Martinsdale Colony is a
Hutterite
Hutterites (german: link=no, Hutterer), also called Hutterian Brethren (German: ), are a communal ethnoreligious group, ethnoreligious branch of Anabaptism, Anabaptists, who, like the Amish and Mennonites, trace their roots to the Radical Refor ...
community and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a 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 counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
(CDP) in
Wheatland County,
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 Columbi ...
, United States. It is on the western edge of the county, bordered to the west by
Meagher County and northeast of the unincorporated community of
Martinsdale. The
Musselshell River
The Musselshell River is a tributary of the Missouri River, long from its origins at the confluence of its North and South Forks near Martinsdale, Montana to its mouth on the Missouri River. It is located east of the Continental divide entire ...
forms the southern edge of the CDP.
U.S. Route 12
U.S. Route 12 (US 12) is an east–west United States Numbered Highways, United States highway, running from Aberdeen, Washington, to Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, for almost . The highway has mostly been superseded by Interstate 90 (I-90) an ...
runs through the southern part of the CDP, leading east to
Harlowton
Harlowton is a city in and the county seat of Wheatland County, Montana, United States. The population was 955 at the 2020 census.
Description
The city was once the eastern terminus of electric operations (1914–74) for the "Pacific Extension ...
, the Wheatland
county seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US st ...
, and west to
White Sulphur Springs.
The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the
2020 census.
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Demographics
Education
It is zoned to Harlowton Public Schools
Harlowton Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Harlowton, Montana. It operates two schools: Hillcrest Elementary School and Harlowton High School.
In addition to Harlowton, the district includes these census-designated places: Dun ...
.
References
Census-designated places in Wheatland County, Montana
Census-designated places in Montana
Hutterite communities in the United States
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