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| The median income for a household in the city was $28,018, and the median income for a family was $33,729. Males had a median income of $28,493 versus $19,444 for females. The ] for the city was $13,041. About 17.2% of families and 23.9% of the population were below the ], including 33.1% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over. | The median income for a household in the city was $28,018, and the median income for a family was $33,729. Males had a median income of $28,493 versus $19,444 for females. The ] for the city was $13,041. About 17.2% of families and 23.9% of the population were below the ], including 33.1% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over. | ||
| ==Jail== | |||
| In 2004-05, a Texas prison and jail development consortium <ref>{{Citation| last = Hodai | first = Beau | title = The Rainmakers - Banking on Private Prisons in the Fleecing of Small Town America | magazine = ]| year = 2010 | date = March 3, 2010 | url = http://inthesetimes.com/article/5578/the_rainmakers}}</ref> convinced Hardin's industrial development authority to float bonds to build the speculative ], a $27 million jail for 464 inmates, located on a {{convert|40|acre|m2|adj=on}} field. Officials claimed that the understanding when construction began in 2006 was that the State of Montana would send some state prisoners there. The state has denied that allegation; the economic feasibility study used to promote the bonds did not mention state prisoners. The facility was ready to open in July 2007, but no state prisoners were transferred. Although the consortium's operator, CEC/CiviGenics, sought prisoners from various states, agencies and jurisdictions, they were unsuccessful. A county sheriff said the facility was "basically a warehouse" with "24-inmate rooms".<ref>{{citation | title = Hardin Has Gitmo Aspirations | url = http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/hardin_has_gitmo_aspirations/10036/}}</ref> The Authority bonds defaulted on May 1, 2008.<ref></ref> In the fall of 2008, the facility bid to house a sexual offender program for the state but was rejected.<ref>{{citation | title = Hardin jail hopes to house sex offenders | url = http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?s=7390474}}</ref> CEC ended its contracts and withdrew its last two employees on January 23, 2009. As of October 2011, no prisoners have ever been housed there.<ref>{{Citation| last = Shay| first = Becky| title = Hardin prison drawing media attention from around globe | newspaper = ]| year = 2009| date = May 11, 2009| url = http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2009/05/11/news/state/18-hardin.txt}}</ref> The Hardin City Council and the Two Rivers Authority had proposed that, if the ] prison closed down, some of the detainees there be transferred to Two Rivers.<ref>Dawson, Pat. "." '']''. Sunday May 3, 2009. Retrieved on May 3, 2009.</ref> Montana's state and federal officials universally rejected its fitness and use for Guantanamo detainees.</br></br> | |||
| In late September 2009, rumors circulated that the city had been occupied by a paramilitary force known as the ] (APF). APF was contracted by the Two Rivers Authority, pending investor approval, to operate the prison. This action was intended to stimulate the economy as the APF planned to man the operation with local residents.<ref>{{citation | title = Battered for so long, Hardin has high hopes | url = http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_02f22c2e-ae4a-11de-8892-001cc4c002e0.html}}</ref> Rumors quickly circulated about the nature of the group.<ref name=roanoke>, '']'', 2009-10-03. Accessed 2009-10-03.</ref> APF was reportedly driving Mercedes SUVs with "City of Hardin Police Department" stenciled on the side. A city official released a statement saying, "There are no commandos in the streets. There is no fence or gate being built around Hardin. People are free to come and go as they please. APF is not running our town or our police force."<ref name=roanoke /> The city of Hardin had no official police department, and had for decades relied on the Big Horn County Sheriffs department for police protection.<ref>{{citation | title = Hardin's only police officer leaves force |newspaper = ]| url = http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_becb00f2-84f1-5a26-943f-05ef315b890c.html | first=Zack | last=Benoit | date=January 22, 2011 | accessed=30 October 2011}}</ref> In 2010, the town hired, then fired its chief of police and one of its two officers, the last resigning in January 2011.<ref>{{citation | title = Hardin Mayor Fires Police Chief | url = http://helenair.com/news/article_35040a2a-b727-11df-9867-001cc4c002e0.html | newspaper = Helena Independent Record | first=Ed | last=Kemick | date=September 3, 2010}}</ref> | |||
| Following a request for additional corporate information from the Montana Attorney General's office, APF backed out of the deal. The Attorney General's office terminated its investigation of APF on October 13, 2009.<ref>{{citation | title = AG's Investigation of APF Ends| url = http://www.billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_9061085e-b87d-11de-b52c-001cc4c03286.html}}</ref> | |||
| On October 30, frequently convicted California confidence man "Captain" Michael Hilton testified in a Los Angeles County court that APF had no parent company, no other officers and had issued no shares, that APF was $2,000 overdrawn on its corporate bank account, has no current employees, and never paid any employees in Montana, including former spokeswoman Becky Shay, who had said "I was compensated."<ref>{{citation | title = Hilton Claims No Assets| url = http://www.billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_94861294-c598-11de-87f8-001cc4c03286.html}}</ref> | |||
| By January 2010, the Two Rivers Board had hired its fifth director, a former newspaper reporter who hoped to get the moribund project moving once again. At that time there was about $814,000 remaining in a reserve fund managed by the trustee of the bonds sold to build the facility. That money is going to pay insurance, heat, electricity, winterizing and the bare minimum of services the building requires to be operational.<ref>{{citation | title = Hard time in Hardin| url = http://www.billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_e4684f94-fe63-11de-afdd-001cc4c03286.html}}</ref> | |||
| ==Climate== | ==Climate== | ||
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City in Montana, United States| Hardin, Montana | |
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| City | |
 Former train depot, originally from Lodge Grass, now a museum in Hardin | |
 Location of Hardin, Montana | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Big Horn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km) |
| • Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km) |
| Elevation | 2,907 ft (886 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,384 |
| • Density | 2,415.5/sq mi (932.6/km) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59034 |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-34225 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0772140 |
| Website | www.hardinmt.com |
Hardin is a city in and the county seat of Big Horn County, Montana, United States.Template:GR The population was 3,384 at the 2000 census.
History
The city was named for Samuel Hardin, a friend of developer Charles Henry Morrill.
Geography
Hardin is located at 45°43′55″N 107°36′45″W / 45.73194°N 107.61250°W / 45.73194; -107.61250 (45.731824, -107.612542).Template:GR
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 3,384 people, 1,295 households, and 868 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,415.5 people per square mile (933.3/km²). There were 1,411 housing units at an average density of 1,007.2 per square mile (389.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 62.26% White, 0.12% African American, 31.59% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 1.03% from other races, and 4.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.53% of the population.
There were 1,295 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,018, and the median income for a family was $33,729. Males had a median income of $28,493 versus $19,444 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,041. About 17.2% of families and 23.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.1% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.
Jail
In 2004-05, a Texas prison and jail development consortium convinced Hardin's industrial development authority to float bonds to build the speculative Two Rivers Regional Correctional Facility, a $27 million jail for 464 inmates, located on a 40-acre (160,000 m) field. Officials claimed that the understanding when construction began in 2006 was that the State of Montana would send some state prisoners there. The state has denied that allegation; the economic feasibility study used to promote the bonds did not mention state prisoners. The facility was ready to open in July 2007, but no state prisoners were transferred. Although the consortium's operator, CEC/CiviGenics, sought prisoners from various states, agencies and jurisdictions, they were unsuccessful. A county sheriff said the facility was "basically a warehouse" with "24-inmate rooms". The Authority bonds defaulted on May 1, 2008. In the fall of 2008, the facility bid to house a sexual offender program for the state but was rejected. CEC ended its contracts and withdrew its last two employees on January 23, 2009. As of October 2011, no prisoners have ever been housed there. The Hardin City Council and the Two Rivers Authority had proposed that, if the Guantanamo Bay prison closed down, some of the detainees there be transferred to Two Rivers. Montana's state and federal officials universally rejected its fitness and use for Guantanamo detainees.
In late September 2009, rumors circulated that the city had been occupied by a paramilitary force known as the American Police Force (APF). APF was contracted by the Two Rivers Authority, pending investor approval, to operate the prison. This action was intended to stimulate the economy as the APF planned to man the operation with local residents. Rumors quickly circulated about the nature of the group. APF was reportedly driving Mercedes SUVs with "City of Hardin Police Department" stenciled on the side. A city official released a statement saying, "There are no commandos in the streets. There is no fence or gate being built around Hardin. People are free to come and go as they please. APF is not running our town or our police force." The city of Hardin had no official police department, and had for decades relied on the Big Horn County Sheriffs department for police protection. In 2010, the town hired, then fired its chief of police and one of its two officers, the last resigning in January 2011.
Following a request for additional corporate information from the Montana Attorney General's office, APF backed out of the deal. The Attorney General's office terminated its investigation of APF on October 13, 2009.
On October 30, frequently convicted California confidence man "Captain" Michael Hilton testified in a Los Angeles County court that APF had no parent company, no other officers and had issued no shares, that APF was $2,000 overdrawn on its corporate bank account, has no current employees, and never paid any employees in Montana, including former spokeswoman Becky Shay, who had said "I was compensated."
By January 2010, the Two Rivers Board had hired its fifth director, a former newspaper reporter who hoped to get the moribund project moving once again. At that time there was about $814,000 remaining in a reserve fund managed by the trustee of the bonds sold to build the facility. That money is going to pay insurance, heat, electricity, winterizing and the bare minimum of services the building requires to be operational.
Climate
Hardin experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with cold, dry winters and hot, wetter summers.
| Climate data for Hardin | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 70 (21) |
74 (23) |
84 (29) |
96 (36) |
97 (36) |
106 (41) |
112 (44) |
109 (43) |
104 (40) |
94 (34) |
81 (27) |
69 (21) |
112 (44) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 35.4 (1.9) |
42.7 (5.9) |
52.2 (11.2) |
63.0 (17.2) |
73.0 (22.8) |
82.5 (28.1) |
90.7 (32.6) |
90.2 (32.3) |
78.6 (25.9) |
65.3 (18.5) |
47.2 (8.4) |
37.2 (2.9) |
63.2 (17.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 23.2 (−4.9) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
38.2 (3.4) |
48.2 (9.0) |
57.8 (14.3) |
66.4 (19.1) |
73.1 (22.8) |
72.2 (22.3) |
61.2 (16.2) |
49.5 (9.7) |
34.7 (1.5) |
25.2 (−3.8) |
48.3 (9.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 10.9 (−11.7) |
15.9 (−8.9) |
24.2 (−4.3) |
33.3 (0.7) |
42.5 (5.8) |
50.3 (10.2) |
55.4 (13.0) |
54.1 (12.3) |
43.7 (6.5) |
33.6 (0.9) |
22.1 (−5.5) |
13.2 (−10.4) |
33.3 (0.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −42 (−41) |
−38 (−39) |
−29 (−34) |
1 (−17) |
15 (−9) |
30 (−1) |
34 (1) |
32 (0) |
15 (−9) |
−13 (−25) |
−31 (−35) |
−47 (−44) |
−47 (−44) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.61 (15) |
0.35 (8.9) |
0.67 (17) |
1.37 (35) |
1.98 (50) |
1.66 (42) |
1.14 (29) |
0.65 (17) |
1.28 (33) |
1.29 (33) |
0.60 (15) |
0.47 (12) |
12.07 (306.9) |
| Source 1: NOAA (normals, 1971-2000) | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: The Weather Channel (Records) | |||||||||||||
Notable residents
References
- "Profile for Hardin, Montana". ePodunk. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- Hodai, Beau (March 3, 2010), "The Rainmakers - Banking on Private Prisons in the Fleecing of Small Town America", In These Times
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Hardin Has Gitmo Aspirations
- Wyoming Won’t Put Prisoners in Montana Jail
- Hardin jail hopes to house sex offenders
- Shay, Becky (May 11, 2009), "Hardin prison drawing media attention from around globe", Billings Gazette
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Dawson, Pat. "The Montana Town That Wanted to Be Gitmo." TIME. Sunday May 3, 2009. Retrieved on May 3, 2009.
- Battered for so long, Hardin has high hopes
- ^ Editorial: Short takes, The Roanoke Times, 2009-10-03. Accessed 2009-10-03.
- Benoit, Zack (January 22, 2011), "Hardin's only police officer leaves force", Billings Gazette
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help) - Kemick, Ed (September 3, 2010), "Hardin Mayor Fires Police Chief", Helena Independent Record
- AG's Investigation of APF Ends
- Hilton Claims No Assets
- Hard time in Hardin
- "Climatography of the United States NO.81" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- "Monthly Averages for Hardin, MT". The Weather Channel. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
| Municipalities and communities of Big Horn County, Montana, United States | ||
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| County seat: Hardin | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |