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Havre, MT
Havre is the county seat and 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.
Montana is the Treasure State and Havre is one of many jewels in this vast chest of gems. Perched top and center in the crown of Big Sky Country, on the U.S. Hwy 2 corridor dubbed the Hi-Line, this contemporary small western city has something for every traveler.
Life at its Best…
Havre Montana…. Montana’s North Star, a place where people can work and raise a family. Located in the rolling plains of north central Montana, Havre began over 100 years ago as the first trains forged across the Great Plains. Havre quickly became the transportation hub of the area, providing goods and supplies to the area trappers, miners and military stationed at Fort Assinniboine, six miles southwest of town.
Prior to 1910, the area was devoted primarily to raising sheep, cattle and horses. Ranches soon became lesser in numbers however, as farms started to produce some of the world's greatest spring and winter wheat. Although agriculture is the undisputed financial mainstay in the area, the economy is diversified with farming, ranching, hospital and health services, education, professional and retail business, manufacturing, and railroad industries. The diverse geography of the Milk River, golden wheat fields and the rising peaks of the Bear Paw Mountains, towering several thousand feet above the plains surround the city of Havre.
FORT ASSINNIBOINE, the largest military post in Montana was constructed in 1879 and actively used through 1911. The 10th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers, made up of African-American soldiers, were among the units making up the garrison at the fort. The site is now the home of the Northern Agriculture Research Center, operated by Montana State University. Fort Assinniboine is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
