Whitetail, Montana | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Daniels |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) |
| • Land | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,500 ft (800 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9 |
| • Density | 65.22/sq mi (25.11/km2) |
| FIPS code | 30-80125 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2804280[2] |
Whitetail is a small,unincorporated village in northernDaniels County,Montana, United States.
The area was first used as a camp along a cattle-driving route in the 1880s. The town grew with the arrival of theSoo Line Railroad in 1914. The line was planned for extension all the way toGlacier National Park, but work was stopped duringWorld War I and the line never went any farther than Whitetail. At its peak the town had more than 500 residents, declining to 248 in 1940 and 125 in 1970. The town's chief industry was the manufacture ofsilo blowers from 1940, but the plant closed, followed by Whitetail High School in 1940 and the grade school in 1973.[3]
The smallcheckpoint along Montana's border withCanada, which served about three travelers every day, was set to receive $15 million for upgrades under PresidentBarack Obama'seconomic stimulus plan. On April 1, 2011, Canada closed its border to northbound traffic through Whitetail. The US followed suit and closed the southbound crossing on January 25, 2013.[4]
A dam along Whitetail Creek formsWhitetail Reservoir.[5]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 9 | — | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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