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Beaverton, Montana

Coordinates: 48°25′25″N 107°15′14″W / 48.42361°N 107.25389°W / 48.42361; -107.25389
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Beaverton is an unincorporated community in Valley County, Montana, United States, located near Beaver Creek on the Valley County/Phillips County line.[1] The community itself is all but a ghost town, with First Creek Seeds being the only remaining feature. Beaverton is halfway between the town of Saco and the community of Hinsdale.

Year Population
1920 149[2]
1930 129[2][3]
1940 87[3]
1950 86[3]

1950 is the last year Beaverton was included as its own district in the U.S. Census.

Beaverton District in the 1940 U.S. Census

Transportation

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Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the small town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest stations are located in Malta, 34 miles (55 km) to the west, and Glasgow, 40 miles (64 km) to the southeast.

References

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  1. ^ "Beaverton, Montana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Bureau of the Census, United States of America (1931). Fifteenth census of the United States: 1930. Population, Volume 1, Number and Distribution of Inhabitants. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 657. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Bureau of the Census, United States of America (1952). A Report of the Seventeenth Decennial Census of the United States: Census Population 1950: Volume I, Number of Inhabitants. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 26-15. Retrieved May 13, 2016.

48°25′25″N 107°15′14″W / 48.42361°N 107.25389°W / 48.42361; -107.25389