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History · East End Colony

The history of East End Colony

Below: maps from 1912 on.

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East End Colony, in brief

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East End Colony is a Hutterite community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hill County, Montana, United States. It is in the northeastern part of the county, 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Havre, the county seat. East End Colony was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, East End Colony had a population of 8.

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

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East End Colony on the map, 1912 to 1984

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

East End Colony on the 1912 USGS mapEast End Colony on the 1984 USGS map1912Thibedeau Lake 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 East End Colony.

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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.