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Helena, Montana Metropolitan Area
The Helena Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in western Montana, anchored by the city of Helena. As of the 2014 census estimate, the MSA had a population of 77,414, a 16% increase over the 2000 census. Counties * Broadwater * Jefferson *Lewis and Clark Communities Places with more than 25,000 inhabitants *Helena (Principal city) Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants * Helena Valley Southeast CDP * Helena Valley West Central CDP Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants *Boulder * Clancy CDP * East Helena * Helena Valley Northeast CDP * Helena Valley Northwest CDP * Helena West Side CDP * Lincoln CDP * Montana City CDP *Whitehall Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants * Augusta CDP * Basin CDP * Cardwell CDP * Jefferson City CDP Demographics The 2012 U.S. Census estimate of the Helena area is 76,277. As of the census of 2000, there were 65,765 people, 26,597 households, and 17,813 families res ...
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Boulder, Montana
Boulder is a town in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Montana, United States. It is on the north bank of the Boulder River between Butte and Helena, slightly east of the Continental Divide, at the intersection of Interstate 15 and Montana Highway 69. The population was 1,201 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Lewis and Clark and Jefferson counties; its population is 83,058 according to the 2020 Census. Established in the 19th century as a stagecoach station, Boulder grew into a regional trading center for farmers, ranchers, and miners and, by the end of that century, home to state schools for the deaf, blind and developmentally disabled. In the 21st century, it is the center of government in Jefferson County, and institutions based in the town offer services for disabled adults and troubled youths. Its library system serves about 10,000 people, and its high school district covers more tha ...
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Census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of statistics. This term is used mostly in connection with Population and housing censuses by country, national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include Census of agriculture, censuses of agriculture, traditional culture, business, supplies, and traffic censuses. The United Nations (UN) defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every ten years. UN recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications, and other useful information to coordinate international practices. The United Nations, UN's Food ...
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Jefferson City, Montana
Jefferson City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Montana, United States. The population was 472 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area. The community began as a stop along the Fort Benton and Virginia City stage line. It took its name when Jefferson County was named one of Montana Territory’s original counties on February 2, 1865. Summer activities include the Tizer Botanic Gardens & Arboretum with its 100 varieties of roses and 150 varieties of clematis. Geography Jefferson City is located in northern Jefferson County in the valley of Prickly Pear Creek. It is bordered to the north by Clancy. Interstate 15 passes through the community, with access from Exit 176. I-15 leads north to Helena and south to Boulder, the Jefferson county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Jefferson City CDP has a total area of , all land. Climate Demographics As of the census ...
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Cardwell, Montana
Cardwell is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Montana, Jefferson County, Montana, United States. The population was 62 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Helena, Montana, Helena Helena, Montana micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town was named for area rancher and state senator Edward Cardwell (politician), Edward Cardwell. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the Cardwell CDP has a total area of , of which , or 1.86%, are water. The Jefferson River forms the southern boundary of the community as well as the Madison County, Montana, Madison County line. Cardwell is located at the mouth of Jefferson Canyon, a stretch of the river ending near Willow Creek, Montana. The canyon area has fewer trees and wildlife compared to the rest of the river. Lewis and Clark Caverns, about to the east, offer tours during the summer. The caves are home to Townsend's big-eared bats. During the development of th ...
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Basin, Montana
Basin is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Montana, Jefferson County, Montana, United States. It lies approximately southeast of the Continental Divide in a high narrow canyon along Interstate 15 in Montana, Interstate 15 about halfway between Butte, Montana, Butte and Helena, Montana, Helena. Basin Creek flows roughly north to south through Basin and enters the Boulder River (southwestern Montana), Boulder River on the settlement's south side. The population was 212 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, down from 255 at the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census. Archaeologists have discovered evidence of human habitation from 10,000 years ago at a site near Clancy, Montana, Clancy, northeast of Basin. From about 2000 BCE through the mid-19th century, nomadic tribes hunted bison in the grassy valleys that trend east, away from the Rocky Mountains and into the plains. By the time ...
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Augusta, Montana
Augusta is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. The population was 309 at the 2010 census and rose 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 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. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Augusta CDP has a total area of , all land. Augusta is a gateway to the Bob Marshall Wilderness and Scapegoat Wilderness ...
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Whitehall, Montana
Whitehall is a town in Jefferson County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,006 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Whitehall began as a rail depot created by the Northern Pacific and Montana Railroad on September 25, 1889. The name for the depot came from E.G. Brooke, who was inspired by a similar town in which he stayed in Illinois while making his way westward. On September 3, 1890, the Jefferson County Commissioners accepted and filed the Townsite of Whitehall. Geography Whitehall is in the Jefferson Valley, an area between the Tobacco Root and Highland Mountain ranges, and sits in the heart of the Deerlodge National Forest. The forest features pine and various species of fir, spruce and juniper. Waterbodies include seven nearby rivers and multiple mountain lakes. These waters contain several types of trout. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Climate Accord ...
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Montana City, Montana
Montana City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,715 at the 2010 census, up from 2,094 in 2000. It is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Montana City is located on top of one of the oldest prehistoric sites in the state of Montana. As early as 9,000 BCE, Native Americans came to Montana City to collect chert, a rock similar to flint, which was used to make spear tips, arrowheads, and knives. White American explorers discovered gold at the site on July 2, 1862, and later that year U.S. Army Captain Jason L. Fisk brought a mule train from Minnesota which stopped at the site and built the first houses that became Montana City. The town became one of the most important mining centers in Montana during the height of the gold rush in the 1860s. The Montana Town Company laid out the city in 1864, naming it after the territory's new name.Aarstad, Rich. ''Montana Place ...
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Lincoln, Montana
Lincoln is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 1,013. History Meriwether Lewis passed through the area on his return to St. Louis in 1806, following the famous "River of the Road to the Buffalo" created by Native Americans centuries before. Gold discoveries in the mid-1860s brought miners to a number of camps in the area, and Lincoln was eventually created when nearby Lincoln Gulch was abandoned in favor of the town's present location. Recreational, logging and mining activities along the Blackfoot River (Montana), Blackfoot River in the early 20th century made it a convenient commercial center. Nearby wilderness areas continue to attract visitors and residents. In 1865, David Culp and Thomas Patterson staked a claim in what they designated Abe Lincoln Gulch in honor of ...
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Helena West Side, Montana
Helena West Side is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,637 at the 2010 census, down from 1,711 at the 2000 census due to annexation of part of the CDP by the city of Helena. It is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Helena West Side is located in southern Lewis and Clark County. It is bordered to the east by the city of Helena and to the northeast by the Helena Valley West Central CDP. U.S. Route 12 runs through the community, leading east to downtown Helena and west over the Continental Divide to Interstate 90 Interstate 90 (I-90) is an east–west transcontinental freeway and the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It begins in Seattle, Washington, and travels through the Pacific Northwest, Mountain states, Mountain West, Great Pla ... at Garrison, Montana, Garrison. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0. ...
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Helena Valley Northwest, Montana
Helena Valley Northwest is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. The population was 3,482 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,082 people, 741 households, and 603 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 769 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.06% White, 0.10% African American, 1.78% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population. There were 741 households, out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. ...
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