Community Statistics

Bozeman is an incorporated place (Class Code C1) located in Gallatin County at latitude 45.68 and longitude -111.039.

ELEVATION: The elevation is 4,816 feet. Bozeman appears on the Bozeman U.S. Geological Survey Map. Gallatin County is in the Mountain time zone (GMT -7).

• The Ridge, Bridger Bowl: 8,100 feet
• Sacajawea Peak: 9,670 feet
• Gallatin Peak: 11,015 feet

CLIMATE: Bozeman, MT, gets 18 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 85 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 111. On average, there are 188 sunny days per year in Bozeman, MT. The July high is around 81 degrees. The January low is 12. Our comfort index, which is based on humidity during the hot months, is a 74 out of 100, where higher is more comfortable. The US average on the comfort index is 44.

Average Annual Precipitation: 19.29"

Average Annual Snowfall: (Bridger Bowl) 350”

Average Temperatures (Fahrenheit)

• January. . . . . . . . . . . . 31 degrees
• April. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 degrees
• July. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 degrees
• September. . . . . . . . . .70 degrees

Air quality in Bozeman, MT is 35 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.

Water quality in Bozeman, MT is 52 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.

Superfund index is 81 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts.

POPULATION: Bozeman had a population of 27,509 with 11,577 housing units; a land area land area of 12.6 sq. miles; a water area of 0 sq. miles; and a population density of 2,183.78 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. As of July 1, 2006 the population has risen to 35,061, an increase of 27.45%

The unemployment rate in Bozeman is 1.50 percent(U.S. avg. is 4.60%). Recent job growth is Positive. Bozeman jobs have Increased by 3.06 percent There are 224 physicians per capita in Bozeman, MT. The US average is 170.

CRIME:

• Violent Crime: on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, is 1. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 3.
• Property Crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 1. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 3.

ELECTED OFFICIALS: 41.18% of the people in Bozeman, MT are registered as Democrats. 56.20% are registered Republican. Remaining are independent: 2.62%

• Senators • Max Baucus (D) • Jon Tester (D)
• Representatives • Dennis Rehberg (R-AL)
• Governor • Brian Schweitzer (D) Senate* • Larry Jent (D-32) • Bob Hawks (D-33) • Joe Balyeat (R-34) • Gary Perry (R-35)
• House of Representatives • Jennifer Pomnichowski (D-63) • Franke Wilmer (D-64) • Brady Wiseman (D-65) • Mike Phillips (D-66) • John Sinrud (R-67) • Scott Sales (R-68) • Roger Koopman (R-70)

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