Beaver Creek, Montana
census-designated place (CDP) in Hill County, Montana, United States
Beaver Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hill County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Beaver Creek had a population of 311.
Geography
Beaver Creek is located in eastern Hill County and is bordered to the east by Herron. U.S. Route 2 runs through the northern part of the CDP, leading east 5 miles (8 km) to Havre, the county seat, and west 97 miles (156 km) to Shelby.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Beaver Creek CDP has a total area of 4.6 square miles (11.9 km2), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 291 people, 109 households, and 89 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 63.6 inhabitants per square mile (24.6/km2). There were 113 housing units at an average density of 24.7 per square mile (9.5/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.28% White, 0.34% Native American, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population.
There were 109 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.4% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.3% were non-families.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Beaver Creek, Montana” is census-designated place (CDP) in Hill County, Montana, United States. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Beaver, Creek and Montana, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “census-designated place (CDP) in Hill County, Montana, United States” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q966633. Authority coordinates are 48.555, -109.788. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2000.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Beaver Creek, Montana”, its source revision and the description used here.
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- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Beaver Creek, Montana” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.