Editing Clinton, Montana

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|official_name            = Clinton, Montana
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|subdivision_name         = United States
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Montana]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Missoula County, Montana|Missoula]]
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|area_total_km2           = 8.71
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 1018
|population_density_km2   = 120.13
|population_density_sq_mi = 311.12
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|postal_code              = 59825
|area_code                = [[Area code 406|406]]
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|blank_info               = 30-15475
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'''Clinton''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Missoula County, Montana|Missoula County]], [[Montana]], United States. It is part of the [[Missoula metropolitan area]]. The population was 1,018 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

Originally established in 1883 as a stage stop and post office with the name "Betters' Station", the town name was changed in 1892 to honor C. L. Clinton, an official of the [[Northern Pacific Railroad]].<ref name="mhs">{{cite web |title=Clinton |url=http://mtplacenames.org/ |website=Montana Place Names Companion |publisher=Montana Historical Society |access-date=2 April 2021}}</ref>

==Geography==
Clinton is located in southeastern Missoula County in the valley of the [[Clark Fork River]], which flows northwest {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Missoula, Montana|Missoula]], the [[county seat]]. [[Interstate 90]] passes through Clinton, with access from Exit 120. I-90 leads northwest to Missoula and southeast {{convert|63|mi}} to [[Deer Lodge, Montana|Deer Lodge]].

The Clark Fork forms the southwestern edge of the community and is joined from the east by Starvation Creek, Wallace Creek, and Dirty Ike Creek within the bounds of the CDP.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the Clinton CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.1|sqmi|1}}, or 2.73%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|2000= 549
|2010= 1052
|2020= 1018
|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>
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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 2010, there were 1,052 people, 204 households, and 153 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|278.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 216 housing units at an average density of {{convert|109.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.81% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.64% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 2.00% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.36% of the population.

There were 204 households, out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,731, and the median income for a family was $32,188. Males had a median income of $29,643 versus $22,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $12,510. About 16.0% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.3% of those under age 18 and 20.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
It is in the [[Clinton Elementary School District]] and the [[Missoula High School District]].<ref name=MissoulaCoSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st30_mt/schooldistrict_maps/c30063_missoula/DC20SD_C30063.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Missoula County, MT|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-03-13}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Testicle Festival]]

==References==
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{{Missoula County, Montana}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Missoula County, Montana]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Montana]]