Kilby Butte ColonyMT
A town of 20 in Montana.
Is Kilby Butte Colony a good place to live?
100% of residents live below the poverty line in Kilby Butte Colony, where Montana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Kilby Butte Colony has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
20 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Kilby Butte Colony: who provides what
Kilby Butte Colony is unincorporated, so Musselshell 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.
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Natural hazards: high risk in Kilby Butte Colony, mostly wildfire
FEMA puts just over a third of Kilby Butte Colony’s expected hazard losses down to wildfires, and 29% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Kilby Butte Colony
The range runs from 12° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 24 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Kilby Butte Colony’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Montana or U.S. town
27% of adults get no exercise outside work in Kilby Butte Colony. Among 42 Montana towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Kilby Butte Colony. Two figures for adults here: 17% report frequent physical distress, 29% feel lonely. Of 32 CDC measures, Kilby Butte Colony beats the Montana average on 2 and trails it on 11.
| Kilby Butte Colony | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Kilby Butte Colony | MT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.1% | 73.4% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 84.9% | 82.5% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.7% | 12.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Kilby Butte Colony
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Kilby Butte Colony; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Kilby Butte Colony residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
About Kilby Butte Colony
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Kilby Butte Colony is a Hutterite community and census-designated place (CDP) in Musselshell County, Montana, United States. It is in the center of the county, on the south side of U.S. Route 12, 9 miles (14 km) east of Roundup, the county seat. It is on the north side of the Musselshell River, an east-flowing tributary of the Missouri River. The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. At the 2020 census, the population was recorded as zero.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,123 ft
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Is Kilby Butte Colony, MT a good place to live?
Kilby Butte Colony has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.