Your Hometown Demographics

[Sir Henry]

I live in what used to be a small town, population was around 20k when I was kid in the 60's, now the population is around 120k (actually we're 2 separate cities divided by the Columbia River but it's really just like one city).

When I was a kid there were small mom and pop stores everywhere, there were 4 within walking distance of my house. Now they're almost all gone, we now have 7/11's, many supermarkets, a Walmart and a Costco, also Amazon just opened a "last mile" distribution center.

Lot's of people moving here from the west side of the state, either retired or able to work from home. They can buy a home for a fraction of what it costs over there (Sir Henry can attest to that) although we are catching up, I feel sorry for younger lower income couples, a nice 3 bedroom house is now 500k so not likely they will ever be able to afford to buy one.

Tri-cities?

Wenatchee

I bet you remember in the early 70’s when the Hells Anglels came to town.

[dave77]

Yes, Apple Blossom Festival was completely different back then. Parties everywhere and they would bring in extra LEO's from other towns. I remember Hell's Angels being here but I don't remember them causing any problems as there was such a large LEO presence. I didn't get too involved in the partying as I was a cook at our local A&W in the early 70's and we were crazy busy. At that time there were only around 5 drive-ins in town, no McD's, BK's or Jack's.

Since they made it a 2 weekend event and banned cruising the Ave and brought in enough LEO to enforce the ban it's become pretty tame, the last year of cruising the Ave was crazy, the entire Ave was one big party.

Mostly locals and out of town families now.

[BrokenolMarine]

Okay, so the real town nearest us about 30 minutes away, population 16,000...

White 55%
Black 5%
Native 17%
Asian 2%
Pacific 1%
Hispanic 8%
Other 8%

Our closest town, which we live about a mile outside of, is an actual ghost town since the oil boom was killed by politicians...

Population 250 in the 2024 survey, down from 300 in the 2020 census...

White. 64%
Native. 31%
Mixed. 5%
Asian. 1%
Black 0%
Pacific. 0%
Other 0%

We live outside this small town which has NO businesses, no admin office, the only public buildings are a small limited service post office and a very small metal community meeting building just constructed. Town admin business is conducted once a week, by appointment, at the home of the administrator.

That's a small town.
We are county residents.

The way I understand it from long time residents of the area, the little town used to have a grocery, a diner, a town hall, a couple rooming houses, a bed and breakfast and thrived with the oil workers. Then the state government got greedy. They saw all that oil money and thought, "We should tax the oil and gas business MORE. We tax the producers, why not tax those SEARCHING for oil and gas?" So they did, they proposed taxes that would earn money from the companies SEARCHING for oil and gas in the state. Not only did the companies decide it was just as easy to SEARCH in the states that didn't tax them and had plenty of Oil and Gas to find, but they weren't going to reward a state that tried to steal from them. As wells began to fade, rather than milk them, they shut them down.

Oil workers fled the state like rats from a sinking ship. The little town which was a boom town, died like gold rush towns in the old west when the mines played out.

A year or so after we moved here, the Administration building, which was open for a few hours, a couple days a week, whenever the lady felt like it.... fell in. They condemned it and it's still there, with condemned painted on the front in red paint. Right on the main drag in town, which is three blocks long with nothing but the post office on it.

Yup, quiet little town.

[Luv the lever]

Hometown, born and raised.
2.7m people,29.2% Black, 35.9% White, 7.0% Asian, 0.1% Native American or Alaska Native, 10.8% from two or more races, 29.8% Hispanic or Latino, with 70.2% belonging to a non-Hispanic or Latino background.[3] English is the primary language of the city. Christianity is the predominant faith.
Crime; YTD; 505 shot and killed, 2,330 shot and wounded, 573 total homicides. A person shot every 2:31, murdered every 14:10. (Hrs:mins). Crime index is 379.7.

[Sir Henry]

Hometown, born and raised.
2.7m people,29.2% Black, 35.9% White, 7.0% Asian, 0.1% Native American or Alaska Native, 10.8% from two or more races, 29.8% Hispanic or Latino, with 70.2% belonging to a non-Hispanic or Latino background.[3] English is the primary language of the city. Christianity is the predominant faith.
Crime; YTD; 505 shot and killed, 2,330 shot and wounded, 573 total homicides. A person shot every 2:31, murdered every 14:10. (Hrs:mins). Crime index is 379.7.

Holy cow Batman. What city?

[DsGrouse]

Toston, Montana
Coordinates: 46°10′19″N 111°26′43″W
Coordinates: 46°10′19″N 111°26′43″W
Country United States
State Montana
County Broadwater
Area[1]
• Total
2.84 sq mi (7.35 km2)
• Land 2.60 sq mi (6.73 km2)
• Water 0.24 sq mi (0.61 km2)
Elevation[2] 3,918 ft (1,194 m)
Population (2020)
• Total
100
• Density 38.48/sq mi (14.85/km2)

Toston is a census-designated place (CDP) in Broadwater County, Montana, United States. The population was 108 at the 2010 census.[3]

Thomas Toston settled in the area in 1871, establishing a ferry across the Missouri River. The post office opened in 1882. The Toston Smeltering Company smelter processed gold and silver ore from 1883 to 1899.[4]

Geography
Toston is located at 46°10′19″N 111°26′43″W (46.172047, -111.445345).[5] The CDP lies along Montana Highway 287. The Missouri River flows next to the town.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2), of which 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.6 km2), or 8.35%, is water.[3]

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 105 people, 44 households, and 28 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 58.5 inhabitants per square mile (22.6/km2). There were 51 housing units at an average density of 28.4 per square mile (11.0/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.29% White, 0.95% Native American, and 4.76% from two or more races.

There were 44 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 35.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,250, and the median income for a family was $22,778. Males had a median income of $16,000 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,945. There were 26.5% of families and 42.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 100.0% of under eighteens and 47.1% of those over 64.

[Luv the lever]

Hometown, born and raised.
2.7m people,29.2% Black, 35.9% White, 7.0% Asian, 0.1% Native American or Alaska Native, 10.8% from two or more races, 29.8% Hispanic or Latino, with 70.2% belonging to a non-Hispanic or Latino background.[3] English is the primary language of the city. Christianity is the predominant faith.
Crime; YTD; 505 shot and killed, 2,330 shot and wounded, 573 total homicides. A person shot every 2:31, murdered every 14:10. (Hrs:mins). Crime index is 379.7.

Holy cow Batman. What city?

Chicago

[Vaquero]

^^^^^ Well that explains it.

RP