Profile for Bigfork, Montana, MT

Local festivals include:

• Whitewater Festival - May 26-27, 2007
• Tamarack Time! - Oct. 13, 2007
• Festival of the Arts - Aug. 4-5, 2007

Performing arts: Summer Playhouse

Nearby parks & recreation: Flathead Lake State Park, Swan River Nature Trail, Glacier National Park

Listed places near Bigfork

Cemeteries (3)

Libraries (1)

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• Flathead County data
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Bigfork demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Flathead County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 59911 ZIP code.

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• Flathead County government

19% of Bigfork residents report German ancestry, and 17% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Bigfork ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Bigfork
• Cemeteries in Flathead County
• Genealogy page (MT GenWeb) for Flathead County
• Libraries in or near Bigfork

Post a query on a message board:

• Flathead County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MT data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
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• Newspaper articles

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• Bigfork area parks

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• Bigfork area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Flathead County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Montana cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Bigfork
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• Communities in Flathead County

• Bigfork business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Montana
• Local ordinances in Montana (Partial selection)

• Crime in Flathead County
• Arrests in Flathead County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Montana
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Bigfork was $20,314, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Flathead County economic census
• Flathead County economic summary
• Flathead County employment growth
• Flathead County unemployment rate
• Montana economic data

36% of Bigfork residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Bigfork
• Colleges in Montana
• Learning Disabilities Association in Montana
• Schools in or near Bigfork
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• Yearbooks (old) of Montana high schools

• Movies playing in or near Bigfork

• Air pollution in Flathead County
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• Land contamination in Flathead County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Montana
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Flathead County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Montana

Bigfork festival dates:

• Whitewater Festival - May 26-27, 2007
• Tamarack Time! - Oct. 13, 2007
• Festival of the Arts - Aug. 4-5, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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• Montana county fairs
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• Bigfork items now on sale

• Flathead County government
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• Driver's licenses
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• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

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• Bigfork medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Bigfork
• Historic sites in Montana
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• Museums in Montana
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Flathead County genealogy forum

Median rent in Bigfork, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $505.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $994.

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Libraries in Bigfork include Bigfork Branch Library ... View libraries

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• Census map of Bigfork area
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Newspapers in Bigfork include Bigfork Eagle

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• Chambers of commerce in Montana
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• Kiwanis clubs in Montana
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Bigfork
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• Volunteer opportunities in or near Bigfork

• Parks near Bigfork
• National forests in Montana
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Flathead County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Bigfork political report.

• Montana Democratic party
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• Montana elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Bigfork
• Total membership by faith, in Flathead County

• Chowhound message boards for MT

The average commute time for Bigfork workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Bigfork travel guide
• Airports near Bigfork
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• Montana tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

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