Churchill, Montana

Churchill, Montana
CDP
Location of Amsterdam-Churchill, Montana
Coordinates: 45°45′00″N 111°18′37″W / 45.75000°N 111.31028°WCoordinates: 45°45′00″N 111°18′37″W / 45.75000°N 111.31028°W
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Gallatin
Area
• Total	3.6 sq mi (9.2 km^2)
• Land	3.6 sq mi (9.2 km^2)
• Water	3.6 sq mi (0.0 km^2)
Population (2010)
• Total	902
• Density	250/sq mi (98/km^2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
Area code(s)	406
FIPS code	30-01550

Churchill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The population was 902 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bozeman, MT Micropolitan Statistical Area. It was formerly part of the Amsterdam-Churchill CDP.

Geography

Churchill is located at 45°45′00″N 111°18′37″W / 45.75000°N 111.31028°W (45.749951, -111.310256).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²), all of it land.

History

Church Hill, or Churchill as it was later shortened by Gallatin County Road Department, is located a few miles away from Amsterdam on a locally prominent hill. Churchill is the site of the Dutch community's church- the 1st Christian Reformed Church, today known as Manhattan Christian Reformed Church; and related parent-operated private P-12 school, Manhattan Christian School. The large church on the hill is the probable origin of the name.^[2] Not to be outdone, The Milwaukee Road Railway designated the other side of "the hill" as Holland, and made a siding for agricultural goods on its railway about two miles to the east, and designated it as the Holland Siding.

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. Aarstad, Rich, Ellie Arguimbau, Ellen Baumler, Charlene Porsild, and Brian Shovers. Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman. Montana Historical Society Press.

External links

• Gallatin County Emergency Management