Surprise Creek Colony, Montana

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Surprise Creek Colony, Montana
Census-designated place
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Surprise Creek Colony
Coordinates: 47°10′13″N110°20′23″W / 47.17028°N 110.33972°W / 47.17028; -110.33972 Coordinates: 47°10′13″N110°20′23″W / 47.17028°N 110.33972°W / 47.17028; -110.33972
CountryUnited States
State Montana
County Judith Basin
Area
[1]
 • Total0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2)
 • Land0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
4,285 ft (1,306 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total8
 • Density52.29/sq mi (20.16/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Codes
59479 (Stanford)
59447 (Geyser)
Area code 406
FIPS code 30-72660
GNIS feature ID2806633 [2]

Surprise Creek Colony is a Hutterite community [3] and census-designated place (CDP) in Judith Basin County, Montana, United States. It is in the north-central part of the county, in the valley of Surprise Creek, a north-flowing tributary of Arrow Creek, which continues northeast to the Missouri River.

U.S. Route 87/Montana Routes 200/3 passes less than a mile north of the colony, leading southeast 5 miles (8 km) to Stanford, the county seat, and northwest 10 miles (16 km) to Geyser. Great Falls is 56 miles (90 km) to the northwest.

Surprise Creek Colony was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. [2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2020 8—
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Surprise Creek Colony Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ Morton, Claudette, ed. (2010). Essential Understandings of Montana Hutterites: A Resource for Educators and Students (PDF). Montana Office of Public Instruction. p. 2. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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