Shepherd, Montana
| Shepherd, Montana | |
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| CDP | |
 Location of Shepherd, Montana |
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| Coordinates: 45°56′36″N 108°20′41″W / 45.94333°N 108.34472°WCoordinates: 45°56′36″N 108°20′41″W / 45.94333°N 108.34472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Yellowstone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20,989 sq mi (2.8 km2) |
| • Land | 107 sq mi (2.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,107 ft (947 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 262 |
| • Density | 181.0/sq mi (69.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 59079 |
| Area code(s) | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-67525 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0776471 |
Shepherd is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. The population was 193 at the 2000 census. Shepherd is a Billings suburb located to the northeast. The unincorporated town was named after R.E. Shepherd, a prominent early settler and owner of the Billings Land and Irrigation Company and the Merchants National Bank.
Shepherd is located at 45°56′36″N 108°20′41″W / 45.94333°N 108.34472°W (45.943253, -108.344635).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 193 people, 71 households, and 51 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 181.0 people per square mile (69.6/km²). There were 79 housing units at an average density of 74.1 per square mile (28.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.30% White, 4.15% Native American, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.
There were 71 households out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.23.
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