Highwood, Montana

Highwood first had a post office in 1881, which closed and reopened a few times until 1886, since which it has remained open continuously.{{cite web |url= http://russell.visitmt.com/communities/Highwood.htm |title= Welcome to Highwood, Montana |publisher= Travel Montana, Russell Country |access-date= 2008-02-17 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060319095122/http://russell.visitmt.com/communities/Highwood.htm |archive-date= 2006-03-19 |url-status= dead }} The community took its name from nearby Highwood Creek.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ccY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=2RAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=487%2C2128045 | title=Origins of Names on Milwaukee | work=Roundup Record-Tribune & Winnett Times | date=August 22, 1940 | access-date=27 April 2015 | pages=6}}

The valley was popularized in the 1962 movie Shoot Out at Big Sag, starring Walter Brennan.{{cite web |title=Highwood |url=http://mtplacenames.org/ |website=Montana Place Names Companion |publisher=Montana Historical Society |access-date=5 April 2021}}

Highwood is located in southwestern Chouteau County. It is in the valley of the northwest flowing Highwood Creek, a tributary of the Missouri River, and Big Sag Creek.Highwood, MT, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982 ([https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#13/47.5831/-110.7975 access]) It is {{convert|29|mi}} east of Great Falls and just northwest of the Highwood Mountains.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|11.6|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Highwood CDP, Montana |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3036250 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212190546/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3036250 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=October 9, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Highwood has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

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As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 189 people, 66 households, and 50 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|42.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 73 housing units at an average density of {{convert|16.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.35% White, 0.53% African American, 0.53% Asian, and 1.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.

There were 66 households, out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.7% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,375, and the median income for a family was $44,375. Males had a median income of $24,375 versus $22,857 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,457. About 11.5% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.7% of those 65 or over.

Highwood Public Schools educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade.{{cite web |title=Highwood Public Schools |url=https://www.highwood.k12.mt.us/ |publisher=Highwood Public Schools |access-date=17 April 2021}} They are known as the Highwood Mountaineers.{{cite web |title=Member Schools |url=https://www.mhsa.org/memberschools |publisher=Montana High School Association |access-date=April 19, 2021}} Highwood High School is a Class C school (fewer than 119 students) which helps determine athletic competitions.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Beacon |date=2009-09-11 |title=Classifying Schools in Montana: A Careful Balancing Act |url=https://flatheadbeacon.com/2009/09/11/classifying-schools-in-montana-a-careful-balancing-act/#:~:text=The%20enrollment%20guidelines%20for%20Class,then%20A%20and%20finally%20AA. |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Flathead Beacon |language=en}} Enrollment for the 2022-2023 school year was at 117 students.{{Cite web |title=Highwood Public Schools, Montana |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Highwood_Public_Schools,_Montana |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}

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