Glacier ColonyMT
404 people call this town in Montana home.
Is Glacier Colony a good place to live?
58% of residents live below the poverty line in Glacier Colony, above both the Montana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 43 Montana towns, just one has a higher median age than Glacier Colony. Glacier Colony has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
404 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Glacier Colony: who provides what
Glacier Colony is unincorporated, so Glacier 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 Glacier Colony.
The schools Glacier Colony’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Cut Bank Elementary District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacier Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 10 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
About half of Glacier Colony’s working residents commute to Cut Bank
For half of commuters, work is under 17 miles away. The top destinations are Cut Bank (45%), Great Falls (10%) and Conrad (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Glacier Colony has four seasons and pleasant summers
The July high for Glacier Colony comes to 78°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Glacier Colony: cold waves
For Glacier Colony, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 33 of 100. FEMA puts 52% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 40% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Glacier Colony is
Among adults 18 to 64 in Glacier Colony, 11% have no health insurance. Two figures for adults in the town: 18% report frequent physical distress, 69% had a checkup this year.
| Glacier Colony | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 72% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Glacier Colony | MT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 18.6% | 11.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.7% | 12.3% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 11.4% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Glacier Colony
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Glacier Colony; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Glacier Colony residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
100% of working residents leave Glacier Colony for work
Where Glacier Colony’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Glacier Colony
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Glacier Colony is a Hutterite community and census-designated place (CDP) in Glacier County, Montana, United States. It is in the northeastern part of the county, 18 miles (29 km) by road north-northeast of Cut Bank and 21 miles (34 km) west-southwest of Sunburst. As of the 2020 census, Glacier Colony had a population of 102. Glacier Colony was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,068 ft
Questions about Glacier Colony
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Glacier Colony, MT a good place to live?
Glacier Colony has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.