Hays, Montana

Hays, Montana
Location of Hays, Montana
Location of Hays, Montana
Coordinates: 47°59′21″N 108°39′38″W / 47.98917°N 108.66056°W / 47.98917; -108.66056
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyBlaine
Area
 • Total27.10 sq mi (70.18 km2)
 • Land27.10 sq mi (70.18 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation3,934 ft (1,199 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total996
 • Density36.76/sq mi (14.19/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59527
Area code406
FIPS code30-35275
GNIS feature ID2408362[2]

Hays is a census-designated place (CDP) in Blaine County, Montana, United States. The population was 843 at the 2010 census.[3] The community lies within the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, near the reservation's southern end. The nearby community of Lodge Pole lies to the east.

The town was named for Major Hays.[4] The Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions built St. Paul's Mission Church at Hays in 1887.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hays, Montana
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hays CDP, Montana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "Hays". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 5, 2021.