Wolf Creek 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 Lewis and Clark County,

Montana Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...

, United States, along

Interstate 15 Interstate 15 (I-15) is a major Interstate Highway in the Western United States, running through Southern California and the Intermountain West. I-15 begins near the Mexican border in San Diego County and stretches north to Alberta, Ca ...

, north of Helena. Its ZIP code is 59648. In 1887, the Montana Central Railway built its line through the narrow Prickly Pear Canyon, and the town of Wolf Creek, named for the creek, grew to serve the railroad. It later served workers building the Holter Dam from 1908–1910. Interstate 15 split the town in half, nearly obliterating it.

Demographics

Education

Wolf Creek School District #13, the elementary school district, has one elementary school providing education for grades K-5. The high school district is Helena High School District. 6-12 students home district is Helena Schools to the south in Lewis and Clark County

Media

''The Cascade Courier'' is a local newspaper. It is printed weekly and is also available online.

In popular culture

*In the movie '' A River Runs Through It'', Wolf Creek is the home of Jessie Burns, the love interest of main character Norman Maclean. It was also a filming locale for parts of the movie '' Thunderbolt and Lightfoot''. *In Australia, the

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series '' The World's Strictest Parents'' featured a family from Wolf Creek, Montana. *In the 1970s,

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selected Wolf Creek resident Herf Ingersoll as their " Marlboro Man."

Climate

According to the

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

system, Wolf Creek has a

semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of se ...

, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Wolf Creek, Montana
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References

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