Surprise Creek Colony is a Hutterite community[3] and census-designated place (CDP) in Judith Basin County, Montana, United States. It is in the north-central part of the county, in the valley of Surprise Creek, a north-flowing tributary of Arrow Creek, which continues northeast to the Missouri River.
Surprise Creek Colony, Montana | |
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  Surprise Creek Colony  Surprise Creek Colony | |
| Coordinates: 47°10′13″N 110°20′23″W / 47.17028°N 110.33972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Judith Basin |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2) |
| • Land | 0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,285 ft (1,306 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8 |
| • Density | 52.29/sq mi (20.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes | |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-72660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806633[2] |
U.S. Route 87/Montana Routes 200/3 passes less than a mile north of the colony, leading southeast 5 miles (8 km) to Stanford, the county seat, and northwest 10 miles (16 km) to Geyser. Great Falls is 56 miles (90 km) to the northwest.
Surprise Creek Colony was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 8 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Surprise Creek Colony Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Morton, Claudette, ed. (2010). Essential Understandings of Montana Hutterites: A Resource for Educators and Students (PDF). Montana Office of Public Instruction. p. 2. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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