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North Browning, Montana

North Browning is a census-designated place (CDP) in Glacier County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,408 at the 2010 census.

Geography
North Browning is located at 48.5675°N, -113.01778°W (48.567499, -113.017871). It is bordered to the south by the town of Browning and is within the bounds of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.9 km2, of which 0.02 km2, or 0.23%, is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,200 people, 600 households, and 495 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 744.8 PD/sqmi. There were 645 housing units at an average density of 218.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 4.64% White, 0.05% African American, 93.73% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.23% of the population.

There were 600 households, out of which 53.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 29.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.53 and the average family size was 3.98.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 38.7% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,399, and the median income for a family was $26,071. Males had a median income of $21,094 versus $25,644 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,572. About 27.6% of families and 35.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.4% of those under age 18 and 41.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education
The area school district is Browning Public Schools, with its components being Browning Elementary School District and Browning High School District.

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South Browning, Montana

South Browning is a census-designated place (CDP) in Glacier County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,785 at the 2010 census. South Browning is a rural village on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. It is bordered to the north by the town of Browning.

Geography
South Browning is located at 48.55°N, -113.01472°W (48.549869, -113.014594).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.14 km2, of which 5.99 km2 is land and 0.15 km2, or 2.48%, is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,677 people, 475 households, and 391 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 719.4 PD/sqmi. There were 526 housing units at an average density of 225.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 2.44% White, 0.12% African American, 94.39% Native American, 0.54% from other races, and 2.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.15% of the population.

There were 475 households, out of which 53.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 32.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.52 and the average family size was 3.90.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 43.2% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 14.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $12,130, and the median income for a family was $16,167. Males had a median income of $20,278 versus $18,068 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $5,666. About 51.3% of families and 49.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 52.8% of those under age 18 and 43.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education
The area school district is Browning Public Schools, with its components being Browning Elementary School District and Browning High School District.

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Starr School, Montana

Starr School (Blackfeet: Kakatosi-itaisxinaimaztakiopi) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Glacier County, Montana, United States. The population was 252 at the 2010 census.

Geography
Starr School is located at 48.58722°N, -113.12806°W (48.587146, -113.128146), northwest of Browning. It is on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.96 km2, of which 0.01 km2, or 0.09%, is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 248 people, 61 households, and 58 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 60.8 PD/sqmi. There were 67 housing units at an average density of 16.4/sq mi (6.3/km$2$). The racial makeup of the CDP was 2.42% White, 97.18% Native American, and 0.40% from two or more races.

There were 61 households, out of which 49.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 29.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 4.9% were non-families. 4.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.07 and the average family size was 4.14.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 42.3% under the age of 18, 11.7% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,531, and the median income for a family was $24,531. Males had a median income of $35,972 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,105. About 18.5% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.5% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

Education
The area school district is Browning Public Schools, with its components being Browning Elementary School District and Browning High School District.

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Lavina, Montana

Lavina is a town in Golden Valley County, Montana, United States. The population was 136 at the 2020 census. The town is situated on the north bank of the Musselshell River.

The town became a stage stop in 1882. The town incorporated in 1920.

Geography
Lavina is located at 46.295°N, -108.93972°W (46.295130, -108.939684). Montana Highway 3 intersects with U.S. Route 12 at the town.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.00 sqmi, all land.

Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Lavina has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 187 people, 79 households, and 52 families residing in the town. The population density was 187.0 PD/sqmi. There were 91 housing units at an average density of 91.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 89.3% White, 0.5% Native American, 1.6% Asian, 3.7% from other races, and 4.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.7% of the population.

There were 79 households, of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.2% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the town was 44.5 years. 25.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.6% were from 25 to 44; 33.2% were from 45 to 64; and 16% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 51.3% male and 48.7% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 209 people, 85 households, and 57 families residing in the town. The population density was 206.9 PD/sqmi. There were 98 housing units at an average density of 97.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 98.56% White, 0.48% Asian, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.35% of the population.

There were 85 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 33.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,643, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,475. About 17.6% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 20.7% of those 65 or over.

Historic sites
Lavina contains three sites on the National Register of Historic Places: the Adams Hotel, the Lavina State Bank building, and the Slayton Mercantile Co. building.

Education
Lavina Public Schools educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Lavina High School is a Class C school (fewer than 108 students) which helps determine athletic competitions. They are known as the Pirates.

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Ryegate, Montana

Ryegate is a town in, and the county seat of, Golden Valley County, Montana, United States. The population was 223 at the 2020 census. Ryegate is situated on the north bank of the Musselshell River.

The Milwaukee Road established Ryegate in 1908 as a depot and station stop.

Geography
Ryegate is located at 46.29889°N, -109.25556°W (46.298780, -109.255569). U.S. Route 12 passes through town.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.69 sqmi, all land.

Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Ryegate has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 245 people, 122 households, and 73 families residing in the town. The population density was 355.1 PD/sqmi. There were 145 housing units at an average density of 210.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.1% White, 0.4% Native American, 0.8% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.1% of the population.

There were 122 households, of which 13.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.2% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.48.

The median age in the town was 53.5 years. 11.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 13.4% were from 25 to 44; 39.6% were from 45 to 64; and 29% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 53.9% male and 46.1% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 268 people, 113 households, and 81 families residing in the town. The population density was 391.6 PD/sqmi. There were 131 housing units at an average density of 191.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 98.51% White and 1.49% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.

There were 113 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 27.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 109.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $34,167. Males had a median income of $19,688 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,016. About 20.0% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 32.5% of those 65 or over.

Education
Ryegate Public School educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade. They are known as the Blue Demons. Ryegate High School is a Class C school (less than 108 students) which helps determine athletic competitions.

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Drummond, Montana

Drummond is a town in Granite County, Montana, United States. The population was 272 at the 2020 census.

Geography
Drummond can be accessed via exits 153 and 154 on Interstate 90. It is just north of the Clark Fork River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.53 sqmi, all land.

Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Drummond has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

History
The Northern Pacific Railroad arrived in 1883. They changed the town name from Edwardsville to Drummond, after either a Northern Pacific engineer or Hugh Drummond, a local trapper.

Mayor Gail Leeper is known for her long tenure. Elected to the office in 1993, Leeper is seeking her 7th term as Mayor in 2017.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 309 people, 143 households, and 84 families residing in the town. The population density was 583.0 PD/sqmi. There were 179 housing units at an average density of 337.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.7% White (U.S. Census)], 0.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.

There were 143 households, of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.3% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.80.

The median age in the town was 46.9 years. 19.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.5% were from 25 to 44; 32% were from 45 to 64; and 23.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 318 people, 140 households, and 84 families residing in the town. The population density was 547.8 PD/sqmi. There were 172 housing units at an average density of 296.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 96.54% White, 1.57% Native American, 0.31% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.

There were 140 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,500, and the median income for a family was $32,841. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $16,563 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,213. About 6.6% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Drummond Public Schools provides education. Drummond High School's team name is the Trojans.

The Drummond School and Community Library serves the town.

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Philipsburg, Montana

Philipsburg is a town in and the county seat of Granite County, Montana, United States. The population was 841 at the 2020 census. The town was named after the famous mining engineer Philip Deidesheimer, who designed and supervised the construction of the ore smelter around which the town originally formed. He platted the townsite in 1867.

Geography
Montana Highway 1 passes through town. Granite Ghost Town State Park is nearby.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.80 sqmi, all land.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 820 people, 413 households, and 217 families residing in the town. The population density was 1025.0 PD/sqmi. There were 547 housing units at an average density of 683.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 96.8% White, 0.1% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.

There were 413 households, of which 16.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.5% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.92 and the average family size was 2.53.

The median age in the town was 54.4 years. 14.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.2% were from 25 to 44; 34.2% were from 45 to 64; and 29.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.

Economy

Since the closure of local mines and sawmills in the 1980s the town's future was uncertain. The surrounding county is home to more than 24 ghost towns of former mining and timber towns. However the 1990s saw a wave of newcomers purchasing and restoring the numerous buildings in the town's historic district with the addition of sapphire hunting companies, art galleries, candy and jewelry stores.

In 2003 the historic Broadway Hotel was reopened by filmmaker Jim Jenner and numerous other lodging operations followed. Jenner's award-winning 2017 film, "Saving the Burg" captured the story of the town's rebirth and aired on PBS.

Major industries in Philipsburg are Accommodation and Food Service, Educational Services, Healthcare and Social Assistance. The main job fields are Service, Management, Business, Science and Arts, Sales and Office.

The Ranch at Rock Creek is Granite County's largest private employer. It is a luxury ranch, opened in 2007 and located 15 minutes from town, for celebrities and the well-to-do.

Other major employers are Discovery Basin Ski Area, Granite County Medical Center and Rest Home and the Philipsburg School District.

Philipsburg Brewing Company opened 2012 in the historical Sayrs Building, and expanded in 2015 to the historic Silver Springs Brewery on the eastern edge of town. The brewery sells bottled and keg beer throughout Montana and recently expanded to sell drinking water in recyclable aluminum bottles. The environmentally friendly packaging has led to contracts to provide bottled water to both Yellowstone and Glacier National Park concessionaires.

Project Vote Smart was located approximately 25 miles from Philipsburg for 16 years. It annually attracted interns to work on its elected official database and many of the organization's employees lived in Philipsburg. After the 2016 presidential election, Vote Smart relocated to Des Moines, Iowa.

Climate
Philipsburg's climate transitions between semi-arid (Köppen BSk) and humid continental (Köppen Dfb). Winters are long and dry, but relatively mild, while summers are warm and distinctly wetter.

Infrastructure
Riddick Field is a public use airport located 1 mile southeast of town.

Education
Philipsburg Public Schools educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Granite High School's team name is the Prospectors.

Philipsburg Public Library serves the area.

Media
• Philipsburg Mail - weekly newspaper

Cultural references
Philipsburg is notable for being the setting and subject of the poem "Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg" by celebrated Northwest poet Richard Hugo.

Actress Kate Bosworth married American director Michael Polish in Philipsburg on August 31, 2013. Actress Scarlett Johansson married boyfriend French journalist Romain Dauriac in Philipsburg on October 1, 2014. Kate Bosworth and Scarlett Johansson appeared together in the 1998 film The Horse Whisperer, much of which was shot in Montana.

Philipsburg won the 2015 Sunset Magazine Award for "Best Municipal Makeover," beating out entrants that included Reno, Nevada and Sacramento, California.

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Rocky Boy's Agency, Montana

Rocky Boy's Agency is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hill County, Montana, United States. The population was 355 at the 2010 census. The settlement developed around the US Indian agency for the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation.

Geography
Rocky Boy's Agency is located at 48.25722°N, -109.77278°W (48.257148, -109.772875).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.6 sqmi, of which 8.6 sqmi is land and 0.12% is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 324 people, 79 households, and 65 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 37.8 PD/sqmi. There were 90 housing units at an average density of 10.5/sq mi (4.1/km$2$). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.52% Native American, 5.56% White, 0.31% Asian, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population.

There were 79 households, out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 24.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.10 and the average family size was 4.60.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 45.4% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 13.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $22,308, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $22,917 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,990. About 15.0% of families and 23.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.7% of those under age 18 and 31.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Rocky Boy High School is located in town. The Rocky Boy School District headquarters are in Box Elder.

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Beaver Creek, Montana

Beaver Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hill County, Montana, United States. The population was 271 at the 2010 census.

Geography
Beaver Creek is located in eastern Hill County at 48.555°N, -109.78778°W (48.554949, -109.787812). It is bordered to the east by Herron. U.S. Route 2 runs through the northern part of the CDP, leading east 5 mi to Havre, the county seat, and west 97 mi to Shelby.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Beaver Creek CDP has a total area of 11.9 km2, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 291 people, 109 households, and 89 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 63.6 PD/sqmi. There were 113 housing units at an average density of 24.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.28% White, 0.34% Native American, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population.

There were 109 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.4% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.3% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,571, and the median income for a family was $44,205. Males had a median income of $34,261 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,566. None of the population or families were below the poverty line.

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Gildford, Montana

Gildford is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hill County, Montana, United States. The population was 179 at the 2010 census.

The town was named for Guildford, England. A flour mill, which milled Golden Grain Flour, operated from 1915 to 1951.

Geography
Gildford is located in west-central Hill County at 48.56972°N, -110.29722°W (48.569785, -110.297115). U.S. Route 2 passes along the southern edge of the community, leading east 29 mi to Havre, the county seat, and west 74 mi to Shelby.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.0 sqmi, all land.

School
Historically Gildford had an independent public school district, but consolidated with Kremlin to form the K-G School District in 1971. At that time the junior and senior high schools were located in Gildford. Further consolidation occurred in advance of the 2005-06 school year when the K-G School District consolidated with the neighboring Blue Sky School District, forming the North Star Public School District (Districts 99 and M). With this most recent merger, the elementary school is located in Gildford. The junior and senior high schools are now located in Rudyard, Montana. The current mascot for North Star Public Schools is the Knight, with the school colors being black, royal blue, and white.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 185 people, 76 households, and 54 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 36.9 PD/sqmi. There were 86 housing units at an average density of 17.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.84% White, 1.08% Native American, and 1.08% from two or more races.

There were 76 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,125, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $23,125 versus $28,438 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,648. About 4.4% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 6.1% of those 65 or over.

Transportation
Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Havre, 29 mi to the east.

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Havre, Montana

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.

History
Havre was incorporated in north-central Montana on 5 September 1893. In August 1893, twenty-six people voted to incorporate Havre as a city on September 5 of that year. The townsite was platted south of the railroad tracks on parts of Descelles’ and Simon Pepin’s ranches. Like many railroad towns, Havre’s streets were set in a grid formation, with the east–west orientation of the railroad serving as the northern boundary of the town running parallel to the south by Main Street, which fronted the railroad tracks, followed by First through Third Streets. The avenues ran perpendicular to the tracks with Third Avenue running south from the Great Northern depot. The depot served as the gateway to the commercial district of Havre. First Street between Second Avenue and Fourth Avenue served as the main commercial street, and Third Avenue became the main avenue. The buildings in Havre during the 1890s were typical first-generation structures and mainly consisted of tar papered wood-framed shacks. Built close together, these buildings were false-fronted and one story high, with a few scattered one-and-a-half and two-story buildings, like the Windsor Hotel on the south side of First Street between Third and Fourth Avenues.

Along with its annex, the Windsor, at two stories, was the tallest building on First Street until brick structures were constructed in the mid-1890s. Havre had many businesses typical of a frontier town including saloons, barbers, restaurants, Chinese laundries, cobblers, bakeries, mercantiles, hardware stores, and hotels. Havre was founded primarily to serve as a major railroad service center for the Great Northern Railway built by James J. Hill with the city's location midway between Seattle and Minneapolis-St. Paul. A statue of Hill stands near the Havre Amtrak station to commemorate the key contributions his railroad has made to Havre's and Montana's history. Next to the station on display is Great Northern S-2 Class #2584, a 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive that served the station while it was in passenger service.

Originally named "Bullhook Bottoms", the town held a series of meetings to determine a new name. The original settlers were given the final decision, and due to a strong French influence, the town was renamed "Havre". To decide on a new name, the town held a meeting. Though that first meeting ended in a brawl, the second meeting was more successful. There, the citizenry agreed that only the original five homesteaders, Gus Decelles, Exzelia James Pepin (nephew of Simon Pepin), Tom McDevitt, Joe Demars and Charlie Goutchie would be allowed to vote. After several suggestions, including "France" to acknowledge their common heritage, Gus Decelles then suggested Havre after his parents’ hometown of Le Havre, France. "Havre", which means "the haven or harbor", won the vote.

Simon Pepin (1840–1914), the "Father of Havre", was born in Quebec and emigrated to Montana in 1863, where he became a contractor, furnishing supplies for the construction of Fort Custer, Fort Assinniboine, and Fort Maginnis. Pepin purchased ranch land near Fort Assinniboine. When James J. Hill built the Great Northern Railway across northern Montana, he built several locomotive shops on property Pepin owned at the site of Havre. Pepin became a major contributor to Havre's economic growth through his cattle, real estate, and banking enterprises.

Havre is the eighth-largest city in Montana, and the largest city in the Montana section of the Hi-Line. With the nearest larger city, Great Falls, about 120 mi to the south, Havre serves as a medical and business center for the Montana section of the Hi-Line. U.S. Highway 87 has its northern terminus at Havre. U.S. Highway 2, running east–west, is the city's main street. The largest employers are Northern Montana Hospital, Montana State University–Northern, and the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF). Throughout much of the twentieth century, BNSF was the most prominent employer in the city, but the company scaled back its workforce in Havre in the 1990s. The Milk River (tributary of the Missouri River) runs through the town, and the Bears Paw Mountains can be seen to the south.

Small grids of purple squares can be seen in some of the sidewalks downtown. These are skylights for an underground mall built in the city at least a hundred years ago. Throughout its history, this underground area has been host to a brothel, a Chinese laundromat, a saloon, a drugstore, at least three opium dens, and rooms used for smuggling alcohol during Prohibition. When fire destroyed Havre's business district in 1904, legitimate above-ground businesses joined the illicit businesses operating in the underground while the new brick buildings were built in the streets above. The underground area, now designated "Havre Beneath the Streets", currently operates as a tourist attraction.

The Wahkpa Chu'gn buffalo jump, or bison kill, is located behind the Holiday Village Shopping Center near the northwest corner of Havre. Over 2,000 years old, it is one of the largest and best-preserved buffalo jumps anywhere. In prehistoric times, Native Americans would drive bison over the edge of the cliff, killing or severely injuring the animals. Afterward, the Native Americans skinned the animals and preserved the meat. The buffalo jump is now an archaeological site and a small tourist attraction.

The buffalo jump is located at the southern edge of the Havre Badlands, a badlands formation that runs alongside the Milk River to the west of the city. Small fossils, including seashells and petrified wood, can be found in the limestone sediment in this area.

Fort Assinniboine is 6 mi southwest of Havre. The fort served as one of Montana's principal military posts from 1879 through the Prohibition era. The fort was one of many used by the United States to protect against potential attacks from Native Americans and to block incursions from Canada. At its peak, the fort housed and employed 489 soldiers in 104 buildings.

Also near Havre is the Bear's Paw Battlefield site of the Battle of Bear Paw, where the Nez Perce were attacked and defeated by the U.S. Cavalry. Chief Joseph surrendered to the Cavalry and made a famous speech ending with the line, "From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever."

In 2018, two natural-born U.S. citizens were detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents; in 2020, they settled with CBP for an undisclosed sum.

Geography
Havre is located in eastern Hill County at 48.55°N, -109.68333°W (48.5454, -109.6775). U.S. Route 2 (1st Street) is the main road through the city, running east to west near the city's northern border. Route 2 leads east 87 mi to Malta and west 102 mi to Shelby and Interstate 15. U.S. Route 87 has its northern terminus in West Havre, 3 mi west of downtown Havre. US 87 leads southwest 110 mi to Great Falls. Montana Secondary Highway 234 leads south from the center of Havre 30 mi to the Bear Paw Ski Bowl in the Bears Paw Mountains.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Havre has a total area of 3.28 sqmi, all land.

Climate
Havre experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with long, cold, dry winters and hot summers with cool nights. Winter weather can vary greatly from brutal cold when Arctic air moves in from Canada, to temperatures far above 32 F due to chinook winds –for instance the coldest month (and only one to never top freezing) of January 1916 averaged −13.3 F and February 1936 during a notorious cold wave −12.8 F, but February 1954 averaged as high as 37.1 F and January 1919, 34.1 F. The hottest temperature recorded in Havre is 111 F on August 5, 1961, and the coldest −57 F on January 27, 1916.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 9,310 people, 3,900 households, and 2,293 families living in the city. The population density was 2838.4 PD/sqmi. There were 4,285 housing units at an average density of 1306.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 81.6% White, 0.4% African American, 13.0% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 4.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the population.

There were 3,900 households, of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.2% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.98.

The median age in the city was 33.9 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.5% were from 25 to 44; 25.2% were from 45 to 64; and 13.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,621 people, 4,015 households, and 2,449 families living in the city. The population density was 2,778.2 PD/sqmi. There were 4,400 housing units at an average density of 1,270.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 87.08% White, 0.11% African American, 9.01% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 2.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.48% of the population.

There were 4,015 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,944, and the median income for a family was $38,870. Males had a median income of $30,401 versus $19,189 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,847. About 14.8% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation
Havre is located on the Northern Transcon of the BNSF Railway; Amtrak's Empire Builder stops at Havre station daily. Havre City–County Airport is a public use airport located 3 miles west of Havre. North Central Montana Transit provides limited bus service to Great Falls, Montana, the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, Harlem, Montana, and Fort Belknap, Montana.

Radio

 * KOJM AM 610/FM 98.3 (Classic Hits)
 * KNMC FM 90.1 (College Radio)
 * KPQX FM 92.5 (Country)
 * KPQX-HD2 (Legendary Country)
 * KPQX-HD3 (The Rock)
 * KXEI FM 95.1 (Christian)
 * KRYK FM 101.3 (Hot Adult contemporary)
 * KRYK-HD2 (CHR/Pop)
 * KRYK-HD3 (CBS Sports Radio)

Television
Stations available from the Great Falls market:
 * KRTV Ch. 3 (CBS)
 * KTGF-LD Ch. 50 (NBC)
 * KUGF-TV Ch. 21 (PBS)
 * KFBB Ch. 5 (ABC/Fox)

Satellite television providers are available to the entire area, and cable service comes from Charter Cable.

Newspapers
The Havre Daily News is regionally available. Its circulation is 3,500 papers daily, published Monday through Friday. It has a full online edition by subscription, as well as some free content online. The larger Great Falls Tribune is also available in most areas. The Havre Herald was a free online site for local news (closed mid-2020 ).

Education
The city is served by Havre Public Schools, which operates Havre High School, S.U.N.S. Alternative High School, Havre Middle School, and three elementary schools.

Higher education is provided at the Montana State University-Northern campus.

Havre has a public library, the Havre-Hill County Library.

The city hosts one private school within city limits, Saint Judes Thaddeus School; it is affiliated with the Catholic Church.

Points of interest

 * LORAN-C transmitter Havre
 * Big Bud 747, the world's largest farm tractor
 * Wahkpa Chu'gn, a buffalo jump archaeological site, open to visitors
 * The Havre Underground, a tourist attraction that takes you to the historic under city.

Notable people

 * Philip Aaberg, pianist and composer
 * John Ahern, Washington state legislator and businessman
 * Jeff Ament, musician, Pearl Jam's bassist
 * Karan Armstrong, opera singer
 * Harriet Bossnot, social and civic worker
 * T.V. Buttrey, academic and numismatist
 * Ryan Divish, journalist for the Seattle Times
 * Jeff Doyle, Major League Baseball player
 * William Hulett, actor in Cirque du Soleil, Zumanity
 * Marc Mariani, former NFL football player
 * Larry Maze, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas, 1994–2006
 * Jill McLain, Miss Montana USA 2006
 * Karl Ohs, former lieutenant governor of Montana
 * Flint Rasmussen, professional rodeo clown
 * Larry Heck, AI expert, Co-Founder of Microsoft Cortana
 * Rob Ryan, Major League Baseball player
 * Rick Rydell, radio talk show host and outdoors author
 * Brian Schweitzer, governor of Montana 2005–2013
 * Stan Stephens, governor of Montana 1989–1993
 * Jon Tester, incumbent U.S. senator
 * Mike Tilleman, former NFL football player
 * Jacob Bachmeier, one of the youngest state legislators in the United States

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Talk:Harry Flashman

Mock Society
Dear 62.64.250.162, Follow the link and you will see why I described it as a "mock Flashman society". It is presented as a continuation of the frame tale that there is a real Flashman and real Flashman papers and as if there were a real Flashman Society to study those papers. If there were a "James Bond Society" that acted the same way, I'd call that "mock" too.

Best regards, Ortolan88

The Flashman Society is not (as suggested in the references) Fraser's website. While Fraser is the "President" of the society, the web page is the brainchild of the society's "Chairman" David Tibbets.Oldbubblehead 05:21, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Tuva
Flashman at the Charge -- I pointed out to Ralph Leighton that Harry visits Tuva in this book.
 * Ralph Leighton wrote Tuva or Bust! Richard Feynman's Last Journey

Miscasting
I'm not sure this is encyclopædic but surely Royal Flash (the film) suffered heavily from mis-casting. Flashman was a big handsome man who looked like the hero he pretended to be. There was a real difference between his appearence and his character. That was a great part of his success (along with his only 3 skills, women, horses and languages). Malcolm McDowell was puny and timorous-looking. He looked as Flashman really was. Flashman could never have fooled anyone looking like McDowell. Avalon 02:33, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

Agreed. I think with some jigging of the casting it would have been much better. McDowell (a talented actor) was much better suited to Rudi Stanberg whilst Oliver Reed would have had a lot of fun playing Harry Flashman. I think (I have no citation at hand) that Fraser himself thought Reed could have pulled it off. I think he mentions it in in last memoir. Will have a look. (DPT)

Format
I've moved some of the start paras into a title on the 'layout of the stories'. I felt that the intro was too long and rambling as it was, and I feel its better now. Can anyone seeking to change it back talk to me first? Pydos 14:37, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

Discovery of Flashman Papers
According to the explanatory note in my copy of "Flashman" the Flashman Papers were "discovered during a sale of household furniture at Ashby, Leicestershire, in 1965." not 1966 as previously stated in the entry. I have changed the date of discovery in the article to 1965. However I'm not an expert on Flashman; is there some other reason to suppose that the Flashman Papers were discovered in 1966? Skatehorn 17:16, 7th Januray 2006 (CET)

 * I wouldn't be surprised if some edition or another of a different book gave 1966 - discrepancies do creep in - but taking the year from /Flashman/ seems sensible. Anyone have an early edition? Shimgray | talk | 17:31, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

 * My 1969 edition of Flashman gives the year as 1965. --Loopy e 20:08, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

 * Looking at the three Flashman paperbacks I own, this does seem to be the case: the 1971 Pan Books 'Royal Flash' mentions 'that great collection of manuscript discovered in a saleroom in Leicestershire in 1965'; the 1989 Fontana Paperbacks 'Flashman's Lady' gives '...in 1966, George MacDonald Fraser decided to discover a vast collection of unpublished manuscripts in a Midland saleroom'; the 1995 Harper Collins edition repeats this, but, in the 'explanatory note' signed G. M. F. (whose say on the matter presumably ought to count), it states 'The nine volumes of his Papers which have been presented to the public since their discovery in a Midlands saleroom in 1966'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.144.79.54 (talk) 18:08, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Image
Hum. We've an image of the current cover of Flashman; these seem to change with some regularity, given they appear to have reissued the whole lot following the new book. Would it be best, if I can scan a copy (I think there may be one at work) to use the original cover? Shimgray | talk | 21:21, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

 * I was kind of thinking the same thing myself. I'm not enamoured with the new illustrations, but unfortunatly the original illustrator, Arthur Barbosa, died a few years ago (Googling tells me 1995). I have everything up to Flashman and the Mountain of Light with the old Barbosa illustrations, but I may have loaned one or two of them out. Jooler 22:43, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

 * My copy of Flashman and the Angel of the Lord doesn't name the illustrator, but to me it looks like he's based the likeness of Flashman of Malcolm McDowell. Jooler 22:48, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

 * My Flashman on the March paperback, which is handy, gives Gino D'Achille as the illustrator of the cover - he's on the back cover above the UPC code, though, not on the "credits" page where you might expect. Shimgray | talk | 15:07, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes Gino D'Achille is the illustrator of the most recent reprints. But this is not the same illustrator (or at least the style isn't) of my copy of Flashman and the Angel of the Lord Jooler 23:32, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Adding to the article
I would like to add a few things to this article, if no one has any objections. Namely, a list of Flashman's decorations, a brief synopsis of each novel (separate article if long enough), and maybe a timeline. I'm a big fan of these books, and I would like to do them justice. Comments? --Joelmills 02:40, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

 * The timeline would fit well within the article, but the synopes (sp?) may present a size issue. Instead of one article summarizing every book, though, what about a brief article for each novel?  It seems more sensible to me and I think it'd be easier to build them one at a time (you are suggesting something of rather large scope, after all).  You could also move the existing "Historical Characters" section from the main article into each as well, using that format as a template for each (i.e. and introduction, the plot synopsis, and the "Historical Characters" section).

 * As to decorations, I don't see too much value in anything past a handful (or even past the VC and & KCB listed). If anyone's that curious, they can grab a copy of the works themselves.

 * Good luck! --KNHaw 06:24, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

 * I don't see too much value in anything past a handful.... - I entirely disagree - Please add everything you can. Make the aritcle as complete as possible. Size is not an issue. The old 32k limit is a guideline that no longer really applies. Articles can now be edited in sections. The 32k limit was imposed because some browsers could only hold 32k in the edit buffer and so for some people it was impossible to edit them beyond that size. Jooler 06:54, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

I'll take a stab at the decorations first, so you can take a look (probably on some fork from my user page). That will make it easier to come to a consensus. --Joelmills 01:46, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

OK, take a look at User:Joelmills/Flashman's distinctions and decorations. I took it from the beginning of Flashman and the Tiger. Not sure if Flashman on the March has a more updated list; my brother lost my copy in Bangladesh. I didn't realize when I suggested this that there was a brief list already in the article, but this is more complete. I'll try the timeline next, but that's going to take some serious time, because I'll go through each novel to pinpoint exact dates (which will be difficult). --Joelmills 03:02, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

 * I'd be happy to help write separate articles for the books, in fact I'm surprised it hasn't been done. Anybody else? Guinnog 12:02, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

 * I've been thinking about that, making a Flashman timeline to make it easier for myself, but I haven't gotten very far. I would be more than willing to chip in, if you want to split them up or something.  Never written a book article.  --Joelmills 00:06, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I'll put it on my to-do list. Guinnog 01:14, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I've started by redlinking the articles. I'll try to put up stubs before I go to bed tonight. Please feel free to chip in! Guinnog 21:31, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Have a wee look now. Please help, I cannot do all the work myself. Guinnog 20:48, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Nice work, Joelmills! Guinnog 06:39, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

I recently attended a lecture by George Macdonald Frasier at the National Army Museum and he indicated in the questions session that he is seriously looking at three possible choices for the new flashman novel. I have added this to the article as well as possibilities for the setting.

 * Thanks, I've trimmed and copyedited it a bit, partly to make clear what is fact and what is speculation. Is there a written or web cite for the statement by Fraser you refer to? That would be even better. Guinnog 17:25, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

Not as far as I'm aware. It was only last saturday the lecture took place. But from the way he was talking about it he did mention Flashmans part on both sides in the ACW more than once so fingers crosed with that one. Then again fans have been saying that for ages both sides of the pond as it'd make for a long book. This is why I gave a short list of the likely potentials. Then again Fraser started ON THE MARCH with the end of the Mexican Adventure so that may still be fresh in his mind. I personally am betting on another American Continent story.

Perhaps some mention of Elspeth's implied infidelities should be noted along with Flashman's? And while I can't find public mention of it, it seemed to me that his son spoke suspiciously like Lord Cardigan. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Belltower (talk • contribs) 14:50, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

toadying
Flashman quite often mentions toadying and being a toady or toadeater. People may be interested to know that a toadeater was originally, a a snakeoil salesman's assitant who would who eat poisonous toad and then his boss would "cure" him. Jooler 10:19, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Gosh. Guinnog 12:00, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

Wow
Wow. I didn't realise you guys were creating detailed articles on the books. Well done. KUTGW. Perhaps we should put page references for the historical characters, so that we can properly verify them. Jooler 03:35, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I like the idea of page references, but my paperbacks have a different number of pages than the editions listed in the infoboxes. I'm not sure how to resolve this problem.  --Joelmills 03:27, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Daniel Day-Lewis
I think Daniel Day-Lewis is a bit too old to play Flashman is his prime now. He's 49. I reckon Rufus Sewell would be a good choice he's 10 years younger. Jooler 10:08, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

I have deleted the mention of Saul David (as no one has heard of whoever he is) and have reworded the sentence accordingly.

Time to Research and Write
Can it possibly be true, as the article says, that "it takes roughly 3-5 months to research and write a Flashman novel"? Surely this should say "3-5 years". In the past they have been published on a 3-5 year timeline...

Hiya - I am the person who added the 3-5 month comment. This comment came from Frasier himself at a lecture at the National Army museum back in the spring of 2006. Don't forget - he has a life! He doesn't just write write write and start the next Flashman book as soon as the current one is completed. 3-5 MONTHS IS A long time to dedicate to something and he stated that he often wrote through the night. He also wrote numerous other books in that timeframe so he was not completely dedicated to Flashman. Hope this answers your question. Perhaps I should add in the sentence that "it takes roughly 3-5 months to research and write a Flashman novel FROM BEGINNING THE RESEARCH TO COMPLETING THE FINAL DRAFT"? If no one objects to this I'll change it.

Ollie [04-10-2006]

Pge refs for historical characters
I've just discovered some of my other Flashman books, they were hiding behind some DVDs. I really think we need to add page references to the historical characters. Joe said that his copies have different page numbers from other editions. We should perhaps find a consensus of what editions to use for this. Perhaps if I might kick the ball off, with Flashman. My copy is a Fontanna paperback second impression 1990 from a 1988 first run under Fontana. The first chapter begins on page 13, The novel concludes on page 294 (notes begin on the following page). Picking a page halfway through the book - it looks like Elphinstone is first mentioned on page 82. Jooler 21:34, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * This may be a problem. I have a Plume paperback from 1984.  The first chapter starts on page 11, the novel concludes on page 252, and I have Auckland first mentioning Elphinstone on page 71.  --Joelmills 03:01, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Shouldn't all this be in the individual book's pages? They also have an historical character section, so its just a duplication.--Olivertownshend 12:06, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Error

 * 1) Flashman and the Dragon (1986) — the Anglo-Chinese Second Opium War 1860 and Taiping Rebellion, 1900.

The Taiping Rebellion took place in the 1850s, the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. I am not making a correction because I haven't read the book and I don't know what is actually intended. But I hope that someone who has read the book will fix this statement.RandomCritic 09:10, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Flashman inspiration for Captain Tylor?
I wonder if Flashman was an inspiration for The Irresponsible Captain Tylor? They both join the military as a way of shirking responsibility and figuring that it'd be the safest place to be. They also both recieve high honors and awards even though they've royally screwed up and had no clue what was going on as they tried to save their own skins.

 * More likely, the idea of the irresponsible or unreliable recruit is a basic human meme, e.g. Falstaff, Beetle Bailey, rewinn 16:43, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Flashman TV Series
I got in touch with picture palace at the weekend and apparently the script for Flashman at the Charge was done by Fraser himself! Probably explains why he has allowed this to go forward. No release dates as of yet as I was told it is still in the production stage. I dont know about the other 3 films in production but I would guess as both companies are interlocked that Fraser will be doing the scripts for them as well. If anyone has fuller information I would be grateful.

Audio books
I was going to add some stuff about audio-book versions of the Flashman stories, but I don't have definitive information - I think the follwing is correct.
 * Most recently Rupert Penry-Jones has recorded abridged versions of "Flashman", "Royal Flash" and "Flash for Freedom" and two further releases ("Flashman On The March" & Flashamn & the Dragon) are scheduled for November/December 2007.
 * Unabridged versions of "Flashman", "Royal Flash", Flash for Freedom", "Flashman at the Charge", "Flashman and the Great Game" and "Flashman and the Angel of the Lord", were recorded by Timothy West (released on cassette in the mid).
 * "Flashman and the Mountain of Light", "Flashman and the Tiger" and "Flashman on the March" read by Jonathon Keeble recorded unabridged.
 * (For an American audience) David Case recorded "Royal Flash" and "Flashman and the Tiger" in unabridged format.
 * Jooler 16:10, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
 * There's also a BBC Radio 4 adaptation (by GMF) of Flashman at the Charge. I think it was first broadcast in 2002 and has Joss Ackland as the old Flashy reminiscing and Angus Wright playing the younger version. Jooler 17:06, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Also a Radio 4 version of "Flash for Freedom" with Joss Acklans and Angus Wright recorded in 2005. Jooler 07:37, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

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Nonagenarian
"The books describe the discovery of the nonagenarian General Flashman's memoirs in a Leicestershire saleroom in 1965." Okay, Flashman was in his 90s when he died, but the story has him write his memoirs in his 80s, so wouldn't "the octogenarian General Flashman's memoirs" be more correct? --Elijah (talk) 21:28, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

 * You speak the truth! A prophet indeed.
 * Jolly good article.
 * Carry on. Alastair Haines (talk) 07:56, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism warning
This page appears to have been the subject of a certain amount of vandalism with characters like Lars Porsena and Koh-i-Noor added as people who he met in the mountain of light. This needs checking and cleaning up. PatGallacher (talk) 23:50, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Flashman's Death
When I served in Afghanistan in 2008, I found a local English-language magazine with an interview with GMF's daughter plus a description of Flashman's death and arrival in Hell. It seems that the old Flashman passed away in style while fornicating with a housemaid. :-) 11:43, 25 March 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.11.31.230 (talk)

 * That was in Private Eye.--Sir Myles na Gopaleen (the da) (talk) 17:15, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

"Ladies"
"Flashman's ladies": "Ladies"??? :-) -- 201.37.230.43 (talk) 12:30, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Would you prefer Bints?Greglocock (talk) 11:55, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Publishing dates?
This is a lengthy article and I might have missed it, but I was looking for actual publishing dates, not fictional dates of the supposed Flashman diary. How come this information, assuming I haven't missed it, isn't in the article? I wanted to see whether Fraser wrote the first Flashman before Gardner wrote his first Boysie Oakes novel (1964) which has a somewhat similar running gag of a coward who appears to the public a hero. 98.244.203.49 (talk) 18:35, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

mINUTES LATER

Never mind, I just saw the Fraser article and that information (Flashman 1969, so after the Gardner novel) is available. 98.244.203.49 (talk) 18:39, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

2013 Flashman a la Fassbender
This REALLY needs a citation. I'd be excited as the next fan about this, but I think this is just a silly joke job. 24.138.105.38 (talk) 08:10, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Flashman's attitude to women
Is it correct to describe Flashman in the lede paragraph as being "consistently portrayed as a misogynist". Of course his exploitive attitude to women is deplorable by both modern and Victorian standards. However does McDonald Fraser actually represent him as hating them? I think some phrase such as "constantly portrayed as a would-be seducer" would be more accurate. Buistr (talk) 22:01, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

Objectionable warning atop article
I object to the warning that the article may be written from a fan's POV. Possibly that was true in the past, but I see no evidence of it now. If anything, I agree with the comment that "misogynistic" is an unsupported characterization. Flashman the character is reprehensible in almost every way, but he does not hate women per se. He has the same selfish contempt for them that he has for every living creature whose interests conflict with his own. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Claynaff (talk • contribs) 00:33, 27 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes the 2011 tag does now seem out of date and I have taken the "bold" step of removing it. George MacDonald Fraser used the fictional Flashman as a means of exposing the hypocrisy and shallow values of the nineteenth century. Ironically Flashman himself is portrayed as having a more realistic understanding of events and motivations than most of his contemporaries - he just never lets such perceptions get in the way of his own selfish pleasures and advantages. Buistr (talk) 05:37, 27 December 2014 (UTC)

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References in other works
The first entry reads:

 * It is unclear if Hughes or Fraser was aware of it, but the first occurrence of the name "Flashman" in fiction comes from the 2nd century, as an emissary of the Sun in Lucian's novel A True Story.

Well, it's actually most unlikely that Thomas Hughes (1822–1896) was aware of this particular rendering of Lucian's original Greek satire (also The True History), since it first appeared on p. 145 of Volume 2 of the almost-complete translation of Lucian's works by the indefatigable H.W. and F.G. Fowler, first published in 1905. The Fowlers do well with Flashman's companions, punningly named "Firebrace", Πυρωνίδης, Pyronídis, derived from something like Πυρω, 'pyro-', fire; and "Heaton", Θερείτης, Thereítis, from Θερμῶ, 'thermo-', heat.

Flashman is also a great name, but it is scarcely a faithful rendering of Lucian's Φλόγιος, Phlogios, derived from φλόξ, 'phlox', flame, cf. Phlogiston.

The same website as cited above also contains A. M. Harmon's translation (8 vols.) with parallel English and Greek text, published in 1913 in the Loeb Classical series; he gives their names on p. 273 as "Firebrace", "Parcher", and "Burns", which latter seems to be in closer keeping to Lucian's style than the Fowlers' version.

It is possible that Hughes might have come across Francis Hickes's version of the True History, posthumously published in 1634 by his son, but Hickes goes with a straightforward transliteration of the names, as Pyronides, Theritus and Phlogius. An exquisite limited edition (251 copies only) of Hickes' text published in 1894 contains illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley, William Strang and J. B. Clark. Strang and Clark worked on other tales like Sindbad and Munchausen.

As for G.M. Fraser, he left school at 18 in 1943 (he described himself as a poor student due to "sheer laziness"), went straight into the Army and fought in Burma. After the war he became a newspaper journalist in 1947. So unless Fraser was a keen reader of Greek translations, he may also have been unaware of this particular nickname. The Flashman I remember is Richard Morant as a particularly sadistic bully in the 1971 Tom Brown's Schooldays (TV serial).

I was trying to make up my own name, but that would have been Phlogging a dead horse, so I leave you with Psiloscops flammeolus. >MinorProphet (talk) 09:20, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

Adventures of Thomas Flashman, by Robert Brightwell
The list of literary references is missing the Adventures of Thomas Flashman, by Robert Brightwell. There are six books in the series.TDKehoe (talk) 17:34, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Transferred from 11th Hussars to where?
The article says that Flashman was forced to transfer out of the 11th Hussars. It doesn't say what regiment he transferred to.--TDKehoe (talk) 20:52, 29 February 2020 (UTC)

 * Because of his socially ill-advised marriage Flashman was forced to transfer to one of the East India Company's native lancer regiments, stationed in the Benares District. This is never identified and Flashman was in any case able to avoid the boredom of "teaching the sowars how to perform on galloping field days" by ingratiating himself en route in Calcutta with the Governor General, the Governor General's sister and a stray general. He was accordingly assigned to Afghanistan as one of Elphinstone's "gallopers" instead of Benares. Buistr (talk) 21:27, 29 February 2020 (UTC)

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Havre North, Montana

Havre North is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hill County, Montana, United States. The population was 716 at the 2010 census, down from 973 in 2000.

Geography
Havre North is located at 48.55694°N, -109.66583°W (48.556871, -109.665936), along the north side of the city of Havre, the Hill County seat. The Milk River, a tributary of the Missouri River, flows through the CDP from west to east.

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Demographics
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Herron, Montana

Herron is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hill County, Montana, United States. The population was 43 at the 2010 census.

Geography
Herron is located in eastern Hill County at 48.51444°N, -109.78889°W (48.514344, -109.788942). It is bordered to the east by West Havre and to the west by Beaver Creek. U.S. Route 2 forms the northern border of the CDP, running east 4 mi to the center of Havre, the county seat, and west 25 mi to Gildford. U.S. Route 87 forms the eastern and southeastern borders of the CDP and terminates at US 2. To the south US 87 leads 20 mi to Box Elder.

The Havre City–County Airport is in the northern part of Herron.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Herron CDP has a total area of 12.1 km2, all land.

Demographics
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There were 43 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.56.

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The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,727, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $32,917 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,779. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.

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