Event Details

Havre

Montana County Seat Challenge

Havre, Montana; Hill County

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Event Elevation: 2,494 feet

Havre is the county seat of and the largest city in Hill County, Montana, United States. Havre is nicknamed the crown jewel of the Hi-Line. It is said to be named after the city of Le Havre in France. As of the 2020 census the population was 9,362. Havre was incorporated in north-central Montana on September 5, 1893. The townsite was platted south of the railroad tracks on parts of Descelles’ and Simon Pepin’s ranches.

Hill County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,309. Its county seat is Havre. It lies along the United States border with Canada, abutting Alberta and Saskatchewan. Part of its territory is within the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation, which is held by the federally recognized Chippewa-Cree Tribe. 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.