Dillon, Montana Dillon, Montana Business District of Dillon Business District of Dillon Location of Dillon, Montana Location of Dillon, Montana Dillon is a town/city in, and the governmental center of county of Beaverhead County, Montana, United States. The populace was 4,134 at the 2010 census.
Dillon was established in the Beaverhead Valley as a barns town in 1880 by Union Pacific Railroad President Sydney Dillon.
The locale of Dillon was chose by the barns because of its close locale to gold mines in the area. Gold was first identified in the Dillon region at Grasshopper Creek in 1862.
The last real gold rush in the Dillon region happened in the Argenta region in 1920 and lasted for 30 years.
The first ore that was identified in the Dillon areas was silver.
Dillon served as a central locale for transporting goods to boom suburbs such as Bannack, Argenta, Glen, and Virginia City.
In 1881 Dillon became part of a contentious battle with Bannack to turn into the governmental center of county of Beaverhead County.
The first brick building was assembled in the frontier town of Dillon in 1882.
In 1884, Dillon became an incorporated town and began building sidewalks and permanent dwellings for the residents.
While many of the gold quarrying towns around Dillon died, Dillon was able to stay a grow town due to the barns and talc quarrying in the area. The cattle trade was established in 1865 in what would turn into the town/city of Dillon.
The agriculturally rich valley became an ideal locale for Sheep ranching that was introduced in 1869. With a large sheep-ranching improve in the Dillon area, Dillon was once the biggest exporter of sheep wool in Montana.
A plaque in his honor is part of the Southwest Montana Veterans Memorial park in Dillon, Montana. Dillon, Montana, from the Interstate 15 offramp Dillon is positioned at 45 12 57 N 112 38 3 W (45.215735, -112.634055), at an altitude of 5102 feet (1555 m). It lies approximately 40 miles (64 km) east of the Continental Divide. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 1.76 square miles (4.56 km2), all of it land. Dillon is home to the Beaverhead River, a "blue ribbon" fly fishing river. In April 2010, Dillon was listed as one of "America's Prettiest Towns" as stated to Forbes magazine.
There were 1,774 homeholds of which 23.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 49.4% were non-families.
20% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 19.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.7% were from 45 to 64; and 16.7% were 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 13.8% of families and 18.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.
Dillon has two major newspapers.
Dillon Tribune: Shows sports, obituaries, community, classified, weather and calendar.
Dillon is part of School District 10 under Superintendent Glen A.
Schools in this precinct include: Parkview Elementary School (mascot-panther), under Principal Greg Fitzgerald, and the Dillon Middle School (mascot-cougar) is under Principal Randy Shipman. Dillon is home to Beaverhead County High School, a Class "A" High School under Principal Gary Haverfield.
The High School mascot is the Beaver. Dillon is known for its recent athletic dominance in sports.
They presently have the longest (active) winning streak of any high school basketball team in the State of Montana.
The town/city is also home to the University of Montana Western, formerly Western Montana College, under provost and vice chancellor Deborah Hedeen and Chancellor Beth Weatherby.
Several of Dillon's biggest employers include Barretts Minerals Inc., Barrett Hospital and Health - Care, and Beaverhead County.
Great Harvest Bread Company has its franchising command posts in Dillon.
Patagonia has an supply in Dillon.
Dillon has 31 restaurants which include small-town businesses such as Papa T's Family Dining, Sparky's Garage, Stageline Pizza, the Lion's Den, 4 B's Restaurant, Sweetwater Coffee, La Fiesta Mexicana, and Mac's Last Cast.
The Beaverhead Brewing Company is also positioned in Dillon. Fast food chains with locations in Dillon include Dairy Queen, Mc - Donald's, Subway, Pita Pit, Taco John's, and Pizza Hut.
Chain stores in Dillon are Safeway, Van's IGA, Ace Hardware, and Murdoch's Ranch & Home Supply.
The Beaverhead County Museum is positioned in Dillon.
Public facilities in Dillon include the Dillon Public Library, Post Office, and Barrett's Park.
Common recreational activities which draw tourism to Dillon consists of fishing on the Beaverhead River, Snowmobiling, Hiking, shopping at the Patagonia outlet, 4-Wheeling, Bannack State Park, and the annual Demolition Derby, or skiing at Maverick Mountain Ski Area.
Notably, Dillon is also home to the annual "Montana's Biggest Weekend" event, also known as the Jaycee Labor Day Rodeo, Concert, & Parade. Dillon experiences a semi-arid climate (Koppen BSk) with cold, dry winters and hot, wetter summers.
Climate data for Dillon, Montana United States Enumeration Bureau.
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Municipalities and communities of Beaverhead County, Montana, United States
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