Huntley, Montana
Location of Huntley, Montana
Coordinates: 45°53′59″N 108°18′16″W / 45.89972, -108.30444
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Yellowstone
Area
- Total	1. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern This is a list of the 56 counties in the US state of Montana. Yellowstone County is a County located in the US state of Montana. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 3 sq mi (3. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²)
- Land	1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 sq mi (3. 3 km²)
- Water	0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²)
Elevation	3,022 ft (921 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	411
- Density	319. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2/sq mi (123. 2/km²)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	59037
Area code(s)	406
FIPS code	30-38200
GNIS feature ID	0772643

Huntley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada Daylight saving time ( DST Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The map to the right is clickable click on an area code to go to the page for that code Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A census-designated place ( CDP) is a type of place (a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes Yellowstone County is a County located in the US state of Montana. Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 411 at the 2000 census. Huntley lent its name to the Huntley Project, a federal irrigation project that began delivering water to the arid district in 1907. The Huntley Project is an Irrigation project in southern Montana that was established by the United States Bureau of Reclamation in 1907 Today, Huntley is an eastern suburb of Billings and is located east of Shepherd and west of Worden. Billings is the largest city in the US state of Montana, located in the south-central portion of the state Shepherd is a Census-designated place (CDP in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. Worden is a Census-designated place (CDP in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Notable residents 5 Notes and references 6 External links

History

This settlement in arid Crow Indian country was named for S. The Crow, also called the Absaroka or Apsáalooke, are a tribe of Native Americans who historically lived in the Yellowstone O. Huntley, a partner in the stagecoach firm of Clark & Huntley. For other meanings see Stagecoach (disambiguation. A stagecoach (also called diligence) is a type of four-wheeled enclosed It was located at the head of navigation on the Yellowstone River. The first steamboat, the packet Josephine, arrived June 6, 1875, but river trade was infrequent. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A U.S. post office was established in March 1878. The 1880 Census found only 37 people living in Huntley.

Surveying for a railroad led to the so-called "Baker Battle" between Sioux Indians and Army engineers in 1872. The Northern Pacific Railroad arrived in 1882, connecting the town to the new city of Billings. The Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the north-central region of the United States. Billings is the largest city in the US state of Montana, located in the south-central portion of the state Three years later the town called "Huntley Station" had two stores, a hotel, and a blacksmith. German immigrants were prominent among the new settlers, who established Lutheran and German Methodist churches. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations

In 1905 the United States Bureau of Reclamation began an irrigation project, called the Huntley Project, on lands that had been part of the Crow Indian Reservation until 1904. The Bureau of Reclamation (formerly the United States Reclamation Service) is an agency under the U The Huntley Project is an Irrigation project in southern Montana that was established by the United States Bureau of Reclamation in 1907 The Crow, also called the Absaroka or Apsáalooke, are a tribe of Native Americans who historically lived in the Yellowstone The town of Huntley was incorporated into the project along with the new railroad towns of Ballantine, Worden, and Pompey's Pillar, all founded in 1907. Ballantine is a Census-designated place (CDP in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. Worden is a Census-designated place (CDP in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. Pompey's Pillar is an unincorporated community in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States.

Geography

Huntley is located at 45°53′59″N, 108°18′16″W (45. 899722, -108. 304491)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 3 square miles (3. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 411 people, 160 households, and 108 families residing in the CDP. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 319. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2 people per square mile (123. 0/km²). There were 164 housing units at an average density of 127. 4/sq mi (49. 1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97. 32% White, 0. 24% Native American, 0. 24% Asian, 2. 19% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3. 16% of the population.

There were 160 households out of which 39. 4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53. 8% were married couples living together, 9. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31. 9% were non-families. 26. 9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 57 and the average family size was 3. 13.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 32. 1% under the age of 18, 3. 4% from 18 to 24, 29. 4% from 25 to 44, 22. 4% from 45 to 64, and 12. 7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99. 5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97. 9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,125, and the median income for a family was $36,750. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,913. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 12. 9% of families and 11. 5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Huntley's economy is based primarily on agriculture, including yam farming, sugar beets, corn, wheat, and barley. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris L a member of the Chenopodiaceae family is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of Sucrose. Wheat ( Triticum spp is a worldwide cultivated grass from the Levant area of the Middle East. Barley ( Hordeum vulgare) is an annual Cereal Grain, which serves as a major animal Feed crop, with smaller amounts used for

Notable residents

• Monica Lindeen, former member of the Montana House of Representatives, was born here. Monica Lindeen (born May 16, 1962) is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives from The Montana House of Representatives is with the Montana Senate, one of the two houses of the Montana Legislature.

Notes and references

External links

• Bureau of Reclamation - Huntley Project
• Huntley Project Museum of Irrigated Agriculture
• Yellowstone County Towns, Train Stations & Post Offices, rootsweb. com

• Huntley, Montana is at coordinates 45°53′59″N 108°18′16″W / 45.899722, -108.304491 (Huntley, Montana)Coordinates: 45°53′59″N 108°18′16″W / 45.899722, -108.304491 (Huntley, Montana)

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