Glendive, Montana Explained

Settlement Type:City
Nickname:Gate City
Motto:Good People Surrounded by Badlands
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Montana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dawson
Established Date:1880
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:9.06
Area Land Km2:9.00
Area Water Km2:0.06
Area Total Sq Mi:3.50
Area Land Sq Mi:3.47
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:4873
Population Density Km2:541.60
Population Density Sq Mi:1402.71
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation M:629
Elevation Ft:2064
Coordinates:47.1086°N -104.7106°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:59330
Area Code:406
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Glendive, Montana

Glendive is a city in and the county seat of Dawson County, Montana, United States, and home to Dawson Community College.[2] Glendive was established by the Northern Pacific Railway when they built the transcontinental railroad across the northern tier of the western United States from Minnesota to the Pacific Coast. The town was the headquarters for the Yellowstone Division that encompassed 875adj=preNaNadj=pre; 546miles in main line and 328miles in branches with the main routes from Mandan, North Dakota, to Billings, Montana, and from Billings to Livingston. The town of Glendive is an agricultural and ranching hub of eastern Montana sited between the Yellowstone River and the Badlands. Makoshika State Park is located just east of Glendive.

The population was 4,873 at the 2020 census.[3]

History

Sir George Gore, a wealthy Irish sportsman, named the local tributary to the Yellowstone River in his favorite hunting area "Glendive" in 1855.[4] The town later took its name from the stream of the same name.

Glendive was established by the Northern Pacific Railway during the building of the railroad line.[5] [6] The settlement mainly consisted of tents and log cabins until a building boom ensued with the arrival of first load of lumber in 1881.

The Montana territorial legislature created Dawson County in 1869 but did not name a county seat, instead placing it administratively under Meagher County. In 1881, Glendive citizens petitioned to name it the county seat.

In January 2015, Glendive was the site of a major oil spill from a pipeline which also contaminated drinking water.

On October 24, 2023, a fire destroyed the Jordan Inn and the Rose Theater,[7] both located in the Merrill Avenue Historic District. The Inn was a complete loss.[8]

Geography

The elevation of the city is 2064feet. Interstate 94 passes through town with access from exits 215, 224 and 231. Montana Highway 16 begins in West Glendive. The Yellowstone River cuts through town.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.35sqmi, of which 3.32sqmi is land and 0.03sqmi is water.[9]

Climate

Glendive experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with long, cold, dry winters and hot, wetter summers. Together with Medicine Lake, the town holds the state's all-time-high record of 117°F, which was recorded on July 20, 1893, in Glendive and on July 5, 1937, in Medicine Lake. On June 29, 1961, an F4 tornado struck Glendive, causing between $500,000 and $5 million in damage.[10]

Demographics

Glendive was briefly an oil boom town after the discovery of oil in the Williston Basin in the early 1950s. Moving the oil out of the area was difficult and expensive though; the boom ended by 1954 and only a small reserve existed locally. The community has been impacted in the 2000s by the North Dakota oil boom which spurred a modest increase in the population.[11]

2010 census

As of the census[12] of 2010, there were 4,935 people, 2,060 households, and 1,190 families living in the city. The population density was 1486.4PD/sqmi. There were 2,267 housing units at an average density of 682.8/mi2. The racial makeup of the city was 94.4% White, 0.5% African American, 2.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population.

There were 2,060 households, of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.2% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.84.

The median age in the city was 41.2 years. 19.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 12% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.5% were from 45 to 64; and 18.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.4% male and 49.6% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,729 people, 1,983 households, and 1,229 families living in the city. The population density was 1419sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,204 housing units at an average density of 661.4/mi2. The racial makeup of the city was 97.38% White, 0.30% African American,1.21% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.

There were 1,983 households, out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,943, and the median income for a family was $40,313. Males had a median income of $30,977 versus $20,132 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,544. About 11.6% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Glendive Public Schools educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade.[13] Dawson County High School's team name is the Red Devils.[14]

Glendive is home to Dawson Community College, a 2-year college formed in 1940 to meet the educational needs of eastern Montana.[15] The college offers Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Applied Science degrees as well as certificate programs. Dawson Community College is an open-access college.

Glendive Public Library serves the area.[16]

Infrastructure

Dawson Community Airport is five miles northwest of Glendive.

Intercity bus service to the city is provided by Jefferson Lines.[17]

Media

The Glendive market has three local radio stations:

Glendive is the smallest of the 210 designated markets for broadcast television in the United States as designated by Nielsen Media Research,[18] with one station—KXGN channel 5—carrying a CBS affiliation along with state and local news broadcasts for a small potential audience of several thousand people (county population is 9,059). Until September 2009, KXGN also carried selected prime-time NBC programming in its schedule, making it the last "Big 3" affiliate to offer programming from more than one network on a single feed. In late June 2010, KXGN moved their NBC programming to a DT2 digital subchannel, rejoining the network.

K13PL channel 13, a translator (low-powered rebroadcaster) of Williston, North Dakota's NBC affiliate KUMV was also available until 2013; KUMV is still carried on area cable systems.

The Glendive Ranger-Review is the local paper.[19]

Notable people

See also

Further reading

"A Guide to Historic Glendive" Montana Historical Society (1998)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 5, 2022.
  2. Web site: Find a County . June 7, 2011 . National Association of Counties . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx . May 31, 2011 .
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. November 2, 2021.
  4. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM968P_THE_Glendive_MT_Historical_Marker "The Glendive, MT Historical Marker"
  5. Web site: Glendive and the Northern Pacific Railway . Montana Memory Project . Glendive Chamber of Commerce . December 20, 1922 . Montana State Library.
  6. Web site: Glendive . Montana Place Names Companion . Montana Historical Society . April 3, 2021.
  7. Web site: Anthony . Michael . Cleanup, monitoring continues following old Glendive hotel fire . KFYR TV . January 3, 2024 . October 31, 2023.
  8. Web site: Warren . Bradley . Massive fire breaks out in Glendive, Jordan Inn a total loss . KULR8 . January 3, 2024 . October 25, 2023.
  9. Web site: US Gazetteer files 2010 . . December 18, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt . January 12, 2012 .
  10. Web site: Tornado History Project: 19610629.30.2 . May 22, 2017 . January 8, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200108171542/http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19610629.30.2 . dead .
  11. Muskal, Michael (January 20, 2015) "Water supply off-limits in Montana town after Yellowstone River oil spill" Los Angeles Times
  12. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. December 18, 2012.
  13. Web site: Glendive Public Schools . April 13, 2021.
  14. Web site: Member Schools . Montana High School Association . April 19, 2021.
  15. Web site: Dawson Community College . April 13, 2021.
  16. Web site: Glendive Public Library . April 13, 2021.
  17. Web site: Montana Bus Stops. July 20, 2023.
  18. News: U.S. Local TV Market Rankings As of September 27, 2014 . The Nielsen Company .
  19. Web site: Glendive Ranger-Review . Glendive Ranger Review . April 16, 2021.
  20. News: Cates-Carney . Corin . September 18, 2018 . Candidate Profile: Matt Rosendale . June 24, 2020 . Montana Public Radio . en.
  21. News: Herbaugh . Hunter . Glendive native published in JAMA . February 7, 2021 . Glendive Ranger Review . June 21, 2020.