Box Elder, Montana
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Box Elder is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hill County in the U.S. state of Montana. The population was 87 at the 2010 census.[2] The population was 794 at the 2000 census, but before 2010 the Box Elder CDP was split into the current much-smaller Box Elder CDP, while most of the former CDP area went into the new Rocky Boy West CDP. Box Elder is the headquarters of the Chippewa-Cree tribe.[3][4]
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Box Elder, Montana | |
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Coordinates: 48°19′1″N 110°0′48″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Montana |
County | Hill |
Area | |
• Total | 0.79 sq mi (2.04 km2) |
• Land | 0.79 sq mi (2.04 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 2,677 ft (816 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 85 |
• Density | 108.14/sq mi (41.74/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 59521 |
Area code | 406 |
FIPS code | 30-08725 |
GNIS feature ID | 0802050 |
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The post office was established in 1889.[5] The town was first called "Bremer", the name of an early homesteader.[4] Eventually it was changed to "Box Elder", for the nearby creek lined with box elder trees.[5]