Checkerboard is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Meagher County,

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, United States. The community is along

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east of White Sulphur Springs. Checkerboard takes its name from nearby Checkerboard Creek, though the origin of the creek's name is uncertain. As of 1995, it had a year-round population of 22 and a summer population of 30 to 50 residents. It is home to an annual

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parade, which the

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speculated may be the smallest parade in Montana.

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Unincorporated communities in Meagher County, Montana Unincorporated communities in Montana {{MeagherCountyMT-geo-stub