADE                    3,422    2,336     46.5%
  HARDIN                  2,940    3,300    -10.9%          BOZEMAN                    22,660   21,645      4.7%
  LODGE GRASS               517      499      3.6%          MANHATTAN                   1,034      988      4.7%
                                                            THREE FORKS                 1,203    1,247     -3.5%
BLAINE COUNTY             6,728    6,999     -3.9%          WEST YELLOWSTONE              913      735     24.2%
  CHINOOK                 1,512    1,660     -8.9%
  HARLEM                    882    1,023    -13.8%        GARFIELD COUNTY               1,589    1,656     -4.0%
                                                            JORDAN                        494      485      1.9%
BROADWATER COUNTY         3,318    3,267      1.6%
  TOWNSEND                1,635    1,587      3.0%        GLACIER COUNTY               12,121   10,628     14.0%
                                                            BROWNING                    1,170    1,226     -4.6%
CARBON COUNTY             8,080    8,099     -0.2%          CUT BANK                    3,329    3,688     -9.7%
  BEARCREEK                  37       61    -39.3%
  BRIDGER                   692      724     -4.4%        GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY            912    1,026    -11.1%
  FROMBERG                  370      469    -21.1%          LAVINA                        151      164     -7.9%
  JOLIET                    522      580    -10.0%          RYEGATE                       260      273     -4.8%
  RED LODGE               1,958    1,896      3.3%
                                                          GRANITE COUNTY                2,548    2,700     -5.6%
CARTER COUNTY             1,503    1,799    -16.5%          DRUMMOND                      264      414    -36.2%
  EKALAKA                   439      620    -29.2%          PHILIPSBURG                   925    1,138    -18.7%

CASCADE COUNTY           77,691   80,696     -3.7%        HILL COUNTY                  17,654   17,985     -1.8%
  BELT                      571      825    -30.8%          HAVRE                      10,201   10,891     -6.3%
  CASCADE                   729      773     -5.7%          HINGHAM                       181      186     -2.7%
  GREAT FALLS            55,125   56,884     -3.1%
  NEIHART                    53       91    -41.8%        JEFFERSON COUNTY              7,939    7,029     12.9%
                                                            BOULDER                     1,316    1,441     -8.7%
CHOUTEAU COUNTY           5,452    6,092    -10.5%          WHITEHALL                   1,067    1,030      3.6%
  BIG SANDY                 740      835    -11.4%
  FORT BENTON             1,660    1,693     -1.9%        JUDITH BASIN COUNTY           2,282    2,646    -13.8%
  GERALDINE                 299      305     -2.0%          HOBSON                        226      261    -13.4%
                                                            STANFORD                      529      595    -11.1%
CUSTER COUNTY            11,697   13,109    -10.8%
  ISMAY                      19       31    -38.7%        LAKE COUNTY                  21,041   19,056     10.4%
  MILES CITY              8,461    9,602    -11.9%          POLSON                      3,291    2,798     17.6%
                                                            RONAN                       1,547    1,530      1.1%
DANIELS COUNTY            2,266    2,835    -20.1%          ST. IGNATIUS                  778      877    -11.3%
  FLAXVILLE                  88      142    -38.0%
  SCOBEY                  1,154    1,382    -16.5%        LEWIS & CLARK COUNTY         47,495   43,039     10.4%
                                                            EAST HELENA                 1,538    1,647     -6.6%
DAWSON COUNTY             9,505   11,805    -19.5%          HELENA                     24,609   23,938      2.8%
  GLENDIVE                4,802    5,978    -19.7%
  RICHEY                    259      417    -37.9%        LIBERTY COUNTY                2,295    2,329     -1.5%
                                                            CHESTER                       942      963     -2.2%
DEER LODGE COUNTY        10,356   12,518    -17.3%
  ANACONDA-DEER LODGE    10,356   12,518    -17.3%        LINCOLN COUNTY               17,481   17,752     -1.5%
                                                            EUREKA                      1,043    1,119     -6.8%
FALLON COUNTY             3,103    3,763    -17.5%          LIBBY                       2,532    2,748     -7.9%
  BAKER                   1,818    2,354    -22.8%          REXFORD                       132      130      1.5%
  PLEVNA                    140      191    -26.7%          TROY                          953    1,088    -12.4%

FERGUS COUNTY            12,083   13,076     -7.6%        MCCONE COUNTY                 2,276    2,702    -15.8%
  DENTON                    350      356     -1.7%          CIRCLE                        805      931    -13.5%
  GRASS RANGE               159      139     14.4%
  LEWISTOWN               6,097    7,104    -14.2%        MADISON COUNTY                5,989    5,448      9.9%
  MOORE                     211      229     -7.9%          ENNIS                         773      660     17.1%
  WINIFRED                  150      155     -3.2%          SHERIDAN                      652      646      0.9%
                                                            TWIN BRIDGES                  374      437    -14.4%
                                                            VIRGINIA CITY                 142      192    -26.0%
 

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                                MONTANA 1990 & 1980 CENSUS OF POPULATION FOR
                                               GOVERNMENTAL UNITS

                         4/1/90   4/1/80   %Change                                     4/1/90   4/1/80   %Change
AREA NAME                CENSUS   CENSUS  80 to 90        AREA NAME                    CENSUS   CENSUS  80 to 90


MEAGHER COUNTY            1,819    2,154    -15.6%        SILVER BOW COUNTY            33,941   38,092    -10.9%
  WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS     963    1,302    -26.0%          BUTTE-SILVER BOW           33,336   37,205    -10.4%
                                                            WALKERVILLE                   605      887    -31.8%
MINERAL COUNTY            3,315    3,675     -9.8%
  ALBERTON                  354      368     -3.8%        STILLWATER COUNTY             6,536    5,598     16.8%
  SUPERIOR                  881    1,054    -16.4%          COLUMBUS                    1,573    1,439      9.3%

MISSOULA COUNTY          78,687   76,016      3.5%        SWEET GRASS COUNTY            3,154    3,216     -1.9%
  MISSOULA               42,918   34,893     23.0%          BIG TIMBER                  1,557    1,690     -7.9%

MUSSELSHELL COUNTY        4,106    4,428     -7.3%        TETON COUNTY                  6,271    6,491     -3.4%
  MELSTONE                  166      238    -30.3%          CHOTEAU                     1,741    1,798     -3.2%
  ROUNDUP                 1,808    2,119    -14.7%          DUTTON                        392      359      9.2%
                                                            FAIRFIELD                     660      650      1.5%
PARK COUNTY              14,484   12,869     12.5%
  CLYDE PARK                282      283     -0.4%        TOOLE COUNTY                  5,046    5,559     -9.2%
  LIVINGSTON              6,701    6,994     -4.2%          KEVIN                         185      208    -11.1%
                                                            SHELBY                      2,763    3,142    -12.1%
PETROLEUM COUNTY            519      655    -20.8%          SUNBURST                      437      476     -8.2%
  WINNETT                   188      207     -9.2%
                                                          TREASURE COUNTY                 874      981    -10.9%
PHILLIPS COUNTY           5,163    5,367     -3.8%          HYSHAM                        361      449    -19.6%
  DODSON                    137      158    -13.3%
  MALTA                   2,340    2,367     -1.1%        VALLEY COUNTY                 8,239   10,250    -19.6%
  SACO                      261      252      3.6%          FORT PECK                     226      293    -22.9%
                                                            GLASGOW                     3,572    4,455    -19.8%
 PONDERA COUNTY           6,433    6,731     -4.4%          NASHUA                        375      495    -24.2%
  CONRAD                  2,891    3,074     -6.0%          OPHEIM                        145      210    -31.0%
  VALIER                    519      640    -18.9%
                                                          WHEATLAND COUNTY              2,246    2,359     -4.8%
POWDER RIVER COUNTY       2,090    2,520    -17.1%          HARLOWTON                   1,049    1,181    -11.2%
  BROADUS                   572      712    -19.7%          JUDITH GAP                    133      213    -37.6%

POWELL COUNTY             6,620    6,958     -4.9%        WIBAUX COUNTY                 1,191    1,476    -19.3%
  DEER LODGE              3,378    4,023    -16.0%          WIBAUX                        628      782    -19.7%

PRAIRIE COUNTY            1,383    1,836    -24.7%        YELLOWSTONE COUNTY          113,419  108,035      5.0%
  TERRY                     659      929    -29.1%          BILLINGS                   81,125   66,842     21.4%
                                                            BROADVIEW                     133      120     10.8%
RAVALLI COUNTY           25,010   22,493     11.2%          LAUREL                      5,686    5,498      3.4%
  DARBY                     625      581      7.6%
  HAMILTON                2,737    2,661      2.9%        YELLOWSTONE NAT'L PARK           52       66    -21.2%
  PINESDALE                 670      458     46.3%
  STEVENSVILLE            1,221    1,207      1.2%        BLACKFEET RESERVATION         8,549    6,660     28.4%
                                                          CROW RESERVATION              6,370    5,973      6.6%
RICHLAND COUNTY          10,716   12,243    -12.5%        FLATHEAD RESERVATION         21,259   19,628      8.3%
  FAIRVIEW                  869    1,366    -36.4%        FORT BELKNAP RESERVATION      2,508    2,060     21.7%
  SIDNEY                  5,217    5,726     -8.9%        FORT PECK RESERVATION        10,595    9,921      6.8%
                                                          NORTHERN CHEYENNE
ROOSEVELT COUNTY         10,999   10,467      5.1%           RESERVATION                3,923    3,664      7.1%
  BAINVILLE                 165      245    -32.7%        ROCKY BOY'S RESERVATION       1,954    1,650     18.4%
  BROCKTON                  365      374     -2.4%        CROW NORTHERN CHEYENNE
  CULBERTSON                796      887    -10.3%            AREA                          7        8    -12.5%
  FROID                     195      323    -39.6%
  POPLAR                    881      995    -11.5%        Table revised July 1992, November 1992 and March 1993
  WOLF POINT              2,880    3,074     -6.3%        to reflect U.S. Bureau of the Census corrected 
                                                          population totals.
ROSEBUD COUNTY           10,505    9,899      6.1%
  FORSYTH                 2,178    2,553    -14.7%        

SANDERS COUNTY            8,669    8,675     -0.1%
  HOT SPRINGS               411      601    -31.6%        Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
  PLAINS                    992    1,116    -11.1%        Compiled by: Census and Economic Information Center, 
  THOMPSON FALLS          1,319    1,478    -10.8%        MT Department of Commerce, 1424 9th Ave.                                                             
                                                          Helena, MT 59620  (406) 444-2896
SHERIDAN COUNTY           4,732    5,414    -12.6%	  
  MEDICINE LAKE             357      408    -12.5%
  OUTLOOK                   109      122    -10.7%
  PLENTYWOOD              2,136    2,476    -13.7%        3/93
  WESTBY                    253      291    -13.1%        govunit