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History · The Silos

Half of The Silos’ homes were built after 2003

Most of The Silos was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2003. Below: maps from 1950 on.

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What stands out about The Silos’ 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 The Silos are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how The Silos’s history is told.

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The story so far

The Silos, in brief

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

The Silos is a census-designated place (CDP) in Broadwater County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, The Silos had a population of 691.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 506 to 691 (+37%).

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

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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

The Silos on the map, 1950 to 1986

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

The Silos on the 1950 USGS mapThe Silos on the 1986 USGS map1950Townsend sheet · 1:62,500

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

Famous people

Famous people close to The Silos

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

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Gary CooperAmerican actor · b. 1901
Myrna LoyAmerican actress · b. 1905
Patrick DuffyAmerican actor · b. 1949
Dirk BenedictAmerican actor (b. 1945) · b. 1945
Max BaucusAmerican politician · b. 1941
Sean O'MalleyAmerican mixed martial artist · b. 1994

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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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.