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POPULATION:
- Livingston:
approx. 7,500 people
- Park County:
approx. 17,000 people
EDUCATION/SCHOOL (Park County
totals):
- Ten elementary schools
- One parochial school
- Three high schools
- Montana State University (Bozeman)
HEALTH CARE:
- Livingston Memorial Hospital:
approx. 54 beds
- Two medical clinics
- Three nursing homes
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS:
- American Bank, Empire Federal
Bancorp, First Interstate Bank,
First National Bank of the Rockies, Livingston Federal
Credit Union, Wells Fargo, and Western
Home Mortgage
COMMUNICATIONS AND UTILITIES:
- Newspapers: The Livingston
Enterprise, Park County Weekly
- Radio: KPRK 1340 AM
RECREATION:
- Golf course (on the banks of the
Yellowstone River)
- Natural hot springs
- Public swimming pool
- Rodeo/fairgrounds
- Many public fishing accesses
- Livingston Depot Center Museum
- Horse back rides and adventures
ABSAROKA-BEARTOOTH WILDERNESS:
- 930,584 acre wilderness area just minutes
from Livingston
- Ranging from 5,300-12,799 feet in
elevation on Granite Peak (Montana's
highest point)
- More than 340 lakes and many miles of
streams
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST (#s
approx.):
- 1,735,000 acres of National Forest
land
- 1,800,000 visitor days per year
- 37 campgrounds
- 14 picnic areas
- 7 National Recreation trails
- 426 miles marked snowmobile trails
- 100 km cross-country ski trails
- 2 downhill ski areas (Bridger Bowl
and Big Sky)
- 1,800 miles of assorted recreation
trails
- 810 miles of Forest System trails
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