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Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA

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Miles City is a city in and the county seat of Custer County, Montana, United States. The population was 8,487 at the 2000 census.



History



After the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, the U.S. Army created forts in eastern Montana, including one where the north-flowing Tongue River flowed into the east-flowing Yellowstone River. Fort Keogh (named after one of the battle dead) started as a few rough winter cabins, but grew into a moderate sized western fort, from which its commander, General Nelson A. Miles, effectively brought the remaining "uncontrolled" Native Americans into subjugation during the last decade of the 1800s. At first the camp followers referred to the makeshift village as "Milestown", but popular usage (perhaps more accurately "self-promotion") turned it to "Miles City". Livestock speculation brought thousands of cattle to the open ranges in the late 1880s, the railroad was extended through the area, and Texas drove numerous cattle to Miles City to fatten them on free grass and move them to where they could be loaded on trains bound for the slaughterhouses in Chicago.



Miles City established a municipal electric utility around 1887 and it was a source of civic pride (as any city would have towards its own utilities) until a traveling employee of Minnesota Northern Power (predecessor of MDU Resources) told the city council "the emperor has no clothes" - i.e., the system was far less efficient and in worse shape than they thought. The city council eventually put the question to the voters who instructed the city to sell the utility. By this time, the people with the Montana Power Company (now NorthWestern Energy's Montana division) became aware of this and were soon locked in an epic battle with Minnesota Northern over the franchise. A franchise election was held to determine who would serve Miles City on June 28, 1927 - Minnesota Northern won by a scant 16 votes.



Miles City experienced rapid growth until the 1920s and 1930s, but became overshadowed by the upstart upriver town of Billings, which became an oil refining center and is now the largest city in the state.



Demographics



As of the census of 2000, there were 8,487 people, 3,528 households, and 2,194 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,593.3 people per square mile (1,002.1/km²). There were 3,890 housing units at an average density of 1,188.7/sq mi (459.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.72% White, 0.12% African American, 1.39% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population.



There were 3,528 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.93.



In the city the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.



The median income for a household in the city was $29,847, and the median income for a family was $41,190. Males had a median income of $30,123 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,449. About 9.4% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

Birth

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Birth		Person ID	Tree
1	Delange, Jack Laverne	Wed 03 Jun 1942	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I453379	Nederlandse voorouders
2	Delange, James Edward	Thu 06 Apr 1939	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I447895	Nederlandse voorouders
3	Delange, Richard Leroy	Wed 10 Jun 1931	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I310675	Nederlandse voorouders
4	Myran, Wayne Lowell	Tue 20 Oct 1925	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I448809	Nederlandse voorouders
5	Rodgers, Mary Rose	Abt 1923	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I447503	Nederlandse voorouders
6	Rodgers, Thomas Eugene	Sat 25 Jan 1930	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I448291	Nederlandse voorouders
7	Swartz, Kathleen June	Mon 05 Jul 1920	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I447435	Nederlandse voorouders

Death

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Death		Person ID	Tree
1	Delange, Clarence Simon	Fri 08 Jan 1988	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I310663	Nederlandse voorouders
2	Delange, Ida Marie	Mon 29 Mar 1976	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I310658	Nederlandse voorouders
3	Delange, William John	Fri 04 May 1979	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I310660	Nederlandse voorouders
4	Johnson, Frank Elmer Nathaniel	Wed 25 Sep 1957	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I447793	Nederlandse voorouders
5	Julian, Byram Puett	Thu 31 Aug 1961	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I449127	Nederlandse voorouders
6	Kramer, Corwin Allen	Fri 06 Jul 1979	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I449733	Nederlandse voorouders
7	de Lange, Siemon	Wed 27 Jan 1937	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I310556	Nederlandse voorouders
8	Myran, Wayne Lowell	Mon 08 Feb 1993	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I448809	Nederlandse voorouders
9	Rodgers, Daniel Francis	Mar 1978	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I447501	Nederlandse voorouders
10	Roman, Attje	Sun 08 Jun 1930	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I448259	Nederlandse voorouders
11	Swartz, William Donald	Tue 09 Jul 1935	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I447436	Nederlandse voorouders
12	Taylor, Rebecca Ann	Sun 10 Apr 1932	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I449129	Nederlandse voorouders
13	Walby, Charles	Jan 1972	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I452172	Nederlandse voorouders
14	Zwart, Jantje	Tue 10 Dec 1968	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I310542	Nederlandse voorouders

Burial

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Burial		Person ID	Tree
1	Delange, William John		Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I310660	Nederlandse voorouders
2	Zwart, Edwin Benjamin		Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I448121	Nederlandse voorouders
3	Zwart, Willem		Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	I447227	Nederlandse voorouders

Marriage

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	Family	Marriage		Family ID	Tree
1	Delange / Bard	Tue 23 Jun 1936	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	F174545	Nederlandse voorouders
2	Delange / Ingersoll	Mon 04 Jan 1937	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	F175645	Nederlandse voorouders
3	Delange / Julian	Sat 18 Sep 1937	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	F175743	Nederlandse voorouders
4	DeLange / Kramer	Sat 13 Dec 1930	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	F122188	Nederlandse voorouders
5	Delange / Sayre		Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	F175646	Nederlandse voorouders
6	Johnson / Delange	Fri 05 Jul 1929	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	F174703	Nederlandse voorouders
7	Julian / Zwart	1935	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	F174757	Nederlandse voorouders
8	Kramer / Allen	Mon 29 Oct 1900	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	F174581	Nederlandse voorouders
9	Lindeman / Perry	Sat 08 Mar 1919	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	F176411	Nederlandse voorouders
10	Shaw / Julian	Sat 07 Jun 1930	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	F175292	Nederlandse voorouders
11	Swartz / Johnson	Tue 02 Jan 1945	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	F174530	Nederlandse voorouders
12	Walby / DeLange	Mon 07 Jun 1943	Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA	F175795	Nederlandse voorouders