Crow Agency

Crow Agency is a census-designated place (CDP) in Big Horn County, Montana, United States. It is the location of the "agency offices" where the federal Superintendent of the Crow Indian Reservation and his staff interacts with the Crow Tribe. The ending scenes in the film Little Big Man (1970) were filmed in Crow Agency. The population was 1,616 at the 2010 census. The first Crow Agency was located about eight miles east of present-day Livingston, Montana. This first agency was located on the western reaches of the Yellowstone River Valley, north of the Absaroka Mountains. The second agency was relocated to a new site east of modern-day Big Timber, Montana in 1874. The third and current agency was built in the early 1990s near the site of the Little Bighorn National Monument and re-enactment produced by the Real Bird family known as Battle of thelittleBighorn Reenactments. The Crow Agency is located at 45°365N 107°2735W (45.601383, -107.459706). I-90 passes through the community, with access from Exit 509. U.S. Route 212 also runs through the town. Custer Creek runs alongside town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.3 square miles (19 km²), all land. The term "Crow agency" has been historically used since 1868 for the headquarters where the United. States directed the federal interaction with the tribe on its reservation.

Geography

Crow Agency is located at 45°365N 107°2735W (45.601383, -107.459706). Interstate 90 passes through the town, with access from Exit 509. Custer Creek runs alongside the town. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.3 square miles (19 km²), all land is covered by Crow Agency. The town is home to the Crow Agency Community Center, a non-profit organization that provides social services to residents of Crow Agency and surrounding areas. It is also home to a number of other community centers, such as the Custer Canyon Community Center and the Crow Creek Community Center.

History of the three locations of the "Crow Agency"

The term "Crow Agency" has been historically used since 1868 for the headquarters where the United States directed the federal interaction with the Crow tribe on its reservation. The Crow Tribe's reservations, and the tribe's relations to the U.S. were defined by treaties between the Crow Tribe and the United. States, and by United States statutes. The first Crow Agency (1869-1874) was eventually constructed about eight miles east of present-day Livingston, Montana on Mission Creek, and became known as Fort Parker. The second Crow Agency was still located north of the Absaroka Range of Mountains but about 66 miles further east of Fort Parker in the Yellowstone Valley, on the Stillwater River which was a tributary of the Yellowstone River. The third and current Crow Agency is located in modern-day Absarokee, Montana. The fourth and current agency is in the town of Big Timber, Montana, which was once known as Big Timber and is now known as the Big Timber Indian Reservation. The current agency was built in the early 1900s on the banks of the Powder River, near the present day Big Timber Lake. The agency was named after the Crow, a Native American tribe that lived in Montana and Wyoming. The tribe's culture was based on hunting the migratory buffalo herds, including those herds in Powder River Country. The Crows continued a largely nomadic life style hunting on the buffalo ranges to the east, though this brought them in constant but sporadic conflict with the Sioux who dominated the Powder river area.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,552 people, 336 households, and 303 families residing in the CDP. The Annual Crow Fair, which is held every third weekend in August, is held on this reservation. The Crow Fair is known as "The Teepee Capital of the World," by the fact that during celebration as many as 1,500 teepees are seen across the river valley of the Little Big Horn River. The PBS series Reading Rainbow filmed its tenth episode "The Gift of the Sacred Dog" here on June 17, 1983. The population was 3.74% White, 95.68% Native American, 0.06% Asian, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.16% of the population. There were 361 housing units at an average density of 49.6 per square mile (19.1/km²) The median income for a family was $27,768. The per capita income was $7,354. About 39.6% of families and 40.9% of people were below the poverty line, including 42. 6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For each 100 females age 18 or over, there are 89.2 males. The average household size was 4.40 and the average family size was4.66. It is located on the U.S. Indian Reservation.

Education

Crow Agency has an elementary school. Hardin High School serves 9th through 12th grade. Crow Agency is home to Little Big Horn College. The agency is located in the Big Horn National Forest. It is located near the town of Hardin, which is in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It has a population of about 2,000 people. The Agency is located on the Big horn National Forest, in the state of Montana. It also has a small amount of land in the neighboring state of Big Horn, where it is located. It was founded in 1881 as a cattle ranching company. It now has a high school and a college campus. It lies in the heart of the Big Big Horn region of the state, near Hardin and the city of Houlton. It's also home to the Crow Agency High School and Crow Agency Elementary School. The high school has a junior high and high school. The college has a freshman and sophomore high school, as well as an adult high school for high school students. The school also has an after-school program for students in the community. It opened in 1883 and is called Crow Agency Junior High School. It serves students in 9th and 12th grades. The elementary school is in Crow Agency and has a senior high school in the middle school. There is also a small part of Crow Agency in the town's town center, called Crow Station, which serves as a hub for the community's economic development.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Crow Agency has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The town averages 41" of snowfall annually. Crow Agency is located on the U.S. Interior Crow River, which runs through the center of the town. It is the only town in Crow Agency not to be on the National Register of Historic Places. It has a population of about 1,000 people, with the majority living in the town of Crow Agency. The population was 1,200 at the beginning of the 19th century. The community has a high percentage of people living in poverty, and the town has a low percentage of residents who live in the poverty bracket or below the poverty line. The average household income is less than $10,000, and Crow Agency's unemployment rate is higher than the national average. It averages 41 inches of snow per year, with an average of 41 inches per year. The city has a median household income of about $8,000. It also averages 41 inches of snow each year, which is the town's highest annual snowfall rate. The town has an average annual temperature of 4 °F (1 °C) and a median annual precipitation rate of 3  inches (8 mm) per year. The town is located in the Crow River valley, which flows through Crow Agency and into the Cripple Creek valley.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Crow Agency, Big Horn County, Montana = 98. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 45. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 98. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Crow Agency = 3.7 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 1,578 individuals with a median age of 27.9 age the population dropped by -1.29% in Crow Agency, Big Horn County, Montana population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 225.75 residents per square mile of area (87.16/km²). There are average 4.3 people per household in the 339 households with an average household income of $29,980 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 10.50% of the available work force and has dropped -6.17% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 17.16%. The number of physicians in Crow Agency per 100,000 population = 142.1.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Crow Agency = 15.4 inches and the annual snowfall = 41.2 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 62. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 202. 90 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 5.9 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 70, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Crow Agency, Big Horn County, Montana which are owned by the occupant = 60.88%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 36 years with median home cost = $55,240 and home appreciation of -2.14%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $10.15 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $6,426 per student. There are 10 students for each teacher in the school, 301 students for each Librarian and 244 students for each Counselor. 4.16% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 5.01% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 4.40% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).