Editing Montana City, Montana

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'''Montana City''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Jefferson County, Montana|Jefferson County]], [[Montana]], United States. The population was 2,715 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3051175| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Montana City CDP, Montana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=August 22, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213101538/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3051175| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> up from 2,094 in 2000. It is part of the [[Helena, Montana|Helena]] [[Helena, Montana micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Montana City is located on top of one of the oldest prehistoric sites in the state of Montana. As early as 9,000 [[Common Era|BCE]], [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] came to Montana City to collect [[chert]], a rock similar to [[flint]], which was used to make spear tips, arrowheads, and knives.<ref>[http://www.helenair.com/news/article_9e98f2ae-6aa6-5be1-af91-9215ebc51dbf.html Kidston, Martin J. "Prehistoric Find."] ''[[Helena Independent Record]].'' June 20, 2004.</ref> White American explorers discovered gold at the site on July 2, 1862, and later that year [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] Captain Jason L. Fisk brought a mule train from [[Minnesota]] which stopped at the site and built the first houses that became Montana City.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=wrluAAAAMAAJ Hedges, Cornelius. "Centennial Address on Lewis and Clarke County, Delivered July Fourth, 1876." ''Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana.'' 1896.]</ref> The town became one of the most important mining centers in Montana during the height of the gold rush in the 1860s.<ref>Miller, Donald C. and Miller, Shari. ''Ghost Towns of Montana: A Classic Tour Through the Treasure State's Historical Sites.'' Guilford, Conn.: Globe Pequot, 2008. {{ISBN|0-7627-4517-7}}</ref> The Montana Town Company laid out the city in 1864, naming it after the territory's new [[Montana Territory|name]].<ref name="Places">Aarstad, Rich. ''Montana Place Names: From Alzada to Zortman.'' Helena, Mont.: Montana Historical Society, 2009. {{ISBN|0-9759196-1-X}}</ref> [[Chinese people|Chinese]] miners soon made up a majority of the workforce when the mines began to play out in 1868, and the town saw a brief revival after the arrival of the railroads and the establishment of a [[post office]] in the 1880s.<ref name="Places" /> At its height in the 1880s, Montana City had 3,000 residents and competed for the location of the state capital.<ref>Federal Writers' Project. ''Montana: A State Guide Book.'' Helena, Mont.: Department of Agriculture, Labor, and Industry, State of Montana, 1939. {{ISBN|1-60354-025-3}}</ref>

Montana City was almost a [[ghost town]] for most of the 20th century until the Permanente Cement Company built a [[cement]] manufacturing plant there in 1940.<ref name="Places" /> Today, Montana City is a [[Commuter town|bedroom community]] serving Helena.<ref name="Places" /><ref>Holmes, Krys; Walter, Dave; and Dailey, Susan C. ''Montana: Stories of the Land.'' Helena, Mont.: Montana Historical Society, 2008. {{ISBN|0-9759196-3-6}}</ref>

==Geography==
Montana City is located in northern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the northwest by unincorporated [[South Hills, Montana|South Hills]], to the northeast by the town of [[East Helena, Montana|East Helena]] in [[Lewis and Clark County, Montana|Lewis and Clark County]], and to the south by unincorporated [[Clancy, Montana|Clancy]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Montana City CDP has a total area of {{convert|88.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.06|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.07%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> Prickly Pear Creek, a tributary of the [[Missouri River]], flows northward through the community.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 2918
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,715 people in Montana City, a 30% increase over the 2000 census. Of the 2,094 people of the 2000 census, 697 households, and 627 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|74.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 709 housing units at an average density of 25.1/sq&nbsp;mi (9.7/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.19% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.05% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.48% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.96% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.10% of the population.

There were 697 households, out of which 46.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 84.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.9% were non-families. 7.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $66,027, and the median income for a family was $67,240. Males had a median income of $40,909 versus $29,508 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $21,774. About 3.5% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[Montana City Elementary School District]]<!--ELM 18780--> is the elementary school district for the majority of the CDP, while some parts are in the [[Clancy Elementary School District]]<!--ELM 06840-->. All residents are assigned to the [[Jefferson High School District]]<!--SEC 15120--><ref name=2020USCensusBureauSDMap>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st30_mt/schooldistrict_maps/c30043_jefferson/DC20SD_C30043.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jefferson County, MT|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-04}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st30_mt/schooldistrict_maps/c30043_jefferson/DC20SD_C30043_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

The Montana City district educates students from kindergarten to 8th grade. Montana City School has students from kindergarten to 5th grade and Montana City Middle School has 6th to 8th grade. In the 2021-2022 school year, there was a total of 467 students in the district.<ref>{{cite web |title=Montana City Elem |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3018780&DistrictID=3018780 |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=20 October 2023}}</ref>

[[Jefferson High School (Montana)|Jefferson High School]] in Boulder serves the Montana City students for grades 9-12.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the School |url=https://www.jhs.k12.mt.us/AboutTheSchool.aspx |publisher=Jefferson High School |access-date=17 April 2021}}</ref>

The North Jefferson County Library has a location in Montana City.<ref>{{cite web |title=North Jefferson County Library |url=https://sites.google.com/site/northjeffersoncountylibraries/ |publisher=North Jefferson County Library |access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref>

==Media==
Newspaper coverage for the town is provided by the ''Independent Record'' out of Helena.

There are two radio stations licensed in Montana City. [[KHGC]] is a Christian radio station.<ref>{{cite web |title=KHGC |url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=170988 |publisher=FCC |access-date=20 October 2023}}</ref> KWLG is part of the [[Jefferson County Radio]] network.<ref>{{cite web |title=KWLG-LP |url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=134809 |publisher=FCC |access-date=20 October 2023}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
[[Interstate 15 in Montana|Interstate 15]] passes through town from north to south. [[List of secondary highways in Montana|Montana Highway 518]] connects the town to East Helena.

Healthcare is provided in Helena.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.montanacityfire.org Montana City Volunteer Fire Department]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Jefferson County, Montana]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Montana]]
[[Category:Helena, Montana micropolitan area]]
[[Category:1864 establishments in Dakota Territory]]