Blaine County, Montana
13 public bodies govern here, 12 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 6,949
- Median household income
- $64,813
- ±5,933
- Unemployed
- 13.6%
- 439 of 3,223 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.7%
- 1,909 of 2,280 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Blaine | 6,980 (2021) | Po Box 278, Chinook | — |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Chinook | 1,175 (2021) | Po Box 1177, Chinook | Website |
| City of Harlem | 765 (2021) | Po Box 579, Harlem | — |
Special districts 10
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine County Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 278, Chinook | — |
| Chinook Division Irrigation Association | Drainage | 518 1st St, Havre | — |
| Alfalfa Valley Irrigation District | Irrigation | 518 1st St, Havre | — |
| Fort Belknap Irrigation District | Irrigation | Po Box 1628, Chinook | — |
| Harlem Irrigation District | Irrigation | Po Box 383, Harlem | — |
| Paradise Valley Irrigation Dist | Irrigation | 518 1st St, Havre | — |
| Zurich Irrigation District | Irrigation | Po Box 881, Chinook | — |
| Chinook Television District | Miscellaneous commercial activities | Po Box 492, Chinook | — |
| Blaine County Water and Sewer District 1 | Sewerage | Po Box 16, Turner | — |
| Blaine County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 189, Chinook | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Bear Paw Elem
School district1 schools
29815 Clear Creek Road, Chinook, MT, 59523
Blaine
Supervisory union0 schools
420 Ohio Street, Chinook, MT, 59523
Chinook Elem
School district3 schools
528 Ohio Street, Chinook, MT, 59523
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Chinook H S
School district1 schools
528 Ohio Street, Chinook, MT, 59523
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Cleveland Elem
School district1 schools
22820 Cleveland Road, Chinook, MT, 59523
Harlem Elem
School district2 schools
610 1st Ave SE, Harlem, MT, 59526
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Harlem H S
School district1 schools
610 1st Ave SE, Harlem, MT, 59526
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Hays-Lodge Pole K-12 Schls
School district3 schools
197 School Road, Hays, MT, 59527
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
North Harlem Colony Elem
School district1 schools
755 Hillcrest Road, Harlem, MT, 59526
Turner Elem
School district2 schools
190 First Street East, Turner, MT, 59542
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Turner H S
School district1 schools
190 First Street East, Turner, MT, 59542
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Zurich Elem
School district1 schools
265 Park Rd, Zurich, MT, 59547
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Missouri River Landing Farmers' Market (Fort Benton)
Havre Hi-Line Farmers Market (510 Second Street 510 Second Street Havre)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.