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==History== A post office called Denton has been in operation since 1888.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MT&county=Fergus&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Fergus County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=April 27, 2015}}</ref> It was named after the Missouri county where the postmaster previously lived.<ref name="mhs">{{cite web |title=Denton |url=http://mtplacenames.org/ |website=Montana Place Names Companion |publisher=Montana Historical Society |access-date=April 2, 2021}}</ref> The town was established at its present site when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ccY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=2RAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=487%2C2128045 | title=Origins of Names on Milwaukee | work=Roundup Record-Tribune & Winnett Times | date=August 22, 1940 | access-date=April 27, 2015 | pages=6}}</ref> The fast-moving West Wind Fire swept through the town in December 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ragar|first=Shaylee|date=December 4, 2021|title=A rare winter wildfire is a sign of climate change lengthening fire season|language=en|work=NPR News|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/12/04/1061483671/a-rare-winter-wildfire-is-a-sign-of-climate-change-lengthening-fire-season|access-date=December 6, 2021}}</ref> Twelve families lost their homes. The wildfire destroyed or damaged many structures including garages, barns and grain elevators. There were no serious injuries as the town was evacuated minutes before the fire, which burned {{convert|10,000 |acres}}, reached the town.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lutz |first=Andrea |date=December 4, 2021 |title=Loss of grain elevators big hit to farming community of Denton |url=https://www.ktvq.com/news/montana-news/loss-of-grain-elevators-big-hit-to-farming-community-of-denton |access-date=December 6, 2021 |work=KTVQ |language=en}}</ref>
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