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History · Old Agency

36% of Old Agency’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1964 on.

0on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Old Agency’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Old Agency are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Old Agency’s homes were built before 1950.
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The story so far

Old Agency, in brief

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

Old Agency is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sanders County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Old Agency had a population of 81.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 107 to 81 (-24%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Old Agency on the map, 1964 to 1987

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

Old Agency on the 1964 USGS mapOld Agency on the 1987 USGS map1964Dixon sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Old Agency.

Famous people

Famous people close to Old Agency

Nobody well known was born in Old Agency itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Marvin CamelAmerican boxer · b. 1951
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Diane SandsAmerican politician · b. 1947
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D'Arcy McNickleAmerican writer · b. 1904
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Pokey AllenGridiron football player and coach · b. 1943
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Bob LakeMontana Public Service Commissioner · b. 1938
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Daniel SalomonAmerican politician in Montana · b. 1957
Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
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Gone or out of use
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

SčilípIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Old Agency’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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.