Amsterdam is a

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(CDP) in Gallatin County,

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, United States. The population was 206 at the 2020 census. It is part of the

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. It was formerly part of the Amsterdam-Churchill CDP.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land. The area near town is agricultural, so fields and small creeks are plentiful. The town is bordered by the Camp Creek on the west and Valley Ditch to the north. Though part of the immense

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, there are few trees in the area. Located in the Gallatin valley, Amsterdam has views of the Bridger Mountains to the north, and the

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to the south.

History

Originally called Walrath for farmer A. J. Walrath, Amsterdam was established in 1911 by the Northern Pacific Railway on a branch line between

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and Anceney. The railroad changed the name to Amsterdam because of the large number of Dutch settlers. The settlers moved to the area in the 1890s to grow malting barley to supply the Manhattan Malting Company.

Demographics

Education

It is in Amsterdam Elementary School District and the Manhattan High School District.
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/ref> The high school district is a part of Manhattan Public Schools. Elementary students in public schools attend either Amsterdam School or Manhattan Elementary School. High school students attend Manhattan High School. In 2022, the high school had 260 students with 18.8 full-time equivalency teachers.

Media

Amsterdam is located in the Bozeman

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. Local news is published in the ''

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''.

Infrastructure

Amsterdam is located south of

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and west of Montana Highway 85. The nearest airport is

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References

External links

Gallatin County Emergency Management
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