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Bridger, Montana
Summary
Bridger is a town in Carbon County, Montana, United States. It is part of the Billings, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 662 at the 2020 census.
The town of Bridger was named for the scout Jim Bridger. Residents originally wanted to name the town after George Town, one of the original settlers, but Town encouraged residents to name the newly founded town after his old friend Jim Bridger. The Bridger Trail passes to the southeast of the town of Bridger.
The Bridger Post Office was officially established on October 29, 1898 with Jno. M. Babcock as the town's first postmaster.
In December 2014, construction began on a large wind farm, Mud Springs Wind Ranch, with 120 wind turbines, at a site 12 miles southeast of Bridger. The project was renamed Pryor Mountain Wind Project and was completed in late 2020.
Bridger is located on Montana Secondary Highway 310 which runs through the town. The Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River flows past the east side of the community and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad passes just east of the river.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bridger has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
As of the census of 2010, there were 708 people, 315 households, and 195 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 347 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 95.5% White, 0.1% African American, 2.7% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.
There were 315 households, of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.1% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.
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