Hilger is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fergus County, Montana, United States. The community is located along U.S. Highway 191 in central Fergus County. Hilger has a post office with the ZIP code 59451.[3] It is 15 miles north of Lewistown.
Hilger, Montana | |
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Census-Designated Place | |
Country | United States |
State | Montana |
County | Fergus |
Area | |
• Total | 0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2) |
• Land | 0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24 |
• Density | 85.71/sq mi (33.04/km2) |
FIPS code | 30-36325 |
GNIS feature ID | 772408[2] |
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2020 | 24 | — | |
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A post office has been in operation in Hilger since 1911.[5] The community was named for settler and historian David J. Hilger.[6]
In 1911 the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, known as the Milwaukee Road, was built in Hilger.[7]
Municipalities and communities of Fergus County, Montana, United States | ||
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County seat: Lewistown | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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