Cascade ColonyMT
Home to 44 people, this town lies in Montana.
Is Cascade Colony a good place to live?
100% of residents live below the poverty line in Cascade Colony, where Montana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Cascade Colony’s trail density is 3.4 miles per square mile, above both Montana’s towns (0.6) and U.S. towns (0.4). Cascade Colony has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
44 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Cascade Colony: who provides what
Cascade Colony is unincorporated, so Cascade County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cascade Colony.
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Cascade Colony
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 15° and about 46 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Colony SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 11 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Cascade Colony has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
45% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 34%. Cascade Colony’s FEMA risk score comes in at 63 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More of Cascade Colony’s adults have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical Montana or U.S. town
Among adults in Cascade Colony, 22% report frequent mental distress. Only 4 of the 42 Montana towns we compare have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Cascade Colony. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Cascade Colony is ahead of Montana on 8 and behind on 6.
| Cascade Colony | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 20% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 25% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 33% |
| What stands out | Cascade Colony | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.4% | 12.3% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.7% | 9.3% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 22.4% | 17.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Cascade Colony
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Cascade Colony; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Cascade Colony residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
About Cascade Colony
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Cascade Colony is a Hutterite community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cascade County, Montana, United States. It is in the northwest part of the county along Birdtail Creek Road, 5 miles (8 km) south of Fort Shaw and 30 miles (48 km) west-southwest of Great Falls. 4,639-foot (1,414 m) Shaw Butte rises above the community to the northwest. Cascade Colony was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Cascade Colony had a population of 115.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,707 ft
Questions about Cascade Colony
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Is Cascade Colony, MT a good place to live?
Cascade Colony has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.