Milford ColonyMT
It is a town of 40 residents in Montana.
Is Milford Colony a good place to live?
100% of residents live below the poverty line in Milford Colony, where Montana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Milford Colony has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
40 people, and everyone knows the way
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Milford Colony faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Milford Colony sits above nearly four fifths of U.S. communities. Just over two fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 19%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Milford Colony’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The Auchard Creek Elementary District runs its public schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auchard Creek SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 13 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
In Milford Colony, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 17° and about 67 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
78% of adults in Milford Colony had a checkup this year, against 72% in Montana’s towns and 79% across U.S. towns
In Milford Colony, 28% of adults feel lonely. Among 42 Montana towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Milford Colony. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Milford Colony is ahead of Montana on 12 and behind on 7.
| Milford Colony | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 78% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Milford Colony | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.5% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.8% | 6.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.4% | 9.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Milford Colony
Moving to Milford Colony: who provides what
Milford Colony is unincorporated, so Lewis and Clark 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.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Milford Colony; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Milford Colony residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
About Milford Colony
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Milford Colony is a Hutterite community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. It is in the northeast part of the county, along U.S. Route 287, 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Augusta and 24 miles (39 km) north of Interstate 15 near Wolf Creek. The community is in the valley of Flat Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Dearborn River, which runs southeast to the Missouri River. Milford Colony was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Milford Colony had a population of 2.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,216 ft
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