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Hardin is a city in and the county seat of Big Horn County, Montana, United States.[1] The population was 3,384 at the 2000 census.
[edit] GeographyHardin is located at 45°43′55″N 107°36′45″W / 45.73194°N 107.6125°W (45.731824, -107.612542).[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), all of it land. [edit] DemographicsAs of the census[3] 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/sq mi (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. [edit] JailIn 2004-05, a Texas prison 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 mostly dormitory housing located on a 40-acre 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, and the economic feasibility study used to promote the bonds had not mentioned the possibility of incarceration of sentenced state prisoners. The facility was ready to open in July 2007, but no such transfer occurred. Although the consortium’s operator, CEC/CiviGenics, sought prisoners from various states, agencies and jurisdictions, they were unsuccessful in that quest. A county sheriff termed it “basically a warehouse," referring to its “24-inmate rooms."[4] The Authority bonds defaulted on May 1, 2008.[5] In the fall of 2008, the facility bid to house a sexual offender program for the state but it was rejected.[6] CEC ended its contracts and withdrew its last two of its few employees on January 23, 2009. As of October 2009, no prisoners have ever been housed there.[7] 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.[8] Montana's state and federal officials have 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 assume control of the prison for the purpose of acquiring inmates and operating the facility. This action was intended to stimulate the economy as the APF planned to man the operation with local residents, beginning with news reporter Becky Shay.[9] Rumors quickly circulated about the nature of the group;[10] some websites contended that the APF was patrolling the streets illegally and included that APF's presence there "harks back to the private paramilitary forces that helped Adolf Hitler rise to power in Nazi Germany", as well as suggesting that the people of the Hardin may be the future inmates of the facility.[11] Following APF's Mercedes SUVs entering the community with "City of Hardin Police Department" stenciled on the side of their vehicles, a city official released a statement dismissing such accusations: "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."[10] The city of Hardin has no official police department, and has traditionally relied on the Big Horn County Sheriffs department for police protection.[12] 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.[13] On October 30th, frequently convicted California confidence man "Captain" Michael Hilton testified in a Los Angeles Courty 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 has said "I was compensated." [14] [edit] References
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