Hill

Formed January 1, 1912 (31^st county)

Hill County (16,304), Havre (9,354)

The masonry Classical Revival facility was built in 1915.  It sits on 4^th Street at 3^rd Avenue.  United States Highway 2 passes three blocks to the north of the location.  Frank E. Bossout provided the building designs.  Hill County was founded on January 1, 1912 as the 31^st county with Havre as the only county seat.  The county is named for railroad officer, James J. Hill.  The county seat is named for Havre, France.  Hill County was the birthplace for 1 Montana Governor, Brian D. Schweitzer. 

Hill County government consists of a sheriff and 3 Commissioners.  One District Court Judge serves Hill, Chouteau, and Liberty counties.  Hill County is located on the northern border with Canada.  Great Falls, Montana is southwest and Billings, Montana is southeast of the county.  The county center is 19 miles West-Northwest of Havre nearer Kremlin.  The county is surrounded clockwise by Canada and Blaine, Chouteau, and Liberty counties. 

The area of the county is 2896 square miles.  It is 18 out of 56 in the state.  It ranks 12 out of 56 in population in the state.  It has a density of 5.6 persons per square mile making it 14 out of 56 in the state.  Hill County has 58.2% of its population in its incorporated areas.  United States Highway 2 passes east to west in the county from Blaine County to Liberty County.  The county looks like a butcher’s chopping block on legs.  Havre is located in the southeast part of the county.  Havre is the county seat and the largest city.  It is 57.4% of the county population.  The county seat is pronounced HAV-ER.  This county is in the Havre Micropolitan Statistical Area.