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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Hill County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2010, the population was 16,096. Its county seat is Havre. It is south from the Canadian borders of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
The first European-American settlement was Fort Assinniboine, first garrisoned by the United States Army in 1879. Fifteen of the original 104 structures from the fort are still standing.
The county is named after James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railway Company, which built the rail line across Montana as part of the Transcontinental Railroad to the Pacific coast.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1898 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1912 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1912 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1912 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1912 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1912 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1920 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1920 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1920 | 13,958
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| 1930 | 13,775
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| 1940 | 13,304
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| 1950 | 14,285
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| 1960 | 18,653
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| 1970 | 17,358
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| 1980 | 17,985
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| 1990 | 17,654
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Research Tips
External links
www.kindredtrails.com/MT_Hill.html
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