Gildford, Montana

File:Gildford Montana buildings.jpg

Gildford is located in west-central Hill County. U.S. Route 2 passes along the southern edge of the community, leading east {{convert|29|mi}} to Havre, the county seat, and west {{convert|74|mi}} to Shelby.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.0|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

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| location = Gildford, Montana (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1958–present)

| Jan record high F = 65

| Feb record high F = 75

| Mar record high F = 79

| Apr record high F = 89

| May record high F = 97

| Jun record high F = 103

| Jul record high F = 111

| Aug record high F = 110

| Sep record high F = 110

| Oct record high F = 89

| Nov record high F = 77

| Dec record high F = 66

| year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 51.5

|Feb avg record high F = 54.1

|Mar avg record high F = 65.4

|Apr avg record high F = 77.7

|May avg record high F = 86.1

|Jun avg record high F = 91.7

|Jul avg record high F = 98.3

|Aug avg record high F = 98.2

|Sep avg record high F = 90.6

|Oct avg record high F = 78.7

|Nov avg record high F = 63.4

|Dec avg record high F = 52.6

|year avg record high F = 100.0

| Jan high F = 28.7

| Feb high F = 32.3

| Mar high F = 43.2

| Apr high F = 55.7

| May high F = 66.0

| Jun high F = 73.9

| Jul high F = 83.8

| Aug high F = 82.4

| Sep high F = 70.7

| Oct high F = 55.8

| Nov high F = 41.0

| Dec high F = 31.2

| year high F = 55.4

| Jan mean F = 17.1

| Feb mean F = 20.3

| Mar mean F = 30.4

| Apr mean F = 41.8

| May mean F = 51.7

| Jun mean F = 59.8

| Jul mean F = 67.1

| Aug mean F = 65.6

| Sep mean F = 55.3

| Oct mean F = 42.1

| Nov mean F = 29.0

| Dec mean F = 19.6

| year mean F = 41.7

| Jan low F = 5.6

| Feb low F = 8.2

| Mar low F = 17.6

| Apr low F = 28.0

| May low F = 37.5

| Jun low F = 45.8

| Jul low F = 50.3

| Aug low F = 48.8

| Sep low F = 39.9

| Oct low F = 28.4

| Nov low F = 17.0

| Dec low F = 8.1

| year low F = 27.9

|Jan avg record low F = -22.7

|Feb avg record low F = -18.9

|Mar avg record low F = -7.0

|Apr avg record low F = 13.7

|May avg record low F = 24.9

|Jun avg record low F = 35.5

|Jul avg record low F = 42.2

|Aug avg record low F = 37.8

|Sep avg record low F = 26.7

|Oct avg record low F = 10.1

|Nov avg record low F = -7.6

|Dec avg record low F = -17.1

|year avg record low F = -32.0

| Jan record low F = -45

| Feb record low F = -44

| Mar record low F = -37

| Apr record low F = -16

| May record low F = 11

| Jun record low F = 29

| Jul record low F = 36

| Aug record low F = 29

| Sep record low F = 13

| Oct record low F = -20

| Nov record low F = -30

| Dec record low F = -44

| year record low F =

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| Jan precipitation inch = 0.34

| Feb precipitation inch = 0.27

| Mar precipitation inch = 0.29

| Apr precipitation inch = 0.99

| May precipitation inch = 1.77

| Jun precipitation inch = 2.60

| Jul precipitation inch = 1.09

| Aug precipitation inch = 1.05

| Sep precipitation inch = 1.08

| Oct precipitation inch = 0.82

| Nov precipitation inch = 0.47

| Dec precipitation inch = 0.34

| year precipitation inch = 11.11

| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

| Jan precipitation days = 3.6

| Feb precipitation days = 2.6

| Mar precipitation days = 3.2

| Apr precipitation days = 5.2

| May precipitation days = 7.7

| Jun precipitation days = 9.3

| Jul precipitation days = 4.9

| Aug precipitation days = 5.2

| Sep precipitation days = 5.0

| Oct precipitation days = 4.7

| Nov precipitation days = 3.5

| Dec precipitation days = 3.0

| year precipitation days = 57.9

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|access-date = December 14, 2023}}

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Historically Gildford had an independent public school district, but consolidated with Kremlin to form the K-G School District in 1971.{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}} At that time the junior and senior high schools were located in Gildford. Further consolidation occurred in advance of the 2005-06 school year when the K-G School District consolidated with the neighboring Blue Sky School District, forming the North Star Public School District (Districts 99 and M). With this most recent merger, the elementary school is located in Gildford. The junior and senior high schools are now located in Rudyard, Montana.{{cite web |title= Directory of Montana Schools, 2006-2007 |publisher= Montana Office of Public Instruction |url= http://www.opi.mt.gov/PDF/directory/2007Directory.pdf |accessdate= 2007-08-19 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070629192351/http://www.opi.mt.gov/PDF/directory/2007Directory.pdf |archivedate = 2007-06-29}} The current mascot for North Star Public Schools is the Knight,{{cite web|title=Montana High School Association - Member Schools |publisher=Montana High School Association |url=http://www.mhsa.org/member%20schools/Memberschools.htm |accessdate=2007-08-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070924145609/http://www.mhsa.org/member%20schools/Memberschools.htm |archivedate=September 24, 2007 }} with the school colors being black, royal blue, and white.{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}}

{{US Census population

|2020= 141

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}

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As of the census{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }} of 2000, there were 185 people, 76 households, and 54 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|36.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 86 housing units at an average density of {{convert|17.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.84% White, 1.08% Native American, and 1.08% from two or more races.

There were 76 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,125, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $23,125 versus $28,438 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,648. About 4.4% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 6.1% of those 65 or over.

Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Havre, {{convert|29|mi}} to the east.

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Category:Census-designated places in Hill County, Montana

Category:Census-designated places in Montana