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History · Evaro

Half of Evaro’s homes were built after 1981

Most of Evaro was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1981. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1959 on, and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Evaro’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Evaro’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Evaro’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Evaro, in brief

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 322 to 373 (+16%).

By decade

Evaro, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1910s1 item
"Alex Matt and view of canal built by him about 1890. Evaro, Missoula County, Montana."c. 1910"Alex Matt and view of canal built by him about 1890.…
1920s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today4 recent
EvaroMT EvaroSchool2017EvaroMT EvaroSchoolFlathead Nation, Montana - bilingual English-Salish road signs 32010Flathead Nation, Montana - bilingual English-Salish r…Flathead Indian Reservation - bilingual English-Salish road signs2010Flathead Indian Reservation - bilingual English-Salis…Missoula to Paradise 014x42004Missoula to Paradise 014x4
On the map

Evaro on the map, 1959 to 1999

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

Evaro on the 1959 USGS mapEvaro on the 1984 USGS mapEvaro on the 1999 USGS map1959Arlee 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 Evaro.

Then & now

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"Alex Matt and view of canal built by him about 1890. Evaro, Missoula County, Montana."
Retake this view"Alex Matt and view of canal built by him about 1890. Evaro, Missoula County, Montana.", c. 1910

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Evaro’s page.

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People over time

Evaro, census by census

010020030040020002020Peak: 373

Between 322 and 373 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Evaro’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Evaro’s history

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Sources

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 Wikimedia Commons (5), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.