Geyser is a small, unincorporated

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village in

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, United States, southeast of Great Falls along

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History

The town's name originated from the mud springs in the area in which the town was first founded. P. J. O’Hara, considered the father of Geyser, started a hotel here in 1887, and other businesses soon followed. Geyser was moved to its present location with the construction of the Great Northern rail line between Great Falls and

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Geography

Geyser is in northwestern Judith Basin County in a broad valley between the

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to the north and the

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to the south. U.S. Route 87 runs along the south edge of the community, leading northwest to Great Falls and southeast to

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, the Judith Basin

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. According to the

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, the Geyser CDP has an area of , all of it recorded as land. The community sits on a low bench between McCarthy Creek to the east and Crow Coulee to the west. The two creeks flow north to Hay Creek, a tributary of Arrow Creek, which flows northeast to the

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Demographics

NB: For Census Bureau study purposes, the village was incorporated within a

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(CDP) in or after 1980. Demographic data extracted from Census Bureau documents after that time will reflect on the entire CDP, not just the village proper.

Population

As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 78. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.8%

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, 0.2% Native American, and 2.3% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population

As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census it had a population of 87.

Education

Geyser High School's mascot is the Wranglers; for sports though, Geyser is co-oped with nearby Stanford, Denton, and Geraldine schools to form the DGGS Bearcats. 13 students were enrolled in 2020. In 2023, there were 20 students in the 7th-12th grade range, and 16 students in the PreK-6th grade range.

Media

The ''Judith Basin Press'' is the local newspaper. It is published weekly.

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Judith Basin County, Montana Census-designated places in Montana