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Horizon ColonyMT

A town in Montana.

Land area
0 sq mi

Is Horizon Colony a good place to live?

Horizon Colony’s July high is 79°F, below both Montana’s towns (85°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). Horizon Colony’s trail density is 3.0 miles per square mile, against 0.6 in Montana’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Horizon Colony yet; the figures below are still real.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Horizon Colony.

Climate

The climate in Horizon Colony brings four seasons and pleasant summers

79°summer high

In Horizon Colony, the January low is 12°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter12–33°
Spring29–52°
Summer48–76°
Fall31–54°
Sep 15
typical first frost
May 24
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
79°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Schools

The schools Horizon Colony’s kids attend

Its public schools are run by the Cut Bank Elementary District.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Horizon ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8Grades PK–815–

NCES · EDFacts

Natural hazards

Top of a low hazard risk in Horizon Colony: cold waves

33risk score of 100

Compared with 67% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Horizon Colony is lower. 52% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 40%.

FEMA risk score
33Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Horizon Colony is

Only 3 of the 42 Montana towns we compare have a higher share of adults who worry about having enough food than Horizon Colony. In Horizon Colony, just over a third of adults feel lonely. Two figures for adults locally: 19% report frequent physical distress, 21% report frequent mental distress.

Horizon ColonyMontana townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)23%14%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)19%14%14%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)21%18%17%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)27%19%19%
32 measures vs. Montana
0 better11 too close to call21 worse
What stands outHorizon ColonyMT
More adults facing food insecurity23.1%11.7%
More adults facing a utility shut-off12.6%6.5%
More adults without reliable transportation14.2%7.5%
Logan Health - Shelby
22.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Horizon Colony is conserved land

0%conserved

1.2 miles of trail.

0%
conserved · 0 of 237 acres
1.2 mi
of trails · 3 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

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Everything we know about Horizon Colony

13pages on Horizon Colony
Getting set up

Moving to Horizon Colony: who provides what

Horizon Colony is unincorporated, so Glacier County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNorthWestern Energy14.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHorizon Colony water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesGlacier CountyGlacier County provides services here
SchoolsCut Bank Elementary School DistrictCut Bank High School District2 districts serve Horizon Colony; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteIn personMontana has no online registration; you can register in person up to and including Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereGlacier County Election AdministratorGlacier County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2024
ZIP code5942759427 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Horizon Colony; the nearest are

About Horizon Colony

Census-designated place in Montana, United States

Horizon Colony is a Hutterite community and census-designated place (CDP) in Glacier County, Montana, United States. It is on the eastern side of the county, 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Cut Bank and 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Shelby. As of the 2020 census, Horizon Colony had a population of 13. Horizon Colony was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

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Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
3,990 ft

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