Havre ( ) is the

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of and the largest city in

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, United States. Havre is nicknamed the crown jewel of the Hi-Line. It is said to be named after the city of

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in France. As of the 2020 census the population was 9,362.

History

Havre was incorporated in north-central Montana on September 5, 1893. In August 1893, twenty-six people voted to incorporate Havre as a city on September 5 of that year. The townsite was platted south of the railroad tracks on parts of Descelles’ and Simon Pepin’s ranches. Like many railroad towns, Havre’s streets were set in a grid formation, with the east–west orientation of the railroad serving as the northern boundary of the town running parallel to the south by Main Street, which fronted the railroad tracks, followed by First through Third Streets. The avenues ran perpendicular to the tracks with Third Avenue running south from the Great Northern depot. The depot served as the gateway to the commercial district of Havre. First Street between Second Avenue and Fourth Avenue served as the main commercial street, and Third Avenue became the main avenue. The buildings in Havre during the 1890s were typical first-generation structures and mainly consisted of tar papered wood-framed shacks. Built close together, these buildings were false-fronted and one story high, with a few scattered one-and-a-half and two-story buildings, like the Windsor Hotel on the south side of First Street between Third and Fourth Avenues. Iiif-service gmd gmd425m g4254m g4254hm g4254hm g050151892 05015 1892-0001-full-pct 25-0-default

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Along with its annex, the Windsor, at two stories, was the tallest building on First Street until brick structures were constructed in the mid-1890s. Havre had many businesses typical of a frontier town including saloons, barbers, restaurants, Chinese laundries, cobblers, bakeries, mercantiles, hardware stores, and hotels. Havre was founded primarily to serve as a major railroad service center for the Great Northern Railway built by James J. Hill with the city's location midway between

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and

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- St. Paul. A statue of Hill stands near the Havre Amtrak station to commemorate the key contributions his railroad has made to Havre's and Montana's history. Next to the station on display is Great Northern S-2 Class #2584, a

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"Northern" type

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that served the station while it was in passenger service. Originally named "Bullhook Bottoms", the town held a series of meetings to determine a new name. The original settlers were given the final decision, and due to a strong French influence, the town was renamed "Havre". To decide on a new name, the town held a meeting. Though that first meeting ended in a brawl, the second meeting was more successful. There, the citizenry agreed that only the original five homesteaders, Gus Decelles, Exzelia James Pepin (nephew of Simon Pepin), Tom McDevitt, Joe Demars and Charlie Goutchie would be allowed to vote. After several suggestions, including "France" to acknowledge their common heritage, Gus Decelles then suggested Havre after his parents’ hometown of Le Havre, France. "Havre", which means "the haven or harbor", won the vote. Simon Pepin (1840–1914), the "Father of Havre", was born in

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and emigrated to Montana in 1863, where he became a contractor, furnishing supplies for the construction of Fort Custer, Fort Assinniboine, and

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. Pepin purchased ranch land near Fort Assinniboine. When James J. Hill built the Great Northern Railway across northern Montana, he built several locomotive shops on property Pepin owned at the site of Havre. Pepin became a major contributor to Havre's economic growth through his cattle, real estate, and banking enterprises. Havre is the eighth-largest city in Montana, and the largest city in the Montana section of the Hi-Line. With the nearest larger city, Great Falls, about to the south, Havre serves as a medical and business center for the Montana section of the Hi-Line. U.S. Highway 87 has its northern terminus at Havre. U.S. Highway 2, running east–west, is the city's main street. The largest employers are Northern Montana Hospital, Montana State University–Northern, and the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (). Throughout much of the twentieth century, was the most prominent employer in the city, but the company scaled back its workforce in Havre in the 1990s. The Milk River (tributary of the

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) runs through the town, and the

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can be seen to the south. Small grids of purple squares can be seen in some of the sidewalks downtown. These are skylights for an underground mall built in the city at least a hundred years ago. Throughout its history, this underground area has been host to a

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, a Chinese laundromat, a saloon, a drugstore, at least three

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s, and rooms used for smuggling alcohol during

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. When fire destroyed Havre's business district in 1904, legitimate above-ground businesses joined the illicit businesses operating in the underground while the new brick buildings were built in the streets above. The underground area, now designated "Havre Beneath the Streets", currently operates as a tourist attraction. The Wahkpa Chu'gn buffalo jump, or bison kill, is located behind the Holiday Village Shopping Center near the northwest corner of Havre. Over 2,000 years old, it is one of the largest and best-preserved

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s anywhere. In prehistoric times, Native Americans would drive

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over the edge of the cliff, killing or severely injuring the animals. Afterward, the Native Americans skinned the animals and preserved the meat. The buffalo jump is now an archaeological site and a small tourist attraction. The buffalo jump is located at the southern edge of the Havre Badlands, a

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formation that runs alongside the Milk River to the west of the city. Small fossils, including seashells and petrified wood, can be found in the

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sediment in this area. Hill County Courthouse

Fort Assinniboine is southwest of Havre. The fort served as one of Montana's principal military posts from 1879 through the Prohibition era. The fort was one of many used by the United States to protect against potential attacks from Native Americans and to block incursions from Canada. At its peak, the fort housed and employed 489 soldiers in 104 buildings. Also near Havre is the Bear's Paw Battlefield site of the

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, where the

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were attacked and defeated by the U.S. Cavalry.

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surrendered to the Cavalry and made a famous speech ending with the line, "From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever." In 2018, two natural-born U.S. citizens were detained by

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agents; in 2020, they settled with CBP for an undisclosed sum.

Geography

Havre is located in eastern Hill County.

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(1st Street) is the main road through the city, running east to west near the city's northern border. Route 2 leads east to

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and west to Shelby and

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. U.S. Route 87 has its northern terminus in West Havre, west of downtown Havre. US 87 leads southwest to Great Falls. Montana Secondary Highway 234 leads south from the center of Havre to the Bear Paw Ski Bowl in the

. According to the

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, Havre has a total area of , all land.

Climate

Havre experiences a

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(

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''BSk'') with long, cold, dry winters and hot summers with cool nights. Winter weather can vary greatly from brutal cold when Arctic air moves in from Canada, to temperatures far above due to chinook windsfor instance the coldest month (and only one to never top freezing) of January 1916 averaged and February 1936 during a notorious cold wave , but February 1954 averaged as high as and January 1919, . The hottest temperature recorded in Havre is on August 5, 1961, and the coldest on January 27, 1916.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 9,310 people, 3,900 households, and 2,293 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 4,285 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 81.6%

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, 0.4%

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, 13.0% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1%

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, 0.3% from other races, and 4.0% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the population. There were 3,900 households, of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.2% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age in the city was 33.9 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.5% were from 25 to 44; 25.2% were from 45 to 64; and 13.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,621 people, 4,015 households, and 2,449 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 4,400 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 87.08%

, 0.11%

, 9.01% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.02%

, 0.51% from other races, and 2.78% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.48% of the population. There were 4,015 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.95. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $29,944, and the median income for a family was $38,870. Males had a median income of $30,401 versus $19,189 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,847. About 14.8% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Havre is located on the Northern Transcon of the

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;

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's ''

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'' stops at Havre station daily.

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is a public use airport located west of Havre. North Central Montana Transit provides limited bus service to

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, the

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, Harlem, Montana, and Fort Belknap, Montana.

Local media

Radio

* KOJM AM 610/FM 98.3 ( Classic Hits) * KNMC FM 90.1 (

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) * KPQX FM 92.5 (Country) * KPQX-HD2 (Legendary Country) * KPQX-HD3 (The Rock) * KXEI FM 95.1 (Christian) * KRYK FM 101.3 (

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) * KRYK-HD2 (CHR/Pop) * KRYK-HD3 (CBS Sports Radio)

Television

Stations available from the Great Falls market: *

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Ch. 3 (

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) * KTGF-LD Ch. 50 (

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) * KUGF-TV Ch. 21 (

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) * KFBB Ch. 5 (

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) Satellite television providers are available to the entire area, and cable service comes from Charter Cable.

Newspapers

The '' Havre Weekly Chronicle'' is regionally available. Its circulation is 3,500 papers published weekly. It has a full online edition by subscription, as well as some free content online. The larger ''

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'' is also available in most areas. The ''Havre Herald'' was a free online site for local news that ran from 2018 to mid-2020. Cowan Hall MSUN

Education

The city is served by Havre Public Schools, which operates Havre High School, S.U.N.S. Alternative High School, Havre Middle School, and three elementary schools. Higher education is provided at the

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campus. Havre has a public library, the Havre-Hill County Library. The city hosts one private school within city limits, Saint Judes Thaddeus School; it is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Great Falls–Billings. Gussenhoven House Havre Hill County Montana

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Points of interest

* LORAN-C transmitter Havre *

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, the world's largest farm tractor * Wahkpa Chu'gn, a

archaeological site, open to visitors * The Havre Underground, a tourist attraction that takes you to the historic under city.

Notable people

* Philip Aaberg, pianist and composer * John Ahern, Washington state legislator and businessman *

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, musician,

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's bassist * Karan Armstrong, opera singer *

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, one of the youngest state legislators in the United States * Harriet Bossnot, social and civic worker * T.V. Buttrey, academic and numismatist * Ryan Divish, journalist for the ''

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'' * Jeff Doyle, Major League Baseball player * Larry Heck, AI expert, Co-Founder of Microsoft Cortana * William Hulett, actor in

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* Marc Mariani, former

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football player * Larry Maze, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas, 1994–2006 * Jill McLain, Miss Montana USA 2006 * Karl Ohs, former lieutenant governor of Montana *

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, professional rodeo clown *

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, Major League Baseball player *

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, radio talk show host and outdoors author *

Brian Schweitzer Brian David Schweitzer (born September 4, 1955) is an American farmer and politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Montana from 2005 to 2013. Schweitzer served for a time as chair of the Western Governors Association as well as the Democr ...

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2005–2013 * Stan Stephens,

1989–1993 *

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, former

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* Mike Tilleman, former

football player

References

External links

*
Havre Chamber of Commerce

History of Havre on the Web

Wahkpa Chu'gn Bison Kill

Montana State University Northern

State of Montana's Havre Profile
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