Profile for Great Falls, Montana, MT

Great Falls is on the Missouri River

Silver was at the center of the city's early economy. The smelter closed in 1980.

Public transportation: Great Falls Transit District (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 293. The number of murders and homicides was 5. The violent crime rate was 5.2 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1987 movie, "The Untouchables"

Well-known residents have included:
· Lones Wigger, Olympic medalist

Local festivals include:

• Lewis & Clark Festival - June 6-8, 2007
• Montana State Fair - July 27-Aug. 5, 2007
• RiverFest - July 14, 2007
• Blues & Brews - Sept. 7, 2007
• Old Timer's Day Celebration - July 8, 2007

Performing arts: Great Falls Symphony

Nearby parks & recreation: Ackley Lake State Park, Canyon View, Cow Island State Rec Area, Giant Springs State Park, Ulm Pishkun State Park

Sports teams: White Sox (minor league baseball)

Historic sites and museums: High Plains Heritage Center, C. M. Russell Museum, Lewis & Clark Historic Trail Interpretive Center, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Montana Law Enforcement Museum

Colleges and universities: University of Great Falls

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: 47

Listed places near Great Falls

Airports (1)

Archives (2)

Cemeteries (6)

Colleges (2)

Hotels (12)

Libraries (1)

Military bases (1)

Museums (5)

Parks (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Great Falls demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Cascade County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Great Falls area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 59401 ZIP code.

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• Great Falls city government
• Cascade County government
• Great Falls Chamber of Commerce

22% of Great Falls residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Great Falls ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Great Falls
• Cemeteries in Cascade County
• Libraries in or near Great Falls

Post a query on a message board:

• Cascade 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
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

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• Great Falls Symphony

• Great Falls area attractions
• Great Falls museums
• Great Falls historic sites
• Great Falls area parks

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• Cemeteries in Cascade County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Montana cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Great Falls
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• Communities in Cascade County

• Great Falls business guide
• Great Falls Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

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

• Crime in Cascade County
• Arrests in Cascade 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 Great Falls was $18,059, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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

22% of Great Falls residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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

• Movies & TV shows filmed in Great Falls
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• Air pollution in Cascade County
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• Land contamination in Cascade County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Montana
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Cascade County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Montana

Great Falls festival dates:

• Lewis & Clark Festival - June 6-8, 2007
• Montana State Fair - July 27-Aug. 5, 2007
• RiverFest - July 14, 2007
• Blues & Brews - Sept. 7, 2007
• Old Timer's Day Celebration - July 8, 2007

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

Great Falls festival web sites:

• Montana State Fair

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

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Great Falls
• Geocaches in Montana

• Great Falls items now on sale

• Great Falls local government Web site
• Cascade County government
• Montana state government
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• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Great Falls
• 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 Cascade County genealogy forum

Median rent in Great Falls, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $365.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $829.

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Libraries in Great Falls include Great Falls Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Great Falls include Great Falls Tribune

TV stations in Great Falls include KFBB, KLMN, KRTV, KTGF.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KGPR.

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Cascade County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Great Falls political report.

• Montana Democratic party
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• Montana elections board

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The average commute time for Great Falls workers is 14 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 5 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Great Falls between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .9 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

• Great Falls travel guide
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• Montana tourism bureau

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• Audubon centers
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