Editing Fort Shaw, Montana

{{About|the designated place|the army fort|Fort Shaw}}
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'''Fort Shaw''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Cascade County, Montana|Cascade County]], [[Montana]], United States. The population was 280 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Fort Shaw CDP, Montana |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 27, 2012 }}</ref> Named for a [[Fort Shaw|former United States military outpost]], it is part of the [[Great Falls, Montana|Great Falls]], Montana [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

First called Camp Reynolds, Fort Shaw is named for Col. [[Robert G. Shaw]] of Boston, the first white officer to lead a unit of the [[United States Colored Troops]] in the American Civil War. The U.S. government established this fort on the Mullan Road in 1867.<ref name="mhs">{{cite web |title=Fort Shaw |url=http://mtplacenames.org/ |website=Montana Place Names Companion |publisher=Montana Historical Society |access-date=2 April 2021}}</ref> A community developed around it.

==Geography==
Fort Shaw is located on [[Montana Highway 200]]. The [[Sun River]] flows north of town.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.6|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|2020= 256
|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]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 274 people, 101 households, and 73 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|48.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 115 housing units at an average density of {{convert|20.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.81% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.73% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.46% of the population.

There were 101 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $45,357. Males had a median income of $34,688 versus $16,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $17,381. About 7.4% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 6.3% of those 65 or over.

== Education ==
Fort Shaw is part of the Sun River Valley School District. Fort Shaw Elementary School is located in town. Sun River Middle School and Simms High School are located in [[Simms, Montana|Simms]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fort Shaw Elementary |url=https://srvs.k12.mt.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=356182&type=d |publisher=Sun River Valley School District |access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Great Falls, Montana}}
{{Cascade County, Montana}}

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