Moving to Harlowton, Montana

About Harlowton, Montana
Harlowton

Harlowton is a city in and the county seat of Wheatland County, Montana, United States. The population was 955 at the 2020 census.

The city was once the eastern terminus of electric operations (1914–74) for the "Pacific Extension" of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ("Milwaukee Road"). Here, steam or diesel locomotives were changed or hooked up to electric locomotives for 438-mile (705 km) trip through the Rocky Mountains to Avery, Idaho. Harlowton was founded in 1900 as a station stop on the Montana Railroad, a predecessor to the Milwaukee, and was named for Richard A. Harlow, the Montana Railroad's president.

Gender
Gender Harlowton Montana Country
Female 53.2% 49.7% 50.8%
Male 46.8% 50.3% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Harlowton Montana Country
Less than $10,000 4.3% 5.7% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 6.9% 4.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 18.7% 9.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 9.2% 10.5% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 17.4% 13.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 18.7% 19.2% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 12.9% 12.8% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 8.6% 13.8% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2.2% 5.4% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1.1% 4.6% 8.3%
Education


Education Harlowton Montana Country
< 9th Grade 3% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 10% 4% 7.0%
High School or GED 40% 28% 27.0%
Other College 27% 23% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 2% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 13% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 5% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 0% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Harlowton Montana Country
White 93.6% 85.6% 60.1%
African American 0% 0.5% 12.2%
American Indian 0.3% 5.9% 0.6%
Asian 0% 0.8% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 0.8% 3.1% 2.8%
Hispanic 5.3% 3.9% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity