Editing Vaughn, Montana

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Vaughn, Montana
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
|image_skyline            = 
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = 
|image_map = Cascade_County_Montana_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Vaughn_Highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Vaughn, Montana
<!-- Location -->
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Montana]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Montana|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Cascade County, Montana|Cascade]]
<!-- Government -->
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = 
|leader_name              = 
|leader_title1            = 
|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = 
|established_date         =
<!-- Area -->
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 5, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 9.26
|area_land_km2            = 9.26
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 3.58
|area_land_sq_mi          = 3.58
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
<!-- Population -->
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 737
|population_density_km2   = 79.60
|population_density_sq_mi = 206.15
<!-- General information -->
|timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
|utc_offset               = -7
|timezone_DST             = MDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -6
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 3347
|coordinates              = {{coord|47|33|08|N|111|33|39|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
<!-- Area/postal codes and others -->
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 59487
|area_code                = [[Area code 406|406]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 30-76675
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2409506<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2409506}}</ref>
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Vaughn''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Cascade County, Montana|Cascade County]], [[Montana]], United States. The population was 737 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], compared to 658 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Vaughn CDP, Montana| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 27, 2012}}</ref> It is part of the [[Great Falls, Montana]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. It is named for Montana pioneer [[Robert Vaughn (Montana rancher)|Robert Vaughn]], whose homestead on the Vaughn Ranch encompassed part of the town.

==History==
While trying to make his fortune gold mining in Nelson Gulch near what is now [[Helena, Montana]], [[Welsh American]] immigrant Robert Vaughn became convinced that Montana was excellent ranching and farming country. In the fall of 1869, he traveled into [[Chouteau County, Montana]], which at the time covered nearly a sixth of the state. About {{convert|9|mi|km}} upstream from where the Sun River joined the Missouri River, he decided to homestead. He returned to Helena and filed paperwork to claim the land, and learned he was the first individual to formally file for a homestead in Chouteau County.<ref>Vaughn, p. 64.</ref><ref name="W12">Walters, p. xii.</ref> Although Vaughn started out farming, he quickly turned to ranching. He imported a large number of pure-bred cattle and horses, and his horses were some of the best in the state.<ref name="W12" />

Vaughn's young wife, Elizabeth, died of complications from childbirth on January 13, 1888.<ref>Vaughn, p. 72-73.</ref> Devastated by her death, Vaughn determined to sell his ranch and move into nearby Great Falls.  Vaughn sold his ranch in 1890 to "Captain" Thomas Couch, a Cornish immigrant and expert miner who managed the [[Boston and Montana Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining Company]] in Great Falls.<ref name="W12" />

In 1890, the [[North Western Coal and Navigation Company]] constructed the Great Falls & Canada Railway, a [[narrow-gauge railway]] ({{convert|3|ft|m|adj=on}}) which ran from [[Sweet Grass, Montana]] (at the [[Canada–United States border|Canada–US]] border) to a terminus adjacent to the Robert Vaughn Ranch.<ref>Poor, p. 242.</ref> Designed to carry coal to [[Lethbridge, Alberta]], the railroad was dubbed the "Turkey Trail". The railroad led to settlement around the terminus, and in 1910 Couch platted a town there.  This town he named Vaughn, after Robert Vaughn.<ref>Aarstad, et al., p. 278.</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

The [[Sun River]] flows south of town.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 737
|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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 701 people, 264 households, and 195 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|198.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 287 housing units at an average density of {{convert|81.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.72% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.71% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.14% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.43% of the population.

There were 264 households, out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 32.0% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $36,111. Males had a median income of $26,375 versus $18,984 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $13,600. About 8.0% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Media==
The [[Fairfield Sun Times]] is the local newspaper.<ref>{{cite web |title=Home page |url=https://www.fairfieldsuntimes.com/ |publisher=Fairfield Sun Times |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> The FM radio station [[KWGF]] is licensed there.<ref>{{cite web |title=KWGF |url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=164134 |publisher=FCC |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
[[U.S. Route 89 in Montana|U.S. Route 89]] cuts through town from east to west. It can be reached by exit 290 on [[Interstate 15 in Montana|Interstate 15]].

==Notable people==
* [[Johnny Couch]], former [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] pitcher, was born here

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*Aarstad, Rich; Arguimbau, Ellen; Baumler, Ellen; Porsild, Charlene L.; and Shovers, Brian. ''Montana Place Names From Alzada to Zortman.'' Helena, Mont.: Montana Historical Society Press 2009.
*Poor, Henry Varnum. ''Manual of the Railroads of the United States.'' New York : H.V. & H.W. Poor, 1894.
*Vaughn, Robert. ''Then and Now, or, Thirty-Six Years in the Rockies: Personal Reminiscences of Some of the First Pioneers of the State of Montana: Indians and Indian Wars: The Past and Present of the Rocky Mountain Country: 1864-1900.'' Minneapolis: Tribune Printing Co., 1900.
*Walters, Dale. "Introduction." In ''Then and Now, or, Thirty-Six Years in the Rockies: Personal Reminiscences of Some of the First Pioneers of the State of Montana.'' By Robert Vaughn. Reprint ed. Helena, Mont.: Farcountry Press, 2001.

{{Great Falls, Montana}}
{{Cascade County, Montana}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Census-designated places in Cascade County, Montana]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Montana]]