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| Middendorf did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign. | | Middendorf did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign. |
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| ==About the district==
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| :: ''See also: [[Billings Public Schools, Montana]]''
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| [[File:Map of Billings Montana.png|150px|thumb|left|link=Billings Public Schools, Montana|Billings Public Schools is located in Yellowstone County, Montana.]] Billings Public Schools is located in [[Yellowstone County, Montana]]. The county seat of Yellowstone County is [[Billings, Montana|Billings]]. Billings is home to 104,167 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.<ref name=Census>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/30/3006550.html ''United States Census Bureau,'' "Billings, Montana," accessed March 5, 2014]</ref> Billings was the [[Largest school districts in the United States by enrollment|largest school district]] in [[Montana]], serving 16,328 students during the 2013-2014 school year.<ref>[http://www.billingsschools.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=63 ''Billings Public Schools,'' "About Billings Public Schools," accessed March 5, 2014]</ref>
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| ===Demographics===
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| Billings outperformed in comparison to the rest of Montana in terms of higher education achievement in 2010. The United States Census Bureau found that 30.6 percent of Billings residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 28.5 percent for Montana as a whole. The median household income in Billings was $48,074 compared to $45,456 for the state of Montana. The poverty rate in Billings was 13.1 percent compared to 14.8 percent for the entire state.<ref name=Census/>
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| ! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Racial Demographics, 2010<ref name=Census/>
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| | White || 89.6 || 89.4
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| ! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Presidential Voting Pattern, Yellowstone County<ref>[http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/Results/index.asp ''Montana Secretary of State,'' "Official Election Results," accessed May 7, 2014]</ref>
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| | 2012 || 26,403 || 40,500
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| | 2008 || 32,038 || 36,483
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| | 2004 || 24,120 || 40,903
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| | 2000 || 20,370 || 33,922
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| ==Recent news== | | ==Recent news== |
Virgil Middendorf
Personal
Virgil Middendorf was a candidate for the Single Member District #2 seat on the Billings school board in Montana. Middendorf lost to incumbent Janna Hafer in the general election on May 6, 2014.
Biography
Virgil Middendorf is a meteorologist and information technology officer employed by the National Weather Service. Middendorf earned his bachelor's degree from the University of North Dakota and his master's degree from the University of Wyoming.[1]
Elections
2014
- See also: Billings Public Schools elections (2014)
Virgil Middendorf lost to incumbent Janna Hafer for the Single Member District #2 seat in the general election on May 6, 2014.
Results
Funding
Middendorf did not report any campaign contributions or expenditures to the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices.[2]
Endorsements
Middendorf did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Virgil + Middendorf + Billings + Public + Schools"
See also
External links