Hilger, Montana Explained

Official Name:Hilger, Montana
Settlement Type:Census-Designated Place
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Montana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fergus
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.73
Area Land Km2:0.73
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.28
Area Land Sq Mi:0.28
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:24
Population Density Km2:33.04
Population Density Sq Mi:85.71
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:30-36325
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:772408

Hilger is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fergus County, Montana, United States. The community is located along U.S. Highway 191 in central Fergus County. Hilger has a post office with the ZIP code 59451.[2] It is 15 miles north of Lewistown.

History

A post office has been in operation in Hilger since 1911. The community was named for settler and historian David J. Hilger.[3]

In 1911 the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, known as the Milwaukee Road, was built in Hilger.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 18, 2022.
  2. https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  3. News: Origins of Names on Milwaukee. Roundup Record-Tribune & Winnett Times. August 22, 1940. April 27, 2015. 6.
  4. Web site: Hilger . Montana Place Names Companion . Montana Historical Society . 5 April 2021.