Hill County Demographics

Published: 2022
By Colleen Pegar

Located in Northcentral Montana on the Hi-Line, Hill County presents many programs to a population of 16,347. Extension Agents Kati Purkett and Colleen Pegar serve major towns and cities in the county which include: Havre, Gildford, Box Elder, Rudyard, Kremlin and Inverness. The Rocky Boy Reservation is also part of the county and home to the community of the Chippewa-Cree Tribe. Havre is the county seat and is home to 9,800 people and the MSU Northern Campus. The Northern Agriculture Research Center is housed on historic Fort Assiniboine, southwest of Havre, which provides ample opportunities for collaboration. MSU Extension is vital in meeting local needs in agriculture, family and consumer sciences, 4-H and youth development, and nutrition education.