Profile for Billings, Montana, MT

Billings is on the Yellowstone River

Public transportation: Billings Metropolitan Transit (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 230. The number of murders and homicides was 3. The violent crime rate was 2.5 per 1,000 people.

Ranked No. 9 on the Best Places to Live and Work in America list, compiled by BestJobsUsa.com, 2002

Billings received national attention for a 1993 campaign by local residents against an outbreak of hate crimes. When the local newspaper, the Billings Gazette, printed full-page menorahs, thousands of homes and businesses displayed them in their windows.

Filming location for:
· 1992 movie, "Far and Away"

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Big Sky Polka Festival - Aug. 31-Sept. 2, 2007
• HarvestFest - Oct. 13, 2007
• Strawberry Festival - June 9, 2007
• Clark Days - July 28-29, 2007
• MontanaFair - Aug. 10-18, 2007
• Festival of Cultures - June 10, 2007
• Summerfair - July 14-15, 2007
• Northern Rodeo Association Finals - Feb. 16-18, 2007

Performing arts: Billings Symphony, Rimrock Opera Company

Nearby parks & recreation: Custer National Forest, Lake Elmo State Park

Sports teams: Mustangs (minor league baseball), Outlaws (arena football)

Historic sites and museums: Yellowstone County Museum, Yellowstone Western Heritage Center, Pictograph Cave State Park, Mindworks Museum, Museum of Women's History

Colleges and universities: Montana State University - Billings, Rocky Mountain College, May Technical College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 54

Listed places near Billings

Airports (1)

Archives (2)

Attractions (1)

Cemeteries (7)

Colleges (3)

Hotels (24)

Libraries (1)

Museums (5)

Parks (2)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Billings demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Yellowstone County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Billings area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 59102 ZIP code.

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27% of Billings residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Billings ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Billings
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Post a query on a message board:

• Yellowstone 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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• Billings Symphony
• Rimrock Opera

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• Crime in Yellowstone County
• Arrests in Yellowstone 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 Billings was $19,207, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Yellowstone County economic census
• Yellowstone County economic summary
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• Montana economic data

29% of Billings residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Billings
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• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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Billings festival dates:

• Big Sky Polka Festival - Aug. 31-Sept. 2, 2007
• HarvestFest - Oct. 13, 2007
• Strawberry Festival - June 9, 2007
• Clark Days - July 28-29, 2007
• MontanaFair - Aug. 10-18, 2007
• Festival of Cultures - June 10, 2007
• Summerfair - July 14-15, 2007
• Northern Rodeo Association Finals - Feb. 16-18, 2007

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

Billings festival web sites:

• HarvestFest
• Strawberry Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Montana county fairs
• Montana festivals (Montana tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Billings

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• National Historic Landmark search
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Yellowstone County genealogy forum

Median rent in Billings, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $425.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $876.

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Libraries in Billings include Parmly Billings Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Billings include Billings Gazette, Billings Outpost

TV stations in Billings include KSVI, KTVQ, KULR.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KEMC.

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Yellowstone County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Billings political report.

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The average commute time for Billings workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 18 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Billings between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.0 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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