Editing Jordan, Montana

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|image_caption            = Intersection of Main Street and Jordan 
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|map_caption              = Location of Jordan, Montana
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Montana]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Montana|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Garfield County, Montana|Garfield]]
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 356
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|population_density_sq_mi = 1020.06
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|blank_info               = 30-39925
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'''Jordan''' is a town in and the [[county seat]] of [[Garfield County, Montana|Garfield County]], [[Montana]], [[United States]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The population was 356 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 2, 2021}}</ref>  It is Garfield County's only incorporated community.

==History==
Jordan was settled in 1896. The founder, Arthur Jordan, had hunted the area and decided to settle with his family in 1896 along the banks of the Big Dry Creek.<ref name="mhs">{{cite web |title=Jordan |url=http://mtplacenames.org/ |website=Montana Place Names Companion |publisher=Montana Historical Society |access-date=April 5, 2021}}</ref>

A post office was opened in Jordan on July 11, 1899. Afterward, a town began building around the post office. There were [[Western saloon|saloon]]s, rooming houses, livery stables, blacksmiths, and stores. In the later part of the 1910s, the homestead boom hit Garfield County, which was then actually part of Dawson County to the east. By 1919, the citizens reached a consensus to form a county of their own, therefore establishing Garfield County. Jordan was finally chosen as the county seat, by popular vote. The Great Northern Railroad had proposed a route starting from Lewiston, MT eastbound through Winnett, MT and Jordan, MT, and connecting to their line at Richey, MT. Grading had been completed between Lewiston, MT and Winnett, MT but no track was laid. [https://content.libraries.wsu.edu/digital/collection/maps/id/363/]

Jordan was incorporated as a town in 1951.

On March 25, 1996, an 81-day-long standoff between an anti-government gang known as the [[Montana Freemen]] and federal officers began near Jordan.

==Geography==
[[Montana Highway 59]] and [[Montana Highway 200]] intersect just south of town. [[Fort Peck Lake]] is nearby.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.34|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

===Climate===
Jordan experiences a [[semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSk'') with long, freezing although exceedingly variable, and dry winters alongside hot, wetter summers. The town is noted for its extreme weather: on December 15, 2009, the low was {{convert|−40|°F}}.<ref>[[Associated Press]], "The nation's weather 16 December 2009," [http://www.al.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/national-29/12609646344300.xml&storylist=national online] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928194115/http://www.al.com/newsflash/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnational-29%2F12609646344300.xml&storylist=national |date=September 28, 2012 }}</ref>

Jordan ranks 10th in the U.S. in temperature range, from its lowest at {{convert|−58|°F|0}}, to its highest at {{convert|112|°F|1}}, a range of {{convert|170|F-change}},<ref>Christopher C. Burt. ''Extreme Weather: A Guide and Record Book'' (2007) p. 35</ref> and within February alone the range is {{convert|132|F-change|1|disp=or}}. An illustration of the extreme year-to-year winter climate variability can be seen in February 1936 averaging {{convert|&minus;9.5|F|C|1}}, whereas February 1954 averaged {{convert|36.9|F|C|1}}, or a whopping {{convert|46.4|F-change|C-change|1}} warmer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=ggw|publisher=National Weather Service|title=NOW Data – NWS Glasgow, Montana}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Jordan, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1905–present
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = yes
|Jan record high F = 68
|Feb record high F = 74
|Mar record high F = 82
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 102
|Jun record high F = 111
|Jul record high F = 112
|Aug record high F = 110
|Sep record high F = 107
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 80
|Dec record high F = 78

|Jan avg record high F = 52.3
|Feb avg record high F = 56.4
|Mar avg record high F = 70.4
|Apr avg record high F = 80.7
|May avg record high F = 88.8
|Jun avg record high F = 97.0
|Jul avg record high F = 101.4
|Aug avg record high F = 100.7
|Sep avg record high F = 95.1
|Oct avg record high F = 83.6
|Nov avg record high F = 67.5
|Dec avg record high F = 53.9
|year avg record high F = 103.4

|Jan high F = 29.9
|Feb high F = 34.0
|Mar high F = 45.8
|Apr high F = 57.6
|May high F = 67.4
|Jun high F = 76.9
|Jul high F = 87.1
|Aug high F = 86.5
|Sep high F = 74.6
|Oct high F = 59.4
|Nov high F = 44.4
|Dec high F = 33.2
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 17.2
|Feb mean F = 20.9
|Mar mean F = 32.1
|Apr mean F = 43.2
|May mean F = 53.1.
|Jun mean F = 63.1
|Jul mean F = 71.0
|Aug mean F = 69.4
|Sep mean F = 57.6
|Oct mean F = 44.4
|Nov mean F = 30.8
|Dec mean F = 20.4
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 4.6
|Feb low F = 7.7
|Mar low F = 18.4
|Apr low F = 28.9
|May low F = 38.7
|Jun low F = 49.3
|Jul low F = 54.8
|Aug low F = 52.2
|Sep low F = 40.6
|Oct low F = 29.4
|Nov low F = 17.2
|Dec low F = 7.6
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -22.6
|Feb avg record low F = -15.0
|Mar avg record low F = 0.3
|Apr avg record low F = 16.5
|May avg record low F = 26.0
|Jun avg record low F = 37.2
|Jul avg record low F = 44.6
|Aug avg record low F = 40.2
|Sep avg record low F = 25.8
|Oct avg record low F = 12.2
|Nov avg record low F = -4.6
|Dec avg record low F = -21.4
|year avg record low F = -31.4

|Jan record low F = -51
|Feb record low F = -58
|Mar record low F = -35
|Apr record low F = -13
|May record low F = 10
|Jun record low F = 29
|Jul record low F = 31
|Aug record low F = 29
|Sep record low F = 13
|Oct record low F = -14
|Nov record low F = -32
|Dec record low F = -46

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|Jan precipitation inch = 0.30
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.35
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.52
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.36
|May precipitation inch = 2.19
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.65
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.65
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.34
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.06
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.16
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.49
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.38
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 3.3
|Feb precipitation days = 3.8
|Mar precipitation days = 4.4
|Apr precipitation days = 6.0
|May precipitation days = 8.0
|Jun precipitation days = 8.5
|Jul precipitation days = 6.7
|Aug precipitation days = 4.8
|Sep precipitation days = 4.4
|Oct precipitation days = 4.9
|Nov precipitation days = 3.5
|Dec precipitation days = 4.0

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|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00244522&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Jordan, MT
|access-date = August 16, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 1981&ndash;2010)<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=ggw
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Glasgow
|access-date = August 16, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 557
|1970= 529
|1980= 485
|1990= 494
|2000= 364
|2010= 343
|2020= 356
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="2010 Census">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 18, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 343 people, 170 households, and 93 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1008.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 206 housing units at an average density of {{convert|605.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 0.9% of the population.

There were 170 households, of which 18.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.3% were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.71.

The median age in the town was 48.8 years. 18.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.2% were from 25 to 44; 31% were from 45 to 64; and 25.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 364 people, 169 households, and 98 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,024.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 233 housing units at an average density of {{convert|656.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.27% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.27% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 0.82% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 1.37% of the population.

[[File:Jordan, Montana.jpg|thumb|A snapshot from Jordan, 2009]]

There were 169 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.0% were non-families. 39.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 26.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $34,583. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $11,979 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,426. About 10.4% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 36.4% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Infrastructure==
[[Jordan Airport]] is a county-owned, public-use airport located two miles (4&nbsp;km) northwest of town.

==Education==
Jordan Public Schools educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade.<ref name="jps">{{cite web |title=Jordan Public Schools |url=https://www.jordanpublicschools.org/ |access-date=April 12, 2021}}</ref> They are known as the Mustangs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Member Schools |url=https://www.mhsa.org/memberschools |publisher=Montana High School Association |access-date=April 19, 2021}}</ref> [[Garfield County District High School]] is a Class C school.

Garfield County Library serves the area.<ref>{{cite web |title=Garfield County Library |url=https://garflibr.wixsite.com/books |access-date=April 12, 2021}}</ref>

==Notable persons==
* [[Wayne Hawkins]], [[National Football League|NFL]] player born in Jordan
* [[Jerry Kramer]], [[National Football League|NFL]] [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[Guard (gridiron football)|guard]] and author; born here in 1936

==See also==
*[[Hell Creek Formation]]

==References==
{{Reflist|1}}

{{Garfield County, Montana}}
{{Montana county seats}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Towns in Garfield County, Montana]]
[[Category:County seats in Montana]]
[[Category:Hell Creek Formation]]
[[Category:1896 establishments in Montana]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1896]]