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Dupuyer () is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Pondera County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dupuyer had a population of 93. The community is located along U.S. Route 89 and Dupuyer Creek. Dupuyer has a post office with ZIP code 59432. The community takes its name from Dupuyer Creek, which borders the town. It began as a stagecoach stop in 1877 on the Fort Benton–Fort Browning road.
Its first post office opened in 1882. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 86 to 93 (+8%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Dupuyer. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1960Cut Bank sheet · 1:250,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Dupuyer.
Every building
Dupuyer, building by building, 1914–1920
Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Famous people
Famous people close to Dupuyer
Nobody well known was born in Dupuyer itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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 Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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