Trout Creek, Montana

Trout Creek, Montana
Nickname: 
"Huckleberry Capital of Montana"
Location of Trout Creek, Montana
Location of Trout Creek, Montana
Coordinates: 47°49′51″N 115°35′39″W / 47.83083°N 115.59417°W / 47.83083; -115.59417
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountySanders
Area
 • Total2.63 sq mi (6.81 km2)
 • Land1.84 sq mi (4.77 km2)
 • Water0.79 sq mi (2.04 km2)
Elevation2,366 ft (721 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total277
 • Density150.30/sq mi (58.02/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59874
Area code406
FIPS code30-74950
GNIS feature ID0792392[2]

Trout Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sanders County, Montana, United States. The population was 261 at the 2000 census. Population increased to 277 per the United States Census [2020] Trout Creek was proclaimed "Huckleberry Capital of Montana" by the state's legislature in 1981.

The post office opened in 1885. In 1910, the townsite was moved downstream to the opposite side of the creek.[3] The town experienced an economic boost with construction of the Noxon Rapids Dam (1955–56).

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trout Creek, Montana
  3. ^ "Trout Creek". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 9, 2021.