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History · Birch Creek Colony

Half of Birch Creek Colony’s homes were built after 1983

Most of Birch Creek Colony was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: maps from 1920 on.

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0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Birch Creek Colony’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Birch Creek Colony are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Birch Creek Colony, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Birch Creek Colony yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Birch Creek Colony is a Hutterite community and census-designated place (CDP) in Pondera County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Birch Creek Colony had a population of 120. It is in the west-central part of the county, 5 miles (8 km) north of Dupuyer and 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Valier. The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Birch Creek Colony on the map, 1920 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Birch Creek Colony. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Birch Creek Colony on the 1920 USGS mapBirch Creek Colony on the 1985 USGS map1920Dupuyer sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Birch Creek Colony.

Famous people

Famous people close to Birch Creek Colony

Nobody well known was born in Birch Creek Colony itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jack HornerAmerican paleontologist · b. 1946
George MontgomeryAmerican actor · b. 1916
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Steve ReevisBlackfoot Native American actor · b. 1962
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James GradyAmerican writer · b. 1949
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James WelchNative American writer · b. 1940
J. Frank GlendonAmerican actor · b. 1885

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.