Clancy is an

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and

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(CDP) in Jefferson County,

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

, United States. The population was 1,661 at the 2010 census, up from 1,406 in

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. It is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town was founded in 1873 as a gold camp and named for prospector William Clancey. A fire in 1902 destroyed many of the buildings in town.

Geography

Clancy is located in northern Jefferson County at (46.474638, -111.983497), in the valley of Prickly Pear Creek where it is joined by Clancy Creek. Clancy is bordered to the north by Montana City and to the south by

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Interstate 15 Interstate 15 (I-15) is a major Interstate Highway in the western United States, running through Southern California and the Intermountain West. I-15 begins near the Mexican border in San Diego County and stretches north to Alberta, Cana ...

passes through Clancy, with access from Exit 182. I-15 leads north to Helena, the state capital, and south to Boulder, the Jefferson

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land. The CDP includes the community of Alhambra, south of Clancy proper.

Climate

According to the

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system, Clancy has a

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, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Economy

Most people who live in and around Clancy work in Montana's capital city of Helena, which is a short drive north on I-15. Two restaurants operate in Clancy. Elkhorn Health and Rehabilitation runs a small nursing home in the community, and Clancy Elementary School, a K-8 institution, employs more than thirty people.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,661 people, an 18% increase from the 2000 census. In 2000 there were 1,406 people, in 540 households, and 428 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 559 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.23%

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, 0.14%

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, 0.92% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.43% from

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, and 1.71% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.99% of the population. There were 540 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.93. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 34.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $52,938, and the median income for a family was $59,766. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $24,091 for females. The

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for the CDP was $23,492. About 2.0% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the

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, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Jefferson High School in Boulder serves the Clancy students. The North Jefferson County Library has a location in Clancy.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Jefferson County, Montana Census-designated places in Montana Helena, Montana micropolitan area