Big Sky Colony, Montana

Big Sky Colony, Montana
Big Sky Colony is located in Montana
Big Sky Colony
Big Sky Colony
Location within Montana
Big Sky Colony is located in the United States
Big Sky Colony
Big Sky Colony
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 48°50′21″N 112°46′06″W / 48.83917°N 112.76833°W / 48.83917; -112.76833
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyGlacier
Area
 • Total
0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2)
 • Land0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation4,200 ft (1,300 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
0
 • Density0/sq mi (0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
59427 (Cut Bank)
Area code406
FIPS code30-06410
GNIS feature ID2806619[2]

Big Sky Colony is a Hutterite community[3] and census-designated place (CDP) in Glacier County, Montana, United States. It is in the northeastern part of the county, within the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, 36 miles (58 km) by road northwest of Cut Bank and 32 miles (51 km) northeast of Browning.

As of the 2020 census, Big Sky Colony had a population of 0.[4]

Big Sky Colony was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20200—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Education

The area school district is Browning Public Schools,[6] with its components being Browning Elementary School District and Browning High School District.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Sky Colony, Montana
  3. ↑ Morton, Claudette, ed. (2010). Essential Understandings of Montana Hutterites: A Resource for Educators and Students (PDF). Montana Office of Public Instruction. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Directory of Montana Schools". Montana Office of Public Instruction. March 13, 2024. pp. 119–120/319. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  7. ↑ Geography Division (December 22, 2020). 2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Glacier County, MT (PDF) (Map). Suitland, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau. p. 3 (PDF p. 4/6). Retrieved June 17, 2026. - Text list