Editing Ballantine, Montana

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 | official_name            = Ballantine, Montana
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 | map_caption              = Location of Ballantine, Montana
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 | subdivision_name         = United States
 | subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
 | subdivision_name1        = [[Montana]]
 | subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Montana|County]]
 | subdivision_name2        = [[Yellowstone County, Montana|Yellowstone]]
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 | area_total_km2           = 2.36
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 | area_total_sq_mi         = 0.91
 | area_land_sq_mi          = 0.91
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 | population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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 | population_total         = 293
 | population_density_km2   = 124.32
 | population_density_sq_mi = 321.98
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 | postal_code              = 59006
 | area_code                = [[Area code 406|406]]
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'''Ballantine''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Yellowstone County, Montana|Yellowstone County]], [[Montana]], United States. It lies approximately {{convert|9|mi|km|spell=in}} northeast of [[Billings, Montana|Billings]] on [[Interstate 94 in Montana|Interstate 94]]. The population was 346 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]]. Ballantine, along with the communities of [[Pompey's Pillar, Montana|Pompey's Pillar]], [[Worden, Montana|Worden]], and [[Huntley, Montana|Huntley]], is part of the [[Huntley Project]], an irrigation district created by the United States Bureau of Reclamation. The majority of Ballantine's population lives on scattered farms and ranches surrounding the actual townsite.

==History==
Ballantine was founded on land that had been part of the [[Crow Indian Reservation]]. In 1896, the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad established Ballantine as a station, named for homesteader E. P. Ballantine. By 1907 the town had a post office and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad had taken over rail operations.<ref>[http://mtplacenames.org/ Montana Place Names Companion Website] Aarstad, Rich, Ellie Arguimbau, Ellen Baumler, Charlene Porsild, and Brian Shovers. ''Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman.'' Montana Historical Society Press</ref>

It was in 1907 that Ballantine became part of a federally funded irrigation district, the [[Huntley Project]]. Irrigation slowly changed the sagebrush landscape into farms growing sugar beets, alfalfa, and other crops. The population grew slowly and included many European immigrants. Both Catholic and Lutheran religious services were held here, and a Congregational Church was built. The [[Anita Dam]] and Reservoir project, about six miles southeast of Ballantine, was completed in 1937 by [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] workers.<ref>[http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/huntley.html U.S. Bureau of Reclamation: Huntley Project website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060927171127/http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/huntley.html |date=September 27, 2006 }}; [http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/huntley1.html Timothy A. Dick, "The Huntley Project (second draft)"]</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|0.9|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

Ballantine is located near [[Interstate 94 in Montana|Interstate 94]], approximately thirty miles east of [[Billings, Montana|Billings]].

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Ballantine has a [[semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=234042&cityname=Ballantine%2C+Montana%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Ballantine, Montana]</ref> The hottest temperature recorded in Ballantine was {{convert|110|°F}} on July 5, 1936, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-50|°F}} on February 15, 1936.<ref name=NOWData />

{{Weather box
|location = Ballantine, Montana, 1981&ndash;2010 normals, extremes 1919&ndash;2011
|single line = Yes
|collapsed   = yes
|Jan record high F = 69
|Feb record high F = 77
|Mar record high F = 86
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 104
|Jun record high F = 107
|Jul record high F = 110
|Aug record high F = 108
|Sep record high F = 104
|Oct record high F = 93
|Nov record high F = 77
|Dec record high F = 70

|Jan avg record high F = 54.4
|Feb avg record high F = 59.9
|Mar avg record high F = 70.6
|Apr avg record high F = 81.6
|May avg record high F = 89.8
|Jun avg record high F = 96.5
|Jul avg record high F = 101.8
|Aug avg record high F = 100.0
|Sep avg record high F = 93.8
|Oct avg record high F = 83.8
|Nov avg record high F = 68.0
|Dec avg record high F = 57.1
|year avg record high F = 102.8

|Jan high F = 33.6
|Feb high F = 40.0
|Mar high F = 49.5
|Apr high F = 59.5
|May high F = 68.9
|Jun high F = 78.2
|Jul high F = 87.2
|Aug high F = 86.8
|Sep high F = 74.0
|Oct high F = 60.8
|Nov high F = 45.6
|Dec high F = 34.1
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 21.8
|Feb mean F = 27.5
|Mar mean F = 36.4
|Apr mean F = 46.0
|May mean F = 55.7
|Jun mean F = 64.7
|Jul mean F = 71.8
|Aug mean F = 70.5
|Sep mean F = 58.7
|Oct mean F = 46.3
|Nov mean F = 33.1
|Dec mean F = 22.2
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 10.0
|Feb low F = 15.1
|Mar low F = 23.2
|Apr low F = 32.5
|May low F = 42.5
|Jun low F = 51.2
|Jul low F = 56.4
|Aug low F = 54.2
|Sep low F = 43.4
|Oct low F = 31.8
|Nov low F = 20.6
|Dec low F = 10.4
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -18.8
|Feb avg record low F = -12.9
|Mar avg record low F = -1.8
|Apr avg record low F = 16.0
|May avg record low F = 28.1
|Jun avg record low F = 38.1
|Jul avg record low F = 45.3
|Aug avg record low F = 42.1
|Sep avg record low F = 29.3
|Oct avg record low F = 17.7
|Nov avg record low F = -1.2
|Dec avg record low F = -15.6
|year avg record low F = -28.6

|Jan record low F = -41
|Feb record low F = -50
|Mar record low F = -35
|Apr record low F = -10
|May record low F = 12
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 37
|Aug record low F = 35
|Sep record low F = 19
|Oct record low F = -13
|Nov record low F = -31
|Dec record low F = -44

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.45
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.44
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.95
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.51
|May precipitation inch = 2.29
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.48
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.21
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.89
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.36
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.11
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.86
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.45
|year precipitation inch = 14.00

|Jan snow inch = 7.2
|Feb snow inch = 6.6
|Mar snow inch = 6.8
|Apr snow inch = 2.5
|May snow inch = 0.2
|Jun snow inch = 0.1
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.2
|Oct snow inch = 1.2
|Nov snow inch = 3.8
|Dec snow inch = 6.9
|year snow inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 4.4
|Feb precipitation days = 5.0
|Mar precipitation days = 6.5
|Apr precipitation days = 7.1
|May precipitation days = 10.1
|Jun precipitation days = 9.3
|Jul precipitation days = 6.3
|Aug precipitation days = 6.0
|Sep precipitation days = 6.8
|Oct precipitation days = 6.2
|Nov precipitation days = 4.8
|Dec precipitation days = 4.5
|year precipitation days = 77.0

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 4.0
|Feb snow days = 3.3
|Mar snow days = 3.0
|Apr snow days = 0.3
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.5
|Nov snow days = 1.1
|Dec snow days = 3.0

|source 1 = WRCC<ref name=NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?mt0432
|publisher = Western Regional Climate Center
|title = Ballantine, Montana Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary
|access-date = August 5, 2022
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=byz
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data
|access-date = August 9, 2022
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 293
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 346 people, 130 households, and 95 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|379.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 139 housing units at an average density of {{convert|152.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.87% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.29% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3.47% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.62% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 11.56% of the population.

There were 130 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,417, and the median income for a family was $51,875. Males had a median income of $35,938 versus $18,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $16,707. About 7.8% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 23.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The school district is [[Huntley Project K-12 Schools]]<!--UNI 14700-->, a K-12 unified school district.<ref name=LewisClarkSchoolDistrictmaps2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st30_mt/schooldistrict_maps/c30111_yellowstone/DC20SD_C30111.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Yellowstone County, MT|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-03-15}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st30_mt/schooldistrict_maps/c30111_yellowstone/DC20SD_C30111_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060927171127/http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/huntley.html Bureau of Reclamation - Huntley Project]
* [http://www.huntleyprojectmuseum.org/ Huntley Project Museum of Irrigated Agriculture]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtyellow/towns.htm Yellowstone County Towns, Train Stations & Post Offices], rootsweb.com

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