Editing Fallon, Montana

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|official_name            = Fallon, Montana
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Montana]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Prairie County, Montana|Prairie]]
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 122
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|postal_code              = 59326, 59341
|area_code                = [[Area code 406|406]]
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|blank_info               = 30-25375
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'''Fallon''' is an unincorporated small town in [[Prairie County, Montana|Prairie County]], [[Montana]], United States. The population was 164 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].,<ref name="2010 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table |work=American FactFinder |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721034521/http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table |archive-date=21 July 2011 |df= }}</ref> although, as the town name has been co-opted for use by the [[United States Census Bureau]] as a census-designated place, this figure may include persons living well outside the town's limits.  Fallon's current mayor is Colin Armould.

The town and [[Fallon County, Montana|county]] are named after O’Fallon Creek, which is in turn named for [[Benjamin O'Fallon]], an Indian agent for the upper Missouri region from 1823 to 1827.<ref name="mhs">{{cite web |title=Fallon |url=http://mtplacenames.org/ |website=Montana Place Names Companion |publisher=Montana Historical Society |access-date=2 April 2021}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Fallon has a [[semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=561842&cityname=Fallon%2C+Montana%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Fallon, Montana]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|2000= 138
|2010= 164
|2020= 122
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website |df= }}</ref> of 2000, there were 138 people, 63 households, and 36 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|27.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 95 housing units at an average density of {{convert|18.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.55% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.72% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.72% from two or more races.

There were 63 households, out of which 22.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.4% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 126.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 123.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $16,818, and the median income for a family was $16,250. Males had a median income of $23,500 versus $10,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $9,701. There were 26.2% of families and 35.8% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 68.4% of under eighteens and 22.7% of those over 64.

==References==
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{{Prairie County, Montana}}

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