Glen is an
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
in
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead County is the largest county by area in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,371. Its county seat is Dillon. The county was founded in 1865.
Much of the perimeter of the county is the Continental Di ...
,
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.
Glen has a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional ser ...
with a
ZIP code of 59732. Glen lies on
U.S. Route 91
U.S. Route 91 or U.S. Highway 91 (US-91) is a north–south United States highway running from Brigham City, Utah, to Idaho Falls, Idaho, in the U.S. states of Idaho and Utah. Despite the "1" as the last digit in the number, US-91 is no lon ...
, south of
Melrose and north of
Dillon
Dillon may refer to:
People
*Dillon (surname)
* Dillon (given name)
* Dillon (singer) (born 1988), Brazilian singer
*Viscount Dillon, a title in the Peerage of Ireland
Places Canada
*Dillon, Saskatchewan
United States
*Dillon Beach, Californi ...
. The
Big Hole River
The Big Hole River is a tributary of the Jefferson River, approximately long, in Beaverhead County, in southwestern Montana, United States. It is the last habitat in the contiguous United States for native fluvial Arctic grayling and is ...
runs past the east side of the town.
Glen started out in 1878 as Willis Station, named for Ozias Willis, the first postmaster.
The name was shortened to Willis, then became Reichle, and finally became Glen in about 1950.
Demographics
Education
Glen provides elementary education at Reichle Elementary.
High school is at
Beaverhead County High School
Beaverhead County High School is a high school in the small town of Dillon, Montana, Dillon, Beaverhead County, Montana, Beaverhead County, Montana.
Sports
The Dillon Beavers have been the Class "A" State Football Champions 8 times since 2000. Th ...
.
References
Unincorporated communities in Beaverhead County, Montana
Unincorporated communities in Montana
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