Augusta is an
unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
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(CDP) in
Lewis and Clark County,
Montana
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, United States. The population was 309 at the
2010 census and rising to 316 in the
2020 census.
The most accepted version in the naming of this town is after Augusta Hogan, thought to be the first child born in this town, the daughter of J. D. Hogan, an early rancher.
Augusta is part of the
Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The original townsite was dedicated on May 8, 1893. A fire on April 4, 1901, destroyed part of the town.
Geography
Augusta is located in northern Lewis and Clark County at (47.490892, -112.394181),
on the north side of Elk Creek (or the South Fork of the Sun River), which flows out of the
Lewis and Clark Range to the southwest and leads northeast to the
Sun River, part of the
Missouri River watershed.
U.S. Route 287 passes through Augusta as the northern part of its Main Street, and leads north to its northern terminus at
Choteau and south to
Interstate 15
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near
Wolf Creek.
Helena, the state capital, is south of Augusta via US 287 and I-15.
Montana Highway 21
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Montana's state highways are classified as either primary or secondary. Several of Montana's ...
leads east from Augusta to
Simms and is the first in a series of highways that lead east to
Great Falls
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According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the Augusta CDP has a total area of , all land.
Augusta is a gateway to the
Bob Marshall Wilderness
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and
Scapegoat Wilderness
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areas and the
Lewis and Clark National Forest
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.
Climate
According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
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system, Augusta has a
semi-arid climate
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, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
Demographics
As of the 2020 census, there were 316 people, and 142 households in the CDP. There were 205 housing units (161 occupied). 25.2% of people were under 18 and 23.3% were 65 and over.
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 284 people, 142 households, and 83 families residing in the CDP. The
population density
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was 509.1 people per square mile (195.8/km
2). There were 193 housing units at an average density of 346.0 per square mile (133.1/km
2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.61%
White
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, 2.46%
Native American, 1.41% from
other races
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, and 3.52% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 1.76% of the population.
There were 142 households, out of which 19.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were
married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% were non-families. 38.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.63.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.4% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 16.9% from 25 to 44, 33.5% from 45 to 64, and 26.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,688, and the median income for a family was $30,956. Males had a median income of $23,125 versus $15,536 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $14,608. About 9.6% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 27.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 6.1% of those 65 or over.
Education
Augusta has a public school serving grades K-12.
Augusta High School is a Class C school. They are known as the Elk.
Augusta has a
public library, a branch of the Lewis & Clark Library.
References
External links
Augusta Area Chamber of Commerce''The Fairfield Sun Times'' a newspaper serving Augusta
Augusta Rodeo
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Census-designated places in Montana
Census-designated places in Lewis and Clark County, Montana
Helena, Montana micropolitan area