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History · Cascade Colony

The history of Cascade Colony

Below: maps from 1960 on.

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What stands out about Cascade Colony’s past

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The story so far

Cascade Colony, in brief

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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.

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

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On the map

Cascade Colony on the map, 1960 to 1983

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

Cascade Colony on the 1960 USGS mapCascade Colony on the 1983 USGS map1960Simms sheet · 1:62,500

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Cascade Colony

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

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Gerald R. MolenAmerican film producer · b. 1935
William RothAmerican politician · b. 1921
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R. Gordon WassonAmerican ethnobiologist · b. 1898
Ian MacDonaldAmerican actor · b. 1914
J. Frank GlendonAmerican actor · b. 1885
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Clarence Sinclair BullAmerican photographer · b. 1895

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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.