Helena Valley West Central, Montana
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Helena Valley West Central is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in Lewis and Clark County
Lewis and Clark County, Montana
-National protected areas:* Flathead National Forest * Helena National Forest * Lewis and Clark National Forest * Lolo National Forest * Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Area -Demographics:...

, Montana
Montana
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, United States
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. The population was 6,983 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Helena
Helena, Montana
Helena is the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. The 2010 census put the population at 28,180. The local daily newspaper is the Independent Record. The Helena Brewers minor league baseball and Helena Bighorns minor league hockey team call the...

 Micropolitan Statistical Area
Helena micropolitan area
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.

Geography

Helena Valley West Central is located at 46°39′13"N 112°2′37"W (46.653748, -112.043667).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 26.6 square miles (68.9 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 6,983 people, 2,555 households, and 1,992 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 262.1 people per square mile (101.2/km²). There were 2,667 housing units at an average density of 100.1/sq mi (38.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.79% White, 0.16% African American, 1.42% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races
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, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population.

There were 2,555 households out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,881, and the median income for a family was $51,024. Males had a median income of $37,780 versus $23,703 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $18,920. About 4.5% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.
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